Une mission de l'Agence internationale de l'énergie atomique (AIEA) a jugé conformes à ses recommandations les contrôles effectués au Japon sur les réacteurs nucléaires, mais a appelé à…
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India selects France’s Dassault for major jet deal
India has selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12…
Seven detained over China river cadmium spill
Seven chemical company officials have been detained over industrial waste that polluted a river in China's Guangxi region, state media said.
China loses WTO appeal over raw materials exports
The World Trade Organisation's appeals body has upheld a ruling that China restricted exports of certain raw materials to protect its domestic manufacturers.
Truckloads of Chinese rice enter N.Korea: activist
Long convoys of Chinese lorries laden with rice were seen entering North Korea after Beijing reportedly agreed to provide major food aid to Pyongyang's new regime, according to…
Obama confirms Pakistan drone strikes
US President Barack Obama has confirmed that unmanned drones regularly strike suspected militants in Pakistan's tribal areas.
India to hold first football auction
Former international football players are to be auctioned on Monday to play in a new tournament in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta.
Afghan woman is killed ‘for giving birth to a girl’
A woman in north-eastern Afghanistan has been arrested for allegedly strangling her daughter-in-law for giving birth to a third daughter.
India artist attacked in Delhi over nude paintings
An Indian artist has been assaulted in a gallery in the capital, Delhi, where he is exhibiting a number of nude paintings.
Japan’s population to shrink two thirds by 2110
Japan's population is expected to shrink to a third of its current size over the next century, with the average woman living to over 90 within 50 years,…