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Ordos, the largest ghost town in China
Ordos is a new city in Inner Mongolia that stands largely empty after the great Chinese building boom, which did so much to fuel...
Chaleo Yoovidhya, Red Bull creator, died in Bangkok at 80
Chaleo Yoovidhya, the creator of the energy drink Red Bull has died in Bangkok aged 80. Chaleo Yoovidhya rose from humble origins to become one...
Sgt. Robert Bales is the US soldier suspected of Kandahar massacre
Senior US officials have revealed the identity of the suspect soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar as Staff Sgt. Robert Bales. They...
Hamid Karzai accuses US of not fully co-operating with a probe into the Kandahar massacre
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accuses the US of not fully co-operating with a probe into the Kandahar massacre of 16 civilians by an American...
North Korea plans rocket launch next month to mark Kim Il-Sung 100th birthday
North Korea has announced the launch of a satellite mounted on a rocket to mark the 100th birthday of its late former President Kim...
Afghan massacre US soldier had received body and brain injuries while serving in Iraq
The US soldier accused of the Afghan massacre on Sunday, when he shot dead 16 civilians, had received body and brain injuries while serving...
NATO helicopter crashed in Kabul kills at least 12 Turkish soldiers and 2 children
At least 12 Turkish soldiers and two children have been killed after a NATO helicopter has fallen on a house in Kabul, Afghan officials...
US soldier who shot dead 16 Afghan civilians has been flown to Kuwait
The American soldier who shot dead 16 civilians, including women and children, in Afghanistan on Sunday has been flown to Kuwait, US officials say. Afghan...
President Hamid Karzai asked NATO troops to leave Afghan villages
President Hamid Karzai called for NATO troops to leave Afghan villages and confine themselves to major bases after 16 civilians were shot dead by...
Afghanistan: Taliban militants suspended peace negotiations with US
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have suspended preliminary peace negotiations with the United States. The militants blamed the Americans' "ever-changing position". One key stumbling block was...
Bo Xilai sacked as Chinese Chongqing’s Communist Party leader amid Wang Lijun scandal
Bo Xilai, one of China’s most prominent politicians, has been removed from his post as Chongqing's Communist Party leader, state news agency Xinhua reports. Bo...
Half of India’s homes have no toilets, but more than half of population has a mobile phone
Almost half of India's 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the latest census...
Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan after a US soldier shot dead 16 civilians
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Afghanistan in a surprise visit after a NATO soldier shot dead 16 civilians. According to the officials,...
Afghan militants attacked government delegation visiting Kandahar massacre site
Afghan militants have launched an attack on a government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians. Two of President Hamid Karzai's...
Vegetable Orchestra created by Chinese brothers Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping
Nan Weidong and Nan Weiping, two brothers from Beijing, have carved out an unusual career - making musical instruments from carrots, potatoes and other...
Interviews Before Execution, China’s death row reality show, has been cancelled
Millions of Chinese people in Henan Province have been tuning in every Saturday night to watch an extraordinary talk show called “Interviews Before Execution”, in which...
NATO troops in Afghanistan on high alert after US soldier shot dead 16 civilians in Kandahar
NATO troops in Afghanistan have been placed on high alert after the Taliban militants vowed to avenge the deaths of 16 innocent civilians killed by...
Osama Bin Laden was betrayed by one of his wives because she was jealous, claims a Pakistani official
A Pakistani official claimed today that Osama Bin Laden was betrayed by one of his wives who revealed the location of his Pakistan hideaway...
US soldier shot dead 16 Afghan civilians including 9 children
Sixteen Afghan civilians, including nine children and three women, have been shot dead by a US soldier in Afghanistan entering their homes in Kandahar...
Japan earthquake and tsunami: loss and recovery in numbers
One year after north-eastern Japan was shaken by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and inundated by tsunami waters, the National Police Agency figures show the...
Japan marks one year from the devastating earthquake and tsunami
Japan marks one year commemoration of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, which struck the north-eastern coast, leaving 20,000 dead or missing. The 9-magnitude quake, Japan's...
Japanese YouTube Ferrari driver arrested
A Japanese doctor has landed himself in trouble with the police after posting footage of his drive in a Ferrari sports car on YouTube. The...
Osama Bin Laden’s widows charged in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities charged Osama Bin Laden's three widows with illegally entering the country. According to Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik, the women, reported to be...
Olympus chairman and six executives charged by Tokyo prosecutors
Olympus ex-chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and six of its executives have been charged by Tokyo prosecutors in connection with a $1.7 billion accounting cover-up. Tsuyoshi Kikukawa,...
Afghanistan: at least 37 people killed by an avalanche in Badakhshan province
At least 37 people have been killed by an avalanche in Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan, according to officials. The provincial governor's office said another six...
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