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Australia says politicians no longer exempt from sexual harassment rules

By AFP News

In recent weeks, Morrison's coalition government has been rocked by a litany of new sexual abuse and harassment complaints.

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China sentences Uyghur ex-government officials to death for 'separatism'

China keeps data on its use of the death penalty secret, although rights group Amnesty International estimates the...

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Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi broke secrets law, international pressure rises

Fears are also growing that a broader conflict could erupt in a country plagued for decades by on-and-off fighting...

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BBC reporter leaves China, says 'too risky to carry on'

Xinjiang authorities said mid-March that Sudworth was the target of a civil lawsuit for producing "fake news" about the...

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Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 520

UN Secretary-General Guterres said the crackdown was "absolutely unacceptable" and urged the Myanmar authorities to...

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North Korean leader's sister slams South's Moon as US 'parrot'

She said he was employing "the gangster-like logic of the US."

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Myanmar bloodshed 'absolutely outrageous': Biden

According to a local monitoring group, the death toll from crackdowns since the coup has climbed to at least 423.

By AFP, with Thomas Watkins in Washington

Pro-IS terror network behind Indonesian cathedral suicide bombing

Indonesia has seen a string of attacks by Islamic extremists over the past two decades.

By Andi Hajramurni

US, UK denounce China retaliation over Xinjiang as western rift widens

China flatly denies any abuses in the region, describing detention centers there as work camps intended to boost...

By Francesco Fontemaggi with Beiyi Seow in Beijing

Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs

Malware used could let cyber spies take over people's mobile phones, accessing information, cameras and microphones,...

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'Disgraceful' parliament sex acts rock Australia's government

One aide was immediately fired and the government has promised further action.

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Protester killed in central Myanmar and two Australians arrested

International condemnation by Washington, Brussels and the United Nations has so far failed to halt the bloodshed.

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Australia says politicians no longer exempt from sexual harassment rules

China sentences Uyghur ex-government officials to death for 'separatism'

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi broke secrets law, international pressure rises

BBC reporter leaves China, says 'too risky to carry on'

Myanmar crackdown death toll passes 520

North Korean leader's sister slams South's Moon as US 'parrot'

Myanmar bloodshed 'absolutely outrageous': Biden

Pro-IS terror network behind Indonesian cathedral suicide bombing

US, UK denounce China retaliation over Xinjiang as western rift widens

Facebook says cyber spies in China targeted Uyghurs

'Disgraceful' parliament sex acts rock Australia's government

Protester killed in central Myanmar and two Australians arrested

Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan with total pullout

Britain slams 'bullying' Myanmar over London embassy standoff

Tough talk at first face-to-face US, China meeting in Biden era

Biden warns US may miss deadline to exit Afghanistan

Kim Jong Un's sister warns US as Biden envoys begin Asia trip

Thousands protest for gender equality as Australia-wide marches begin

Myanmar declares martial law in Yangon townships after deadly day

UN fears 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar

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