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Beijing pollution at hazard level
Air pollution in the Chinese capital Beijing has reached levels judged as hazardous to human health. Readings from both official and unofficial monitoring stations suggested...
Japan gets $116 billion stimulus boost
Japan’s government has approved a fresh 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) stimulus package in an attempt to spur a revival in its economy. The package...
Scrub python clings to Qantas plane’s wing during flight
A 10 ft (3 m) scrub python was battling to retain its grip on the wing as a Qantas plane made its way between...
North Korea urged to embrace internet freedom during Eric Schmidt visit
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has urged North Korea to end its self-imposed isolation and allow its citizens to use the internet. Speaking after a...
Indian soldier “beheaded” by Pakistani troops in Kashmir
India says one of two soldiers killed in an alleged cross-border attack by Pakistan troops in the disputed territory of Kashmir was beheaded. Pakistan has...
Southern Weekly journalists backed by Chinese media outlets in censorship row
Several Chinese media outlets have appeared to back journalists at the Southern Weekly newspaper embroiled in a row over censorship. News portals carried a state-sanctioned...
Eric Schmidt and Bill Richardson in North Korea visit
Google chairman Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson are in North Korea on a visit described as unhelpful by the US...
Southern Weekly’s journalists stage rare strike against censorship in China
Journalists at Southern Weekly, a major Chinese newspaper, have gone on strike in a rare protest against censorship. The row was sparked last week when...
Five Delhi gang rape suspects to appear in court
Five men accused of the abduction, gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old student in Delhi are appearing in court for a preliminary hearing...
Delhi gang-rape victim’s father says her name should be made public
The father of Indian student who was gang-raped in Delhi and later died says her name should be made public so she can serve...
India and Pakistan exchange fire in the disputed Kashmir region
India and Pakistan have exchanged fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region. Pakistan said Indian troops had raided a military post...
India gang-rape case: Delhi court hears of DNA evidence
DNA tests have linked five men with the gang rape and murder from last month that has caused outrage in India, a court in...
Bluefin tuna fetches $1.7 million in Japan
A single bluefin tuna has sold in Japan for 155 million yen ($1.7 million), almost triple the record price set last year. High bids traditionally...
2013 auspicious wedding date in China: “Love You Forever Day”
Thousands of Chinese couples queued at registry offices across the country on Friday, in the hope that marrying on the date would bring them...
Ri Sol-Ju gives birth: Kim Jong-Un’s wife appears dramatically slimmer in just few days
Speculation is growing that Ri Sol-Ju, wife of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un, has given birth in recent weeks, continuing the family dynasty into...
Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir killed by US drone strike
Senior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir has been killed by a US drone strike, security officials say. Mullah Nazir died with at least five fighters...
Delhi gang rape: Five suspects to be charged
Five men are to be charged with the kidnap, gang-rape and murder of an Indian woman on a Delhi bus last month. The 23-year-old medical...
Delhi women rally against rape
Thousands of women have taken part in a march in Delhi to protest against the recent gang rape of a 23-year-old medical student. The victim died...
Shashi Tharoor calls for law to mark New Delhi gang-rape victim
Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has called on the authorities to reveal the name of the New Delhi gang-rape victim so that a new anti-rape...
India rolls out cash payout plan for poor
India is rolling out an ambitious plan for a cash payout of subsidies to the poor in 20 districts, officials say. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram...
Kim Jong-un makes rare New Year speech
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has delivered a new year's message on state TV, the first such broadcast for 19 years. Kim Jong-un, in power...
Kim Jong-il died in fit of rage after being told a major dam had sprung a leak
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-il died after flying into a fit of rage when he was told that a major dam project had sprung...
India: five elephants killed by train in Orissa
Five elephants have been killed after being hit by a passenger train in the eastern Indian state of Orissa. The animals were hit when their...
Japan coast guard detains Chinese fishing boat
Japan's coast guard has detained a Chinese fishing boat for allegedly fishing inside Japanese waters, Chinese officials say. The boat was seized on Saturday near...
Pakistan bomb attack kills at least 19 Shia pilgrims in Mastung
At least nineteen Shia Muslim pilgrims have been killed by a bomb attack on a bus convoy in southwest Pakistan, local officials say. More than...
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