A senior minister in Bangladesh has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for plotting…
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Indonesia confirms second bird flu death this year
The H5N1 bird flu strain has killed almost 350 people since 2003, the WHO says
S Korea group to send food aid to North Korea
South Korea is to allow a private group to deliver food aid to North Korea…
Chinese writer Yu Jie describes ‘inhumane treatment’
A prominent Chinese writer close to Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has described "inhumane…
China to again close Tibet during sensitive period
BEIJING (AP) — Travel agents say that for the fifth year running China plans to…
Bail for Delhi Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi
The high court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, the…
Pakistan delays US envoy Marc Grossman’s visit
Pakistan has postponed a visit by US Special Envoy Marc Grossman until a parliamentary review…
‘Path open’ for North Korea talks, neighbours say
A "path is open" for a return to stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, officials…
Activists and Japanese whalers clash at sea
Three activists says they have cuts and bruises after clashing with a Japanese whaling ship…
Indonesia concrete balls combat ‘train surfing’
Railway staff in Indonesia have started hanging concrete balls above train tracks in a bid…