MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen fatally shot a radio broadcaster as he drove his car with his wife and son in what an advocacy group said Friday was…
La Chine dit non à la taxe carbone
La Chine ne coopérera pas avec l’Union européenne sur les droits à polluer pour les compagnies aériennes. Le système ETS (Emission Trading Scheme), sorte de permis à polluer,…
Cambodian former anti-drug chief jailed for trafficking
A Cambodian court has sentenced an anti-drug agency chief and his aide to life in jail.
William Hague: Burma to free more ‘political prisoners’
Burma has vowed to free more political prisoners, William Hague said after meeting his counterpart during the first visit to Burma by a UK foreign secretary for 55…
Pakistan Taliban kill 15 kidnapped tribal police
The killings come amid reports that Taliban factions have agreed to halt attacks on Pakistani forces in order to focus on US-led troops in Afghanistan.
Bangladesh man given jail term for PM Hasina Facebook post
A Bangladeshi university lecturer has been sentenced to six months in jail after making remarks on Facebook about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
En Inde, des essais médicamenteux pratiqués en secret sur des enfants
Une amende de 5 000 roupies (72 euros) : c'est l'unique peine qu'ont reçu douze médecins en Inde pour avoir pratiqué en secret des tests de médicaments sur…
China tycoon ‘ate poisoned cat-meat stew’
Poisoned cat-meat stew is suspected to have been used to kill a billionaire in southern China.
India’s first anti-poaching tiger force begins work
The 54-member force will patrol tiger reserves in national parks straddling the borders of Karnataka, Tamil Nado and Kerala states in the south.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to visit China
South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao next week during a state visit.