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China landslide buries at least 19 people in Yunnan
A landslide in south-western China has buried at least 19 people, 18 of them children, local officials say. A school house and two farm houses...
Taj Arabia: $1 billion Taj Mahal replica to be built in Dubai
A $1 billion project to build a replica of the Taj Mahal has been unveiled in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The Taj Arabia complex...
Sriprakash Jaiswal apologizes for sexist remark at a poetry meeting
Sriprakash Jaiswal, a senior Indian minister, has apologized for his remarks that wives lose their appeal with age. Federal Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said he...
Lamma Island boat collision: six crew members arrested after 37 people died
Six crew members have been arrested after two boats that collided in the waters off Hong Kong on Monday night leaving 37 people dead. "Police...
Hong Kong ferry sinks after Lamma collision
At least eight people have died after a ferry collided with another boat off Hong Kong. A rescue operation is continuing for passengers still missing...
PM Yoshihiko Noda reshuffles his cabinet ahead of upcoming polls
Japan’s PM Yoshihiko Noda has named a new finance minister, in a reshuffle aimed at revitalizing his cabinet. Koriki Jojima replaces Jun Azumi in the...
Afghanistan: suicide bomber kills at least 20 people in Khost
A suicide bomber has killed at least 20 people, three of them NATO soldiers, in the eastern Afghan city of Khost, according to NATO...
US death toll in Afghanistan war reaches 2,000
A checkpoint shooting in eastern Afghanistan has taken the US military's death toll in the war past 2,000. A US soldier and contractor were killed...
Bo Xilai faces criminal charges
Bo Xilai has been expelled from the Communist Party and will face justice, Chinese state media say. Bo Xilai, the ex-Communist Party leader in the...
Mount Everest plane crash kills 19 people in Nepal
A plane heading for the Everest region has crashed in Nepal's capital, killing all 19 people on board, local officials say. The plane, operated by...
Doubts raised over Neil Heywood death by Chinese forensic scientists
Wang Xuemei, a prominent Chinese forensic scientist, has cast doubt on the official version of the death of British businessman Neil Heywood, which triggered...
Ryugyong Hotel: pictures from inside the North Korea’s Hotel of Doom
Pictures have emerged showing the inside of the 105-storey pyramid-shaped Ryugyong hotel that has been under construction in Pyongyang for 25 years. North Korea began building...
Liaoning, China’s first aircraft carrier, enters into service
China's first aircraft carrier, a refurbished Soviet ship, has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300 m (990ft) Liaoning - named after the...
Disputed islands: Taiwanese boats enter Japanese waters in brief protest in East China Sea
Dozens of Taiwanese boats sailed to disputed East China Sea islands in a brief protest, as top Japanese and Chinese diplomats met in Beijing...
Park Geun-hye apologizes for human rights violations committed during her father’s rule
Presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, the daughter of South Korea's former leader Park Chung-hee, has apologized for human rights violations committed during her father's rule. Park...
Vietnam jails three dissident bloggers accused of spreading anti-government propaganda
The Vietnamese authorities have jailed three bloggers accused of spreading anti-government propaganda, in a case criticized by human rights groups. The high-profile but brief trial...
Wang Lijun sentenced to 15 years in jail
Wang Lijun, the ex-police chief at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail. Wang Lijun...
Disputed islands: China cancels Japan ties event
A ceremony to mark 40 years of ties with Japan has been canceled by China as the two countries' row over an island chain...
Mount Manaslu avalanche kills at least 9 climbers in Nepal
At least nine climbers are feared dead and six more are missing in Nepal after an avalanche swept away Europeans and others on Himalayan...
Innocence of Muslims: Pakistani Railways Minister offers $100,000 reward for the killing of filmmaker
The Pakistani PM's spokesman has condemned a minister's $100,000 reward for the killing of the maker of amateur anti-Islam video Innocence of Muslims. Shafqat Jalil...
Afghanistan bans newspapers from Pakistan as serving to Taliban propaganda
Afghanistan has blocked the entry of all newspapers from Pakistan, saying they serve Taliban militants. In its order, the interior ministry said the newspapers "are...
Innocence of Muslims: at least 15 people killed during anti-film protests in Pakistan
At least 15 people have been killed during violent protests which erupted on the streets of Pakistan's main cities in anger at anti-Islam film...
Innocence of Muslims: new film protests in Muslim world
New protests are under way in Muslim countries against anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims made in the US. In Pakistan, a government-declared "special day of...
South Korea navy fires warning shots at North Korean fishing boats in the Yellow Sea
The South Korean navy has fired warning shots at North Korean fishing boats that crossed disputed borders in the Yellow Sea, reports say. No shots...
Princess Hafizah of Brunei marries civil servant in spectacular ceremony
Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah, daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, one of the world's wealthiest men, wed groom Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini today...
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