Asia Pacific Program for 19 December 2011
Region on alert following Kim Jong Il's death
The reclusive leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il has died, aged 69.
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Australia says Kim's death opens new oppurtunities for engagement
Meanwhile Australia's Foreign minister Kevin Rudd says the death of Kim Jong Il provides a new opportunity for North Korea to engage more openly with the rest of the world.
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PNG: Somare says constitution guarantees he'll win struggle
A week after Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court ruled the government of Peter O'Neill as illegal and ordered the re-instatement of Sir Michael Somare ..
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Philippines still recovering bodies from weekend storm devastation
The death toll from the devastation caused by tropical storm Washi in the southern Philippines at the weekend is set to rise as the retrival operation of bodies continues.
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More boat survivors found off East Java coast
Indonesian authorities say they have located several more survivors from a boat that sank off the East Java coast on Saturday.
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Cambodia war crimes court concludes 2011 hearings
The UN-backed war crimes court in Cambodia has concluded its hearings for the year against three surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge movement.
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