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Tongariro Volcano erupts in New Zealand
New Zealand's Mount Tongariro has erupted again, having rumbled back to life in August after more than a century of quiet. The volcano, in the...
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, Mumbai attack gunman, executed in Pune
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the only surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, has been executed by hanging. The Pakistani national's plea for mercy to...
Barack Obama hails Burma’s remarkable journey of reform
Barack Obama said Burma is on a "remarkable journey" of reform that has much further to go, on his first visit to the South...
Barack Obama gets flirty with Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra on first stop of historic Asia visit
Barack Obama is practicing a new brand of foreign relations, appearing to flirt with Thailand’s attractive Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on his first stop...
Marikina Tour of Heels: men and women compete in 3 inches high heels race
Up to 100 runners, men and women, from the Marikina suburb of Manila in the Philippines competed in the whacky annual race, Tour of...
The Ring of Life: 500-foot steel ring built in Chinese city of Fushun
China is building The Ring of Life, a new landmark in the northeast of the country that defies the notion that size doesn't matter. Taking...
Peng Liyuan: from The Peony Fairy showbiz superstar to China’s First Lady
Xi Jinping has just become the most powerful military leader-elect to the most populous country in the world, and yet there are details that...
Xi Mingze, China’s new First Daughter, attends Harvard University under pseudonym
Xi Jinping has just become the most powerful military leader-elect to the most populous country in the world, and yet there are details that...
Xi Jinping confirmed as China’s leader for next decade
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as China’s leader for the next decade. Xi Jinping led the new Politburo Standing Committee onto the stage at the...
China set to unveil its new leaders for the next decade
China is set to unveil the new leaders who will rule for the next decade. Early on Thursday, selected Communist Party delegates will endorse the...
North Korea conducts tests at rocket launch site, show satellite images
North Korea has been conducting tests at a rocket launch site, according to recent satellite images captured by the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins...
Japan economy enters contraction starting with Q3 2012
Japan's economy contracted in the third quarter of 2012, as a global economic slowdown and anti-Japan protests in China hurt its exports, while domestic consumption...
Burma: strong earthquake hits the country near city of Mandalay
A strong earthquake has rocked central Burma, and there are unconfirmed reports of casualties. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit some 120 km (70 miles) north of...
Malala Day: Pakistan pays cash to poor families to send children to school
Millions of Pakistan’s poorest families will get cash sums if their child attends school, in a scheme announced ahead of a day of action for...
World’s first toilet theme park opens in South Korean city of Suwon
South Korean city of Suwon has opened what it says is "the world's first toilet theme park". The Restroom Cultural Park has a museum displaying...
Burma train crash: at least 25 people killed and dozens injured in Kantbalu
A train carrying liquid fuel has crashed and burst into flames near Kantbalu, central Burma, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens. The train...
China’s Communist Party starts leadership transfer at its 18th congress
China’s President Hu Jintao has opened a Communist Party congress that begins a once-in-a-decade power transfer with a stark warning on corruption. Addressing more than...
Neil Heywood had spy links, providing information to MI6, claims Wall Street Journal
Neil Heywood, the British businessman killed in China by Bo Xilai’s wife, had been providing information to the British secret service, the Wall Street...
Indian bid to stop public peeing with drums and whistles
Volunteers armed with drums and whistles are being used under a new scheme to shame people going to the toilet in public in the...
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall tour Papua New Guinea
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have been given a glimpse of village life in Papua New Guinea. A choir of women in floral...
Fateh Khan, Pakistani anti-Taliban politician, killed by bomb attack in Buner
A bomb attack in the north-west Pakistani city of Buner has killed local anti-Taliban politician Fateh Khan and three of his guards, police sources...
Ryugyong Hotel of Doom in Pyonyang to be opened in 2013
Ryugyong Hotel, the 105-storey building which dominates the skyline of the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, may open next year, 26 years after construction began. The...
Cao Haibo, Chinese dissident who posted pro-democracy articles online, sentenced to 8 years in jail
Cao Haibo, a Chinese internet cafe worker who posted pro-democracy articles online, has been sentenced to eight years in prison, his lawyer says. A court...
Japan tsunami money misspent
A Japanese government audit has found that funds intended for reconstruction after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been spent on unrelated projects. Projects financed...
Ri Sol-ju makes first public appearance after two months of home detention
Ri Sol-ju, the young wife of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, has made her first public appearance in two months, bringing to an end...
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