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Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating
(AP)
AP - Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending a probe into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei.
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China sees "trust deficit" before Xi's U.S. trip
(Reuters)
 Reuters - China and the United States suffer a "trust deficit" that Vice President Xi Jinping's trip to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing down Chinese fears about a U.S. "pivot" towards Asia.
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Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle
(AP)
 AP - Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, a group of graying military and political officials shadow him.
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Maldives president quits after weeks of protest
(AP)
 AP - The president of the island nation of Maldives, who became the country's first democratically elected leader in three decades, resigned Tuesday following weeks of sometimes violent public protests over his controversial order to arrest a senior judge.
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China forges Arab ties, hedging bets in the Gulf
(AP)
 AP - To celebrate Chinese New Year last month, Dubai's swankiest hotel bathed its sail-shaped facade in red lighting accented with an image of a twisting golden dragon.
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Toll from Pakistan factory collapse rises to 17 dead
(Reuters)
Reuters - The death toll from the collapse of a three-storey factory in the Pakistani city of Lahore rose to 17 Tuesday as rescue workers continued to search for survivors amidst the rubble, an emergency official said.
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China says it may send envoys over Syria violence
(AP)
AP - China says it is considering sending envoys to discuss ways to end the violence in Syria.
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Chinese rural ire grows with land grabs: survey
(Reuters)
Reuters - More than half of Chinese farmers are unsatisfied with rural policies, according to a survey published on Tuesday that showed rising cases of agricultural land seizures by the state and a trend towards bigger farms as millions leave villages for work in cities.
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U.S. lifts restrictions to support IFIs work in Myanmar
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States has eased some restrictions on Myanmar to support ongoing work by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) like the Asian Development Bank carrying out economic assessments and technical assistance to its new civilian government.
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Pakistani minister urges reopening border to NATO
(AP)
 AP - Pakistan's defense minister says the country should reopen its Afghan border crossings to NATO troop supplies after negotiating a better deal with the coalition.
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Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar
(AP)
 AP - Crowds of supporters greeted Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with thunderous applause as she embarked Tuesday on her first campaign trip since becoming an official candidate for April elections.
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US trip of China's next leader: from Obama to Iowa
(AP)
AP - In 1985, Xi Jinping led a delegation to Muscatine, Iowa, to study advanced hog-raising techniques. He comes back next week, preparing to lead the world's most populous nation.
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Oil hovers below $97 as traders eye US supplies
(AP)
 AP - Oil prices hovered below $97 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid trader concern U.S. crude supplies will continue to rise because of weak demand.
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US, Japan mull sending 4,700 Marines to Guam
(AP)
AP - The United States and Japan, hoping to break a stalemate over the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, are discussing a plan to transfer nearly 5,000 troops to Guam despite their failure to replace a major Marine base on the southern Japan island.
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Death toll in Pakistan factory collapse up to 18
(AP)
 AP - A rescue official says the death toll from a factory that collapsed in eastern Pakistan has risen to 18.
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Death toll in 6.9 Philippines quake rises to 15
(AP)
 AP - Rescuers digging for survivors among dozens of people buried by earthquake-triggered landslides on a central Philippine island have found only bodies. The death toll climbed to 15 on Tuesday, and at least 73 people were still missing.
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Vietnam gives condolences for AP war correspondent
(AP)
 AP - Vietnam has extended its condolences for late Associated Press correspondent George Esper, who covered both war and peace in the country he came to love.
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China: Body of missing worker recovered in Sudan
(AP)
AP - The body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found, state media reported Tuesday.
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NATO helicopter down in Afghanistan, no one killed
(AP)
 AP - NATO forces say one of their helicopters has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, and all aboard survived.
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Indonesia to hit train roof riders with nasty goop
(AP)
 AP - Indonesia has another bizarre way to keep commuters off the roofs of trains: swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop.
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