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Indian Viagra, a rare caterpillar fungus, becomes Himalayan gold rush
A rare caterpillar fungus, dubbed Indian Viagra, is starting to transform local economies in the Himalayas. Some of those harvesting it are now having to...
China’s Central Bank cuts benchmark interest rates
China’s central bank has cut its benchmark interest rates for the second time in two months, in a bid to arrest slowing economic growth. Benchmark...
Fukushima is a “man-made nuclear disaster”, says a Japanese parliamentary panel
A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster". The disaster "could and...
Sophie Mirabella stares blankly when fellow TV panelist Simon Sheikh collapses at her side
Sophie Mirabella, an Australian MP, came under a barrage of criticism on social networks today after she just sat and stared blankly when a...
Lolong declared world’s largest saltwater crocodile by Guinness Book
Lolong, the one-ton crocodile caught in Bunawan, Philippines, has been named the world’s largest saltwater crocodile in captivity. The Associated Press reports that Lolong was...
Shenzhou 9 capsule returns to Earth
Shenzhou 9 spacecraft carrying three Chinese crew members has returned to Earth following a 13-day mission. Images of the capsule landing in Inner Mongolia at...
Feng Jianmei and her husband are being hounded since leaving hospital
The husband of Feng Jianmei, the Chinese woman forced to have a late-term abortion, has gone into hiding and her family are being harassed,...
Abu Hamza, Mumbai attacks planner, arrested in Delhi
Abu Hamza, a key figure allegedly involved in the planning of the deadly Mumbai attacks of 2008, has been arrested in Delhi, Indian police...
Shenzhou-9 spacraft makes first Chinese manual docking with Tiangong-1 lab
China has successfully completed its first ever manual docking of a spacecraft with another space module as astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft docked with...
Rachel Campbell films more than 100 sharks in feeding frenzy over dead whale
Rachel Campbell and her friends filmed an amazing scene with more than 100 tiger sharks furiously feeding over the carcass of a dead whale on...
Talibans attack Spozhmai Hotel in Lake Qargha near Kabul
Taliban militants have attacked Spozhmai Hotel outside Kabul in the Lake Qargha area, triggering a deadly gun battle with Afghan security forces and a...
Boat with 200 on board sinks near Christmas Island, north-western Australia
Rescuers are searching for dozens of people believed to be missing after a boat sank near Christmas Island, off north-western Australia. Ships have so far...
Ai Weiwei barred from attending court hearing on his tax evasion case
Chinese political activist and artist Ai Weiwei says police have prevented him from leaving his Beijing studio to attend a court hearing on his...
Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani disqualified from holding office
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has been disqualified by Supreme Court from holding office, two months after convicting him of contempt of court. The...
Liu Yang, first Chinese woman astronaut, set for space launch with Shenzhou-9
China is about to launch its fourth manned space mission and is sending a crew of three, including the nation's first female astronaut, to...
Feng Jianmei case: city officials apologize to woman forced to have an abortion in the 7th month of pregnancy
City officials in Ankang, China, have apologized to Feng Jianmei, the woman who was forced to have an abortion in the seventh month of...
Feng Jianmei injected with Lifannuo to abort her second child in the seventh month of pregnancy
Grisly photos of Chinese young woman Feng Jianmei as she was lying beside her baby which had been aborted by force in her seventh...
Feng Jiamei forced to have an abortion in the seventh month of pregnancy with her second child
A picture of a foetus whose mother Feng Jiamei was forced to have an abortion has shocked China web users. Feng Jiamei, from Shaanxi province,...
Australia creates world’s largest marine reserve ahead of Rio+20 Earth Summit
Australia announces that it will create the world's largest network of marine parks ahead of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. The reserves will cover 3.1 million...
Azaria Chamberlain case: dingo dog took the baby and caused her death
A dingo dog took baby Azaria Chamberlain from a campsite in 1980 and caused her death, an Australian coroner finally rules after 32 years. The...
Woman has part of her jaw removed after being wrongly diagnosed at Otago Dental Hospital
A woman from New Zealand who had part of her jaw removed after she was wrongly diagnosed with mouth cancer is now struggling to...
Spanish banks deal boosts Euro and stock markets in Asia
The Euro and stock markets have boosted in Asia after a deal to shore up Spain's troubled banks eased concerns about a European currency...
China plans manned spacecraft Shenzhou 9 launch this month
China announces it will carry out manned space flight Shenzhou 9 at some point in the middle of June. A rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9...
Pakistan: at least 18 people killed in a bus bomb attack in Peshawar
At least 18 people have been killed and other 34 have been injured in a bomb attack on a bus carrying government employees in...
Li Wangyang, top Chinese dissident, found dead in Shaoyang
Li Wangyang, a leading Chinese dissident imprisoned after the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, has been found dead under strange circumstances, his relatives and rights...
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