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North Korea put rocket into position for next week launch
North Korea has made the arrangements to put into position a long-range rocket for a controversial launch next week - amid reports it is...
President Asif Ali Zardari arrives in India in the first visit by a Pakistani head of state for 7 years
President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived in India for the first visit there by a Pakistani head of state for seven years. Asif Ali Zardari...
Kashmir avalanche death toll has risen to 135
The death toll of Kashmir avalanche has risen to 135, the Pakistan army has said. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said 124 Pakistani soldiers and...
Pakistan: more than 100 troops buried by an avalanche in Kashmir region
More than 100 Pakistani soldiers have been buried by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region, officials say. Local TV stations say that the incident...
Five people arrested in China after a teenager sold his kidney for an iPad
A group of five persons has been arrested in southern China after a 17-year-old student sold his kidney so he could buy an iPhone...
Hundreds of Chinese websites defaced by Anonymous
Almost 500 Chinese websites have been defaced in an Anonymous attack, the hacking group claims. Targets hit in the mass defacement included government sites, its official...
Mumbai’s Aquaria Grande skyscrapers will have swimming pools instead of balconies
Aquaria Grande, the new towers in Mumbai, India, will feature swimming pools enclosed in glass instead of balconies. Aquaria Grande, the 37-storey skyscrapers were the...
Aizhai Bridge has become the highest and longest suspension bridge in the world
Workers put the finishing touches to the Aizhai Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou, Hunan, China, this week, just in time for its opening. At 1,102...
Qantas passenger found live maggots crawling inside airline snack pack
An Australian mother on board a Qantas flight discovered live maggots crawling inside a packet of the airline nuts after she'd already begun eating...
Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has won Burma by-election for parliament after a landmark vote which saw 45 seats contested. Aung San Suu Kyi's...
Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge, the world’s highest and longest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge, opens in China
China’s Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge has opened today allowing motorists to cross over a canyon - at 1,102ft. Aizhai Extra Large Suspension Bridge is...
China: six bloggers arrested and 16 websites shut down over coup rumors
Six Chinese bloggers have been arrested and police shut 16 websites after rumors were spread that military vehicles were on the streets of Beijing,...
Japan prepared to shut down a North Korean rocket if necessary
Japan announces that will shoot down a North Korean rocket if necessary, as new satellite images appeared to show preparations for the April launch. Japanese...
Bo Xilai is the victim of a smear campaign, says a family friend
Bo Xilai, the politician at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years, is the victim of a smear campaign, a source close...
US planned food aid to North Korea has been suspended after violation of a missile test moratorium agreement
The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea. The decision comes after Pyongyang announced a new...
2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: world leaders called for co-operation to tackle nuclear terrorism
Almost 60 leaders from around the world attending 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit have called for closer co-operation to tackle the threat of nuclear...
Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: Barack Obama is pushing for a world without nuclear weapons
Speaking ahead of Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism, US President Barack Obama says he is pushing...
Families of Afghan massacre victims have been paid compensation
Families of the Afghan people who lost their lives in the Kandahar massacre have been paid compensation. The US military gave $46,000 for each person...
CY Leung was declared Hong Kong’s new chief executive after a turbulent campaign
CY Leung is the newly elected leader of Hong Kong after an unusually turbulent campaign. Self-made businessman CY Leung, 57, was elected by a committee...
Barack Obama visited the Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea from South Korea
President Barack Obama has visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea, amid rising tensions over the North's planned rocket launch. Barack...
US warning over North Korea rocket’s new trajectory
North Korean rocket due to be launched in April may affect an area between Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines, says US Assistant Secretary of...
Japan prepares anti-missile defense for North Korea rocket
Japan prepares its anti-missile defense systems in response to the planned launch of a North Korean long-range rocket next month, Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka...
Bo Xilai demoted Wang Lijun after a police investigation into his family, audio recordings revealed
Audio recordings of a Chongqing senior officials meeting revealed that a police investigation into the family of top Chinese politician Bo Xilai led to...
North Korea invites UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites
UN nuclear inspectors have been invited to North Korea for the first time in three years, the country's chief nuclear negotiator Ri Yong-Ho has...
King George Tupou V of Tonga died in Hong Kong aged 63
King George Tupou V of the South Pacific nation of Tonga has died in Hong Kong aged 63. King George Tupou V died at a...
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