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• North Korea executes leader's uncle as a traitor
  North Korea said Friday that it executed Kim Jong Un's uncle as a traitor for trying to seize supreme power, a stunning end for the leader's former mentor, long considered the country's No. 2.
  December 12, 2013 11:56 pm
• Japan, SE Asia fete 40 years of ties, eye China
  Southeast Asian nations welcome Japan's efforts to nurture closer security cooperation, given China's growing assertiveness, though they hope the two powers will mend their frayed ties, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said Friday.
  December 12, 2013 11:45 pm
• UN inspectors confirm Syria chemical attack
  Chemical weapons were probably used in four locations in Syria this year, in addition to the confirmed attack near Damascus in August that forced the government to abandon its secret chemical stockpile, U.N. inspectors said in a report released
  December 12, 2013 11:42 pm

• Typhoon Haiyan deaths in Philippines top 6,000
  December 12, 2013 11:31 pm
• Asian stocks tentative amid Fed stimulus cut fears
  December 12, 2013 11:29 pm
• Congo and M23 rebels sign peace agreements
  December 12, 2013 10:42 pm
• Gas blast at Chinese coal mine traps 22 workers
  December 12, 2013 10:38 pm
• Ancient statue will be returned to Cambodia
  December 12, 2013 9:52 pm
• Thailand's self-exiled ex-PM may never return home
  December 12, 2013 8:13 pm
• Toronto reporter sues mayor for defamation
  December 12, 2013 6:55 pm