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Kashmir attack kills five members of Indian security forces near Srinagar school
At least five Indian soldiers have been killed by gunmen who threw grenades near a school in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. Two gunmen...
US and South Korea begin annual military drills amid high tensions with North Korea
The United States and South Korea have begun annual military drills amid high tensions with North Korea following the UN sanctions vote. Pyongyang has strongly...
Delhi rape suspect Ram Singh found dead in Tihar jail
Ram Singh, a suspect in the notorious rape and murder of a female student in India, has been found dead in prison, his lawyer...
China inflation rate hits new high in February 2013
China's inflation rate hit a 10-month high in February after Lunar New Year festivities drove up food prices. Consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year...
Hamid Karzai issues stinging rebuke to US and Taliban
President Hamid Karzai has issued a stinging rebuke to the US and the Taliban, saying they are both guilty of sowing fears for post-2014...
North Korea – South Korea conflict: China appeals for calm on Korean peninsula
China has appealed for calm on the Korean peninsula, hours after North Korea said it had ended all non-aggression pacts with South Korea and...
North Korea scraps all non-aggression pacts with South Korea
North Korea has announced it is scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea, closing its hotline with Seoul and shutting their shared border point. The...
UN approves new sanctions against North Korea
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved fresh sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test last month. The resolution is targeting...
North Korea holding large-scale military drills
North Korea is holding large-scale military drills amid heightened tensions on the peninsula, South Korea says. The move comes after the North Korea threatened to scrap...
Asian stock markets hit their highest levels since September 2008
Asian stock markets have continued a global rally after New York's main Dow Jones share index hit a historical record high. Equity markets in Asia,...
Wen Jiabao opens annual session of Chinese parliament with work report
China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao promised stable growth, anti-corruption efforts and better welfare provision as he opened an annual session of parliament. Wen Jiabao, whose...
Malaysian troops launch Borneo attack
Malaysian troops have launched an assault on armed members of a Filipino clan in an ongoing conflict that has left at least 27 dead...
Mohamed Nasheed, Maldives ex-president, arrested for abuse of office
Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has been arrested in Male for abuse of office, after months of political tension. Mohamed Nasheed was detained after failing...
US and China reach tentative deal on North Korea nuclear test measures
The United States and China have reached a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, according...
Park Geun-hye warns over South Korea’s political deadlock
Newly elected South Korean President Park Geun-hye has warned that the country is facing "unprecedented" political deadlock which is hampering economic progress. Park Geun-hye was...
Karachi blast kills at least 25 people in Abbas Town
A bomb explosion in Karachi has killed at least 25 people, Pakistani police say. The blast in the mainly Shia Muslim area of Abbas Town...
Cen Yingyuan hasn’t cut her 6ft 7in locks in 11 years
Cen Yingyuan from China hasn't cut her hair for the past 11 years and her locks now hang at 6 ft 7 in long. In...
China executes Mekong fishermen killers
China has executed four foreign men for the murder of 13 Chinese fishermen on the Mekong river in 2011, after being paraded on state...
Dennis Rodman meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea
Pictures of Kim Jong-un meeting retired basketball player Dennis Rodman have been released in North Korea. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, who is known to...
Haruhiko Kuroda nominated as next governor of Bank of Japan
Haruhiko Kuroda has been nominated by Japan's government to be the next governor of the country's central bank. Haruhiko Kuroda is currently the head of...
Shark attack kills man off Muriwai Beach in New Zealand
A great white shark has killed a man off Muriwai Beach near the New Zealand city of Auckland. The attack took place around 13:30 local time...
China open letter urges Beijing to ratify international human rights treaty
China's most prominent activists, scholars and journalists have released an open letter urging leaders to implement political reforms, for the second time in three...
Park Geun-hye, the first woman to lead South Korea, sworn in as president
Park Geun-hye was sworn in as South Korea's president promising a tough stance on national security and an era of economic revival. Park Geun-hye, who...
China admits the existence of “cancer villages”
China's environment ministry appears to admit the existence of so-called "cancer villages" after years of public speculation about the impact of pollution in certain...
Hyderabad twin blasts kill 12 people in India
Twin blasts have killed 12 people in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, in what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh labeled as a "dastardly attack". The...
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