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Rudd departure shakes Australian government

Foreign minister steps down, saying he has lost support of PM Gillard Australia's government faces a mounting crisis after Kevin Rudd, the country's foreign minister, said he was resigning from his post over a widening rift with Julia Gillard, the prime minister.

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China factory explosion leaves many dead

An explosion at a steel plant in northeastern China has killed at least 10 people and injured another 17, a company official has said, in the latest industrial accident to hit the world’s second largest economy.

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S Korea holds military drill defying North

South Korea has conducted live-fire military drills near the disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to attack.

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Thai police seek two more in Iran bomb plot

Authorities in Thailand are looking for two more suspects in an apparent plot to bomb Israeli targets there, after announcing that three men already arrested had been seen cavorting with prostitutes on a beach resort.

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Bangkok bomb plot 'targeted Israel diplomats'

Police in Thailand say three Iranian nationals held in connection with a bomb blast in the Thai capital on Tuesday were plotting to attack Israeli diplomats.

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North Korea marks late leader's birthday

Smiling and saluting, North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, has reviewed a parade of thousands of soldiers who vowed to protect him with their lives as the communist country commemorated the 70th birthday of his late father, Kim Jong-il.

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Thailand charges Iranian suspects over blast

An man lost his legs and injured four others when grenades he was carrying exploded in Bangkok on TuesdayTwo Iranians have been arrested and charged with plotting a bomb attack in Bangkok, according to Thailand's foreign minister.

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US to resume nuclear talks with North Korea

A senior United States envoy will hold talks next week in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by the death of leader Kim Jong-il, the officials in Washington have said.

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Bangkok blast leaves attacker wounded

Police and forensic experts investigate the site in Bangkok where several blasts occurred on Tuesday [Reuters]An Iranian man carrying grenades has blown off his own legs and wounded four civilians after multiple blasts in a busy Bangkok neighbourhood, Thai officials say.

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Bali bomb suspect goes on trial in Indonesia

Patek, centre, had a $1m bounty on his head, and stands trial after a nine-year flight from authoritiesThe main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Umar Patek, has gone on trial in an Indonesian court where he faces multiple charges, including premeditated murder, for the deadly attacks.

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