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UNHCR concerned for welfare of asylum-seekers rejected by E Timor
The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, says it's concerned about the welfare of a group of asylum seekers stranded on a remote island in Indonesia.
Children vow to board boats 'whether they send us into PNG or not'
Australia's tough new refugee policy is not deterring a number of teenage asylum seekers now in Indonesia.
Doubts surround PNG asylum seeker deal
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister has defended his deal with Australia to resettle refugees in the country, saying it's nothing new and will benefit PNG through extra Australian funding of universities, roads and hospitals.
Scholars voice support for missing Lao activist
More than 40 scholars from Australia's leading universities have banded together to call on Canberra to take a tougher stand with authorities in Laos over the disappearance of the country's best know community leader.
Voters prepare for electoral contest in Malay heartland
Barely three months after Malaysia's hotly-contested national election, the nation is watching another poll - this time in the sleepy fishing village of Kuala Besut in Trengganu state.
US vice president in India to talk security, trade
US vice president Joe Biden has embarked on a four-day official visit to India aimed at boosting the two countries' flagging trade and security relationship.
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