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Stories
PNG Attorney-General says death penalty not quick cure for crime
Papua New Guinea's Attorney-General says the reintroduction of the death penalty is not a magic pill that will solve the country's law and order problems.
PNG people fed up with violence, but are executions the answer?
Papua New Guinea's intention of re-introducing the use of the death penalty has been roundly condemned by human rights and aid groups.
Aid agencies under attack in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan armed men have attacked the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Jalalabad.
North Korean defectors handed back by Laos to a harsh future
They make a dangerous journey travelling thousands of kilometres but the epic trips made by North Korean refugees don't always have happy endings.
Criminal tricksters target Asian women in Australia
A number of women of Asian background here in Australia have been duped into handing over thousands of dollars in cash and jewellery.
Weight-loss surgery trending as India deals with rising obesity
In a country where one-in-six people are undernourished, the stomach-shrinking or bariatric surgery market is booming in India.
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