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• Stabbed Australian bishop forgives alleged attacker

  Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel also appealed for the community to stay calm after the alleged terror attack.

• The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

  Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy.

• Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals

  It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.

• 'Do I stop coming to church?': Tensions run high in multi-faith Sydney

  The stabbing of an Assyrian Christian bishop in Sydney's multi-faith heartland sparks reciprocation fears.

• Inside Thailand's Casablanca: A town of exiles, revolutionaries and fear

  Mae Sot has become an uneasy refuge for Burmese on the run, akin to Cold War-era Berlin or Casablanca.

• Watch: Volcano in Indonesia spews lava and smoke

  Hundreds of people have been evacuated as Mount Ruang continues to erupt for the second day.

• Sydney stabbings: Bondi Junction mall to reopen on Friday

  Security and police presence will be increased when the mall reopens, said the company which operates it.

• China's newest ally in the Pacific goes to the polls

  The impoverished Solomon Islands is holding its first election since the country's pivot to Beijing.

• Two arrested for firing at Bollywood star's home

  Police say the men are gang members seeking revenge on Salman Khan for killing two antelopes in 1998.

• Sydney church stabbing was 'terrorist' attack, police say

  A 16-year-old boy is under arrest after a bishop and several churchgoers were injured on Monday.

• Chinese internet amused by building that looks like sanitary pad

  The blueprint of North Nanjing train station has attracted reaction for all the wrong reasons.

• Hero who confronted stabber promised Australia visa

  The prime minister has told "Bollard Man" Damien Guerot he can stay in the country as long as he likes.

• The Indian election matters for the world. Here’s why

  Nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in India’s national election, which is set to begin on 19 April.

• Sydney stabbings: Who were the victims?

  Tributes are flowing for the six people who died in a stabbing rampage inside a popular mall.

• The migrant story shining a light on Gulf states' exploitation

  The film tells the story of a kidnapped migrant worker forced into slave-like labour as a goat herder.