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Afghan asylum seekers held at the remote Woomera detention center in Outback Australia have welcomed the government's decision to resume visa processing, but say it is not enough.

Afghanistan's interim government has pledged to cooperate with China in cracking down on Uighur secessionists who might still be hiding in Afghanistan.

Fighting has broken out between two Pashtun factions in eastern Afghanistan after the acting governor of Paktia province moved his forces close to city of Gardez.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo marks her first year in office amid political instability that threatens to undermine the economic gains of her administration and her growing stature as a strong and decisive world leader.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has defended her decision to allow U.S. troops to deploy in the southwest of her nation, saying that the Americans were present for mutual training with Philippine forces in their battle against extremist groups.

Arsonists are continuing to hamper efforts to mop up Australia's bush fire crisis with more than 10 suspicious new blazes overnight stretching fire fighting resources.

Despite marginally improved weather conditions in Sydney, fire danger in and around the beleaguered city remains extreme as police hunt up to three suspected serial arsonists.

Despite marginally improved weather conditions in Sydney, fire danger in and around the beleaguered city remains extreme as police hunt up to three suspected serial arsonists.

The Australian government is considering separating children being held in immigration detention camps from their parents if it finds they are being forced into starving themselves.

Asylum seekers in a second Australian detention center have joined hunger strike actions as concern for the well-being of children in the remote Woomera camp grows.

Asylum seekers in a second Australian detention center have joined hunger strike actions as concern for the well-being of children in the remote Woomera camp grows.

Australia's defense force has been rocked by allegations of sexual assaults and violent pranks by navy personnel while on shore leave on the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island.

While the Australian government may have averted a tragedy at its Woomera detention camp for now, the issues concerning its policy on illegal immigrants -- particularly those from Afghanistan -- remains.

Beijing is investigating a rare case of protest against mismanagement and electoral irregularities in the prosperous city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province in southern China.

Beijing has ruled out allowing Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to visit the mainland, placing him in the category of stubborn separatists.

Chinese officials have kept quiet over the question of responsibility for the weekend fireworks factory blast in Jiangxi province.

A senior State Department official will travel to Central Asia next week in an effort to advance U.S. policy there, the State Department has announced.

Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen's announcement that Beijing welcomes members of Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to visit the mainland is an olive branch that may go some way toward cooling tension in the Taiwan Strait.

China's subdued reaction to the alleged bugging of President Jiang Zemin's plane seems to signal Beijing's eagerness to improve ties with America despite the perennial irritants.

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has held a series of maneuvers in the East China Sea with the apparent goal of putting pressure on the Taipei administration.