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Australia Calls for Enforceable South China Sea Pact Soon

Australia urges Southeast Asian nations and China to conclude legally binding code of conduct in South China Sea as soon as possible, voicing concern about scale of reclamation and construction by China in disputed territory

Japan Plans to Send Largest Warship to South China Sea, Sources Say

The Izumo will go on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II

General Strike Shuts Much of Southern Nepal After 3 Killed

Ethnic groups gather a day after police opened fire on protesters attempting to disrupt a political rally

Malaysia, North Korea Escalate Diplomatic Battle With Travel Bans

Two countries at odds since February killing of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, at an airport in Kuala Lumpur

Kim Jong Nam Death Likely a North Korean Sanctioned Assassination

South Korea says North Korea leader Kim Jong Un issued a standing order to kill his half brother

Switzerland Approves Fast Tracking Citizenship for Third Generation Immigrants

Vote to ease citizenship rules for grandchildren of immigrants despite inflammatory campaign against measure by right wing extremists

Syria Rejects Amnesty's Report of Mass Hangings As 'Untrue'

Justice ministry's statement, comes a day after Amnesty released report, based on a year of research and interviews

Report: Thousands of Rohingya Are Victims of Unbearable Acts of Cruelty

Report highlights new accounts of crimes including beatings, disappearances, gang rapes and brutal killings by security forces against country’s Muslim minority

Vatican China Organ Trafficking Summit

US: Iranian Missile Launch 'Absolutely Unacceptable'

'We need them to know ... Security Council Resolution 2231 means something,' says US ambassador Haley, who says she told Security Council counterparts resolution is only as good as its enforcement

Beijing Steadily Increasing its Clout in Nepal at India's Expense