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Indian gang-rape victim’s funeral held in New Delhi
The Indian woman who died after being gang-raped on a bus has been cremated in the capital, New Delhi. The ceremony came hours after a...
Candlelit vigils across India to mourn Delhi rape victim
Candlelit vigils have been held across India to mourn a student who has died after being gang-raped in Delhi. Thousands of people gathered in the...
Benigno Aquino signs Philippines contraception law
Philippines President Benigno Aquino has signed into law a bill providing for free access to contraception and family planning. Supporters say the law, which took...
Indian gang rape dies in Singapore hospital after she suffered heart-attack and organ failure
The female student who was raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has died at a Singapore hospital, doctors say. The 23-year-old had arrived...
China tightens rules on internet
China has decided to tighten its rules on internet usage and to enforce a previous requirement that users fully identify themselves to service providers. The...
Pakistan to restore access to YouTube
Rehman Malik, Pakistan's interior minister, says he will restore access to video-sharing website YouTube in the coming hours, months after it was blocked. Rehman Malik...
Delhi gang-rape victim’s condition worsens
The female student who was gang-raped on a bus in India's capital Delhi has "taken a turn for the worse" at a Singapore hospital,...
Shark tank explodes leaving 15 people injured at Shanghai Orient shopping centre
This is the shocking moment a 33-ton glass shark tank at the Shanghai Orient shopping centre in China suddenly burst leaving 15 people injured...
South Korea cuts growth forecast for 2012 and 2013
South Korea has decided to cut its growth forecast for this year and for 2013, underlining the effect of a slowdown in its key...
Indian tea plantation workers burn boss to death in Kunapathar
Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss's bungalow at Kunapathar in Assam state north-east India, burning to death the owner and...
Shinzo Abe voted in as Japan’s prime minister for second time
Former Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been voted in as prime minister again by MPs, after his party's poll victory earlier this month. Shinzo...
World’s longest high-speed rail route opened in China
China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou. The first bullet train...
Kazakh military plane carrying senior security officials crashes near Shymkent killing 27
A Kazakh military plane said to be carrying senior security officials has crashed in the south of the country, killing all on board. Twenty-seven people...
South Korea Christmas tree lit up near North Korea border
Church groups in South Korea have illuminated a giant Christmas tree-shaped tower near the border with North Korea for the first time in two...
North Korea’s rocket Unha-3 has 6,200 miles range and could target the US
According to South Korean officials, North Korea's recent rocket launch shows it has the ability to fire a rocket more than 10,000 km (6,200...
China bans elaborate state-funded banquets for top military officials
China has banned elaborate state-funded banquets for its top military officials, state media has reported. The move comes after a diktat from central government earlier...
North Korea arrests US citizen Pae Jun Ho
North Korea has announced it arrested US citizen Pae Jun Ho for unspecified alleged crimes on November 3rd. Pae Jun Ho entered the country as...
Park Geun-hye speaks of a grave security challenge from North Korea and calls for trust-based dialogue
South Korea's new elected President Park Geun-hye spoke of a "grave" security challenge from North Korea but called for "trust-based dialogue". Park Geun-hye, the ruling...
Pakistan polio campaign suspended following three more killings
The United Nations has suspended an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan after three more health workers died in the latest of a spate of gun...
South Korea presidential election: Park-Geun-hye seeks to become first female president
Millions of South Koreans have cast ballots in a presidential election seen as too close to call. Park Geun-hye of the governing Saenuri party is...
Polio vaccination workers killed in a string of co-ordinated attacks in Karachi
Five female Pakistani polio vaccination workers have been fatally shot in a string of co-ordinated attacks - four within 20 minutes across Karachi. The fifth...
North Korea struggles to control Unha-3 satellite
North Korea appears to be struggling to control Unha-3 satellite it put into orbit last week, a space expert has said. The Unha-3 satellite was...
North Korea marks one year since Kim Jong-il’s death
North Korea marks one year since the death of Kim Jong-il in a huge ceremony, days after the country's successful rocket launch. New leader Kim Jong-un...
Typhoon Bopha death toll rises to over 1,000 in Philippines
The number of people killed after Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippines has risen to 1,020, officials say. With nearly 850 people still missing, the...
Japan votes in general election
People are voting in a general election in Japan, where former leader Shinzo Abe is challenging the current prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda. Shinzo Abe's Liberal...
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