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Age, military ties mark Kim Jong Un's inner circle (AP)
AP - Wherever North Korea's young new leader goes, they're there: a group of graying military and political officials who shadow Kim Jong Un as he visits army bases, attends concerts and tours schools.
Pakistani woman saved after 31 hours under rubble (AP)
AP - Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled a 65-year-old woman out alive after she was trapped for 31 hours in the rubble of a collapsed factory in an eastern Pakistan city, as the death toll from the accident rose to 18.
Maldives leader quits after protests, VP sworn in (AP)
AP - The first democratically elected president of the Maldives resigned Tuesday and was replaced by his vice president after the police and army clashed in the streets of the island nation amid protests over the arrest of a top judge.
Chinese workers held in Sudan board plane to leave (AP)
AP - Chinese workers abducted in Sudan during a rebel attack on a work site boarded a Red Cross plane to leave rebel territory Tuesday after apparently being released, a state news agency said.
Walmart names ex-Woolworths veteran as new China CEO (Reuters)
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc has named an industry veteran, but a relative newcomer to China, to run what is a strategically crucial business for the world's biggest retailer as it faces tougher competition in the fastest growing major economy.
Turkey plans new Syria initiative after U.N. "fiasco" (Reuters)
Reuters - Turkey is preparing a new initiative with those countries who oppose the Syrian government, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, describing a veto by China and Russia of a U.N. resolution on Syria a "fiasco."
Kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan freed (Reuters)
Reuters - Rebel forces in Sudan's border state of South Kordofan released 29 Chinese workers to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday, 10 days after they were kidnapped, Sudan's foreign ministry said.
Vietnam arrests 9 alleged political activists (AP)
AP - Vietnam has arrested nine members of an alleged "reactionary political organization" seeking to overthrow the government.
Official: 5 men killed in shooting in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - An Afghan official says a shooting in the southern city of Kandahar has left five dead, including two police officers and three private security guards.
China vows to continue crackdown on Tibetan unrest (AP)
AP - China on Tuesday vowed to crack down on unrest in Tibetan areas and accused overseas activist groups and the Dalai Lama of fomenting the recent violence.
Pakistani minister urges reopening border to NATO (AP)
AP - Pakistan's defense minister said Tuesday that the country should reopen its Afghan border crossings to NATO troop supplies after negotiating a better deal with the coalition.
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 returns next week, preparing to lead the world's most populous nation.
Oil hovers near $97 as traders eye US supplies (AP)
AP - Oil prices hovered near $97 a barrel Tuesday in Asia amid trader concern U.S. crude supplies will continue to rise because of weak demand.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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