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Australian PM Gillard calls leadership ballot

22/02/2012 : Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday announced a ballot for the Labor leadership and called on ex-leader Kevin Rudd, widely expected to challenge, to accept its outcome as final.
Taiwan to arm subs with US missiles: report

23/02/2012 : Taiwan's navy will arm its submarines with anti-ship missiles for the first time ever beginning next year, a report said Wednesday, as the island boosts its defence capabilities against rival China.

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Leader warns of 'wasted' vote in Timor's democratic frenzy
23/02/2012 : East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta said Wednesday that many Timorese will waste their vote in a presidential election next month if they back one of the explosion of small parties in contention.
Philippines' Arroyo to face court on fraud charge
23/02/2012 : Ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo is expected to plead not guilty when she appears in court on Thursday for the first time since being charged with rigging an election.
Suu Kyi takes campaign to Myanmar's restive north
23/02/2012 : Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi takes her party's election campaign to the country's conflict-riven far north Thursday in a bid to bolster support among ethnic minorities.
Indonesian inmates retake prison
22/02/2012 : Inmates at an Indonesian prison in Bali, which holds 12 Australian drug mules and other offenders, took over the jail again after a second night of riots Wednesday, a military official said.
Nine killed in Afghan protests over Koran burning
22/02/2012 : At least nine demonstrators were shot dead and dozens wounded Wednesday in violent protests across Afghanistan over the burning of the Koran at a US-run military base, officials said.
Stosur reaches Doha tennis quarters
23/02/2012 : Samantha Stosur appears to have her best chance to win a first title since the US Open after reaching the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Wednesday.
South Korea book seventh successive Olympic spot
23/02/2012 : South Korea reached their seventh successive Olympic Games with a game to spare on Wednesday when they cruised past Oman 3-0 in Muscat.
Lin to miss dunk moment but will fill bookshelves
23/02/2012 : NBA Asian-American sensation Jeremy Lin will not be helping out in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but the 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard has become a fixture on US bookshelves.
China media calls for democracy at World Bank
23/02/2012 : China's state-run Xinhua news agency called Wednesday for democratic and transparent elections for the next World Bank president, saying the US strangle-hold over the job was outdated.
Commonwealth urges Maldives to hold elections this year
22/02/2012 : The Commonwealth on Wednesday called on the Maldives to hold elections this year following the ousting of the president, but stopped short of suspending the archipelago's membership.