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December 10, 2015

Japanese Oscar-winning animator Miyazaki 'retiring'

Japanese Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki said Friday he was retiring from feature-length movies because he could no longer maintain the pace -- but would still go into work every day apart from Saturday.

December 10, 2015

Dotcom wades in as Team NZ faces choppy waters

Emirates Team New Zealand -- facing a struggle to stay afloat after its epic failure in the America's Cup -- was offered an unlikely financial lifeline Friday from Internet mogul Kim Dotcom.

December 10, 2015

Cambodia rivals to meet after protest bloodshed

Cambodia's political rivals were set to hold fresh crisis talks Monday as crowds massed for a second day to protest a disputed election, following violence that left one demonstrator dead and several wounded.

December 10, 2015

Vatican envoy apologises to Malaysia over 'Allah' row

The Vatican's first-ever envoy to Malaysia has apologised for supporting the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims after he was summoned by the foreign minister.

December 10, 2015

Philippines first in Asia to destroy ivory tusks

The Philippines destroyed five tonnes of elephant tusks on Friday in a landmark event aimed at shedding its image as one of the world's worst hotspots for illegal African ivory trading.

December 10, 2015

Cambodia opposition leader returns from exile: party

Cambodia's newly pardoned opposition leader arrived home from exile on Friday to help his party's bid to end Prime Minister Hun Sen's nearly three decades in power, the party said.

December 10, 2015

Thailand's Temple of Dawn to get $4 mn makeover

Thailand's iconic "Temple of Dawn" on the banks of Bangkok's Chao Phraya river is to undergo a three-year renovation costing around $4 million, authorities said Friday.

December 10, 2015

More than 15,000 flee volcano in Indonesia

More than 15,000 people have now fled their homes since Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia spectacularly erupted this week, an official said Thursday.

December 10, 2015

‘All right, good night’ reportedly last words heard from missing Malaysia Airlines jet

More than four days after a Malaysian jetliner went missing on route to Beijing, authorities acknowledged Wednesday they didn't know in which direction the plane and its 239 passengers was heading when it disappeared, vastly complicating efforts to find it.

December 10, 2015

Pacific free trade talks stumble, US vows patience

Representatives from countries negotiating a free trade pact that will cover nearly 40 percent of global economic output said Friday that differences between them persisted, as the US sought to assuage concerns over a looming year-end deadline.