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World’s oldest person celebrates a day before turning 117

TOKYO (AP) — The world's oldest person says 117 years doesn't seem like such a long time....

Turkish Airlines jet skids off on runway in Nepal, passengers safe

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Officials say a Turkish Airlines jet landing in dense fog in the Nepalese capital has skidded off a slippery runway but there were no serious injuries....

US cracks down on Chinese maternity tourism rings

IRVINE, California (AP) — Federal agents are searching more than a dozen homes in a crackdown on an industry that helps pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth to American babies....

UN urges Sri Lanka to quickly address mistrust of new government

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.N. envoy says the Sri Lankan government should act quickly to address skepticism among ethnic Tamils that it isn't doing enough to promote post-war reconciliation....

Philippines suspends oil, gas exploration in disputed waters

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino-British company says the Philippine government has ordered the suspension of all exploration at an offshore oil and gas field because of an ongoing territorial dispute with China....

Afghan avalanches bury more homes in freezing north

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan disaster official says three districts in a remote part of northern Afghanistan have been cut off by avalanches, just a week after nearly 200 people died when snow buried their homes in a valley not far from the capital, Kabul....

Why Australia’s secret cull of 700 koalas doesn’t come as a surprise

It was shocking to hear of the secret cull of about 700 starving koalas in the Cape Otway region near the Great Great Ocean Road in western Victoria, but this does not come as a surprise....

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Pakistan police arrest parents refusing kids’ polio vaccine

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say hundreds of parents have been arrested in recent days because they refused to allow vaccinators to give their children the polio vaccine....

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Bangladesh arrests suspect in killing of American blogger

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh security officials say they have arrested a leading suspect in the hacking death of an American blogger who wrote against religious extremism....

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Is new Australian poll a lifeline for Abbott or a death sentence?

A recent poll by Fairfax-Ipsos has revealed a shift amongst voter favour that on the surface seems to favour the incumbent but battling Prime Minister Tony Abbott. The national poll of 1406 voters could offer a lifeline at just the right moment for Abbott, who survived a potential leadership challenge three weeks ago....

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Britain’s Prince William takes on diplomatic role in China

BEIJING (AP) — Britain's Prince William is making the first official visit to mainland China by a senior British royal in a generation, testing his diplomatic mettle as the second in line to the throne....

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China’s manufacturing measure shows contraction for February

BEIJING (AP) — An index that measures China's manufacturing activity went up slightly in February but still shows contraction amid China's economy slowdown....

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