Tags: Asia
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Coin Toss Determines Winner of Philippine Mayoral Race
Two candidates got exact same number of votes
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Cambodian Shoe Factory Collapses, Killing Two
Seven injured
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Volcanic Eruption in Philippines Kills At Least Five Climbers
The Mayon volcano is one of the most active in the islands
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Bangladesh's Finance Minister Says Impact of Recent Building Collapse Not "Really Serious"
At least 500 people died after a factory building collapsed last week
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US Military Plane Crashes in Kyrgyzstan
Went down near the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border
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Report: Muslims in Africa, Asia, Middle East Want Shariah To Be Official Law
Disagree on what exactly that might mean
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Myanmar Declares State of Emergency
Violence between Buddhists and Muslims has left 20 dead
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Bangladesh President Dies in Singapore
Position largely ceremonial
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Malaysia Will Continue Brokering Philippine MILF Talks with Rebels
Sent 19 more peacekeepers to southern Philippines
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US Admiral Sees Climate Change as Big Threat to Pacific Nations
Rising sea levels, storms could cause problems, conflict between island nations
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Anti-Shark Fin Soup Efforts Intensifying in Asia
It's tasteless in more ways than one, opponents of the soup say
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Malaysia Uses Airstrikes, Mortars Against Rebels
Gunmen from the Philippines trying to take over part of island
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Maldives Police Detain Opposition Leader
Elections must be pending
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Markets Fall in Europe and Asia
Italian election not helping
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5 Foreign Libertarians Making a Difference Around the Globe
The liberty movement goes international.
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War on Drugs Still Going Strong in Myanmar
One of the polices that has avoided a recent wave of reforms
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Aquino's Philippines Becoming Police State
Talks civil liberties while acting to curtail them
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Online Freedom Gives Way to Internet Censorship in Asia
Once vibrant online presences are fading
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Sri Lanka Faulted over War Crimes
U.N. accuses nation of failing to investigate reports of mass killings
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Starbucks Opens First Store in Vietnam
Tough market to crack