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Thailand pet-owners on high alert for dog-nappers
Authorities in Thailand have warned that kennels are fit to bursting after more than 2,000…
India uses budget speech to sound upbeat economic note
India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has unveiled the country's annual budget, saying that the economy…
Afghanistan massacre suspect named as Sgt Robert Bales
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a massacre that has undermined…
Indonesia presses UK to take back ‘contaminated’ scrap
Indonesia has asked the UK to take back 1,800 tonnes of suspected contaminated waste, the…
Boeing denies Air India’s $500m compensation claims
Boeing has denied claims by the Indian government that it had agreed to pay compensation…
Swiss pair free after Taliban ordeal, Pakistan army says
A Swiss couple held hostage by the Pakistani Taliban are free after an eight-month ordeal,…
Afghan shootings: US soldier suspect flown to Kuwait
The US soldier accused of killing 16 civilians, including women and children, in Afghanistan on…
Stray tiger in India evades ‘mating call’ lure
Wildlife experts in India's Rajasthan state have been using a recorded mating call to woo…
India census: Half of homes have phones but no toilets
Nearly half of India's 1.2bn people have no toilet at home, but more people own…