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Sukhoi Superjet vanished in Indonesia crashed at the edge of Salak mountain
A helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on Wednesday, Indonesian officials say. The Sukhoi...
Ferrari apologizes for damaging an ancient city wall in Nanjing during publicity stunt
Car maker Ferrari has apologized after one of its cars drove on top of an ancient Chinese monument in Nanjing as a publicity stunt. Ferrari...
Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 with at least 44 people aboard reported missing in Indonesia
A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 with at least 44 people aboard has gone missing on a demonstration flight in Indonesia. The plane disappeared from radar...
Air India hit by mass sick call amid training dispute
Air India has sacked 10 pilots after dozens of them called in sick amid a dispute over training for the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner...
South Korea discovers thousands of pills filled with powdered human flesh coming from China
Customs officials in South Korea have discovered thousands of pills filled with powdered human flesh coming from China, it was revealed today. South Korea says...
Japan left without nuclear power by switching off the last reactor at Tomari plant
Japan has decided to switch off its last working nuclear reactor, as part of the safety drive since the March 2011 tsunami triggered a...
Osama Bin Laden’s family on the run while hiding in Pakistan
Osama Bin Laden’s documents released on Thursday provide an insight into the workings of the mind of the slain al-Qaeda chief, but they reveal...
Chen Guancheng can apply to study abroad, say Chinese authorities
China says activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, potentially indicating a way out of the diplomatic crisis with the US over him. A...
Chen Guangcheng phones US Congress to plead for help to leave China
Activist Chen Guangcheng has phoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family. Chen Guangcheng said...
Chen Guangcheng says he is unable to meet US officials and to leave China
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has been unable to meet US officials to discuss his desire to leave the country. The blind dissident, in...
Chen Guangcheng left US embassy in Beijing a week after his escape from house arrest
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has left the US embassy in Beijing, a week after seeking shelter following his escape from house arrest. State news agency...
The night Osama Bin Laden came for dinner to a Pakistani tribal family
A year on from the death of Osama Bin Laden, two Pakistani men tell how they came to host the then leader of al-Qaeda. Late...
Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Afghanistan one year after Osama Bin Laden’s death
President Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan on a previously unannounced visit. Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed a 10-year accord charting...
India ferry sinking: rescue workers searching for survivors on the Brahmaputra River
Indian divers and rescue workers are looking for survivors on the Brahmaputra river in Assam state, where a ferry capsized during a storm on...
At least 103 people died in Indian ferry sinking
At least 103 people have died after a ferry capsized during a storm in north-eastern India, local police say. The vessel was reported to be...
Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer will build Titanic II
Clive Palmer, an Australian mining billionaire, has commissioned a Chinese state-owned company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic. Clive Palmer told Australian...
Chen Guangcheng’s relatives and associates detained or disappeared after his escape
New reports say Chinese authorities have begun to round up relatives and associates of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled from house arrest last...
Bo Guagua, who denied extravagant lifestyle, was ticketed three times while driving Porsche on campus
Earlier this week, Bo Guagua, the son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been fighting claims of his playboy lifestyle and denied that...
Chen Guangcheng in US embassy in Beijing following his escape from house arrest
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, said activist Hu Jia. Hu Jia...
KFC has to pay $8.3M to Monika Samaan, an Australian girl poisoned by a Twister wrap
KFC has been ordered to pay $8.3 million to the family of Monika Samaan, an Australian girl left severely brain damaged after being poisoned...
Chen Guangcheng, China’s blind lawyer dissident, escapes from house arrest
Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer and one of China's best known dissidents, has escaped from the house arrest. Rights activists say Chen Guangcheng slipped out...
Li Xueming, Bo Xilai’s brother, quits the board of China Everbright International
Li Xueming, also known as Bo Xiyong, Bo Xilai’s elder brother, has quit the board of China Everbright International, a Hong Kong-listed company. Everbright said...
Bo Xilai spied on China’s president Hu Jintao
The New York Times has recently reported that Bo Xilai ran a wire-tapping system that extended as far as China's president Hu Jintao. Citing "nearly...
Bo Guagua, the son of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, defends his lifestyle
Bo Guagua, the son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has defended his lifestyle in an open letter to his university. In the letter to...
US ask China to explain the origins of North Korea’s missile launcher
Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged strong ties with North Korea, amid serious tensions between the two Koreas in the wake of Pyongyang's failed rocket...
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