BEIJING (AP) — China says it is strengthening military ties with ally North Korea amid…
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Sri Lanka court jails former army chief Sarath Fonseka
A court in Sri Lanka has jailed former army chief Sarath Fonseka for three years…
India minister says rural jobs funds spent on toys
Funds meant to provide work to India's rural poor have been diverted by corrupt officials…
UN warns Chinese pollution has dire health implications
Chinese people are paying for the country's heavy pollution with their health, the head of…
Military-dominated Myanmar to chair ASEAN in 2014
BALI, Indonesia (AP) — Military-dominated Myanmar will chair Southeast Asia's regional bloc in 2014, officials…
Rice containing radioactive caesium found in Japan
Radioactive caesium has been detected above the safety level in rice for the first time…
China welcomes Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as ‘old friend’
China's vice-president has held talks in Beijing with Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, whom he praised…
Anger over deadly China kindergarten minibus crash
There has been anger in China following a crash involving a kindergarten minibus in Gansu…
Record rhino horn and ivory seizure in Hong Kong
Customs officers in Hong Kong have seized 33 horns from highly endangered rhinoceri and hundreds…
India: Mayawati proposes division of Uttar Pradesh
The chief minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state has proposed the division of the populous…