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Representatives from the International Red Cross movement have met in Hiroshima, pushing to further develop an international Convention to make the use of nuclear weapons illegal under international law.

Sydney is playing host this week to two international conferences aimed at bringing more transparency and accountability into the resource industry.

A major aid agency said Australia's mining companies were failing to get the consent of indigenous communities at their overseas mining projects.

The story of the revival of an ancient Cambodian musical instrument: the pin harp.

Early on Friday, Indonesia carried out three more executions, the latest in a number that the government says will be done this year.

A Russian-financed Vietnamese search engine is attempting to dislodge Google as the top choice in Vietnam.

Indian women living in Australia are more likely than other nationalities to receive medical interventions during their birth and more likely to give birth to an underweight baby, according to a recent study.

Mortality rates for malaria have decreased in the past decade but in Africa it is still a major killer.

On Monday in Washington, there will be formal White House talks between Myanmar's president Thein Sein and President Barack Obama .

The Australian opposition leader, who many believe will be Prime Minister later this year, has delivered his budget reply speech, insisting he will scrap the carbon tax and will make Jakarta his first overseas visit if elected.

A federal government decision to excise Australia's mainland from the migration zone has has the support of the Opposition, but the Greens have labelled the bill as cruel legislation.

Malaysia's Prime Minister has chaired the first meeting of his new cabinet after the contentious May 5th election.

Japan's nuclear watchdog has refused to give the go-ahead to commission an experimental fast-breeder reactor due to safety concerns.

The partial collapse of a garment factory in Cambodia has claimed the lives of three workers and left another 10 seriously injured.

For the past decade Australia has hitched its economic wagon to China and the relationship has underpinned a protracted surge in growth.

With violence against women in India in the spotlight, so too is the portrayal of women in Bollywood and how much it may perpetuate a culture of misogyny.

For the world's cricketers, there's no richer competition than the Indian Premier League.