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South Korea activists send propaganda leaflets to North Korea
South Korean activists have sent propaganda leaflets to North Korea, a week after Pyongyang threatened military action over a similar launch. The group floated 50,000...
Asia manifesto: Julia Gillard outlines Australia in the Asian Century policy plan
Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has outlined Asia manifesto, a major foreign policy plan aimed at improving Asian ties. The government white paper sets out...
Burma’s President Thein Sein admits Rakhine destruction
Burma's President Thein Sein has acknowledged major destruction in Rakhine state, the scene of recent ethnic unrest. "There have been incidents of whole villages and...
Ningbo clashes against China Petroleum plant expansion
Chinese riot police in the city of Ningbo have dispersed protesters opposed to the expansion of a petrochemical plant. Officials said crowds attacked police and...
Australian woman thrown off train after swearing and abusing fellow commuters
An Australian woman, who was filmed swearing and abusing people on a train in Sydney, got what she deserved when she was thrown off...
China blocks New York Times over Wen Jiabao wealth report
The New York Times has announced that access to its website is being blocked inside China after it published an investigation into wealth accumulated...
Maymana mosque suicide bomb attack kills at least 37 in Afghanistan
At least 37 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in Maymana, northern Afghanistan, officials say. More than 40 people...
Bo Xilai expelled from China’s parliament
Chinese parliament has formally expelled disgraced politician Bo Xilai from the top legislature, state media has announced. The move strips the ex-Chongqing party leader of...
Rakhine clashes kill at least 56 people in Burma
At least 56 people have been killed and hundreds of homes torched since Sunday, as clashes spread in Burma's Rakhine state. Several were killed overnight...
Kim Chol executed by mortar shell for drinking during 100-day mourning period for late Kim Jong-il
Kim Chol, a North Korean military officer, has been executed with a mortar shell blast for disrespecting late leader Kim Jong-il by drinking alcohol...
Chinese leftists oppose Bo Xilai parliament expulsion
A group of leftists in China have written an open letter asking parliament not to expel disgraced leader Bo Xilai. The letter, signed by more...
Elephant dung coffee Black Ivory costs $1,100 per kilogram
The elephant dung coffee is made from beans eaten and digested by elephants living on a reserve in Thailand. When animals pass the beans in...
Kim Han-sol, Kim Jong-un’s nephew, gives rare interview to Elisabeth Rehn in Bosnia
Kim Han-sol, the grandson of the late Kim Jong-il and nephew of North Korea leader Kim Jong-un, has given a rare TV interview from...
China’s growth rate slows to 7.4%
Chinese economy has slowed for a seventh quarter as problems in Europe and the US hurt demand for its goods. The annual rate of growth...
Ri Sol-ju is either pregnant or has angered North Korean leaders as she has not been spotted for 40 days
Speculation is growing that Ri Sol-ju, wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, is either pregnant or has angered Communist leaders as the number...
Julia Gillard falls over at Gandhi Memorial in New Delhi
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard fell flat on her face when her heel became stuck in the grass in India. Julia Gillard was on a...
Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia, dies aged 89
Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was a key figure through decades of upheaval, has died aged 89. The former king died at a...
Malala Yousafzai flown to UK for medical treatment
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen last week, is being flown to the UK for medical treatment,...
Pakistan: market bomb attack kills 15 people in Darra Adam Khel
At least 15 people have been killed and up to 30 wounded in a car bomb attack on a market in the town of...
Malala Yousafzai transferred to a new military hospital with better facilities
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, is being transferred to a new military hospital with better facilities,...
China forced evictions in significant rise
Forced evictions in China have risen significantly in recent years as local officials sell off land to property developers, Amnesty International says. Many cases involve...
China pulls out IMF and World Bank meetings in Japan
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of China's central bank, has pulled out of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings being held in Japan. The...
North Korea warns US on missile range after South Korea deal
North Korea says it has missiles that can hit the United States mainland, in a statement two days after South Korea unveiled a missile...
South Korea triples its ballistic missile system range
South Korea has announced a deal with the US to almost triple the range of its ballistic missile system, saying this will counter the...
North Korean soldier defects to South Korea
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the two countries' heavily armed border, South Korean officials have said. The soldier said he...
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