Thousands of couples across Asia swamped marriage registries and held mass weddings on Friday, believing that the quirk of the calendar makes 11/11/11 the most auspicious date in…
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Afghanistan: Mother, daughter stoned to death in Ghazni
A group of armed men have stoned a woman and her daughter to death in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, security officials have told the BBC.
India and Pakistan PMs pledge ‘new chapter’
Pakistan's prime minister and his Indian counterpart have met in the Maldives, pledging to open a "new chapter" between the two nations.
La province du Sindh, dans le sud du Pakistan, est ravagée par les inondations
Les pluies de mousson ont jeté les population dans les rues et détruit leurs récoltes. Il y a un mois et demi, les Nations unies et le gouvernement…
Philippine town claims world’s largest croc title
A small Philippine town on Wednesday laid claim to having the world's largest captive crocodile after an Australian expert measured the saltwater beast at more than six metres.
Ill Sonia Gandhi cancels India comeback speech
India's governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has cancelled her first speech since undergoing surgery in August, a party spokesman has said.
China to send armed patrols on Mekong: report
China and several neighbouring countries will provide armed escorts to ships navigating the Mekong River, state media said Wednesday, after 13 Chinese sailors were killed on the key…
Euro crisis talks delay China panda loan to France
The loan of two Chinese pandas to a French zoo has been delayed because of the focus on the Greek crisis at the G20 summit in Cannes.
Thaïlande : après les inondations, le gouvernement lance un programme de relance économique
En Thaïlande, le gouvernement annonce un plan de réhabilitation économique pour remettre le pays sur pied après les inondations historiques qui ont paralysé le royaume. De larges parties…
Afghanistan clash ‘kills dozens of Taliban’ in Paktika
More than 60 Taliban fighters have been killed in an attack on a Nato outpost in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika, local officials say.