Asia-Pacfic

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Myanmar will hold its first general election in two decades on November 7, state media has reported.

Read more: Myanmar polls set for November

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At least 29 more people have been killed as more torrential rains battered northwestern China, heightening fears of disease outbreak in mudslide-ravaged areas.

Read more: Death toll from China rains rises

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A Malaysian judge has convicted two Muslim brothers of firebombing a Protestant church.

Read more: Malaysia church arsonists convicted

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Overnight thunderstorms have brought fresh misery to survivors in a remote area of northwestern China.More heavy rains are forecast in the coming days, with up to 9cm of rain expected in the region on Friday.

Read more: Heavy rains add to China misery

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The death toll from landslides that devastated an area of Gansun province in northwest China has jumped to at least 1,117 people.

Read more: China death toll jumps above 1,100