Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek $3.9 billion in annual international assistance to rebuild the…
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Suu Kyi defiant in ‘Burma’ row
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday brushed off orders from Myanmar's government to…
Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal to create a sanctuary for…
Air India pilots ‘to end strike’
Pilots of national carrier Air India are set to call off their strike after almost…
India to launch $75m mission to forecast rains
India is launching a $75m (£48m) research project using computer models to understand the south-west…
Chinese megacity limits new car sales
China's booming southern city of Guangzhou has imposed a cap on the number of cars…
Japan’s Ichiro Ozawa quits ruling party over sales tax
Faction leader Ichiro Ozawa has resigned from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), along…
Tanzania president denies doctors’ leader torture
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete denied any government involvement in the kidnap…
Tensions follow Mexico elections
Mexico - Hours after Mexico's presumed president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, said it was time for…
South Korea opens ‘mini capital’ in Sejong City
South Korea has inaugurated a "mini capital" designed to act as a new government hub…