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China orders safety drive after environment protests

China on Thursday ordered manufacturers of potentially toxic products to conduct safety and environmental checks after a recent spate of major anti-pollution protests...

Top seed Almagro into Malaysian Open quarterfinals

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open with a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) victory over fellow Spanish player...

Pakistan shortlists five cricket coaches

Pakistan have shortlisted five candidates to replace coach Waqar Younis after the deadline expired to apply for one of the toughest jobs in cricket, an official said on...

Kashmir uproar over Afzal Gul clemency plea

Assembly members in Indian-administered Kashmir are angry that moves to debate clemency for a local man on death row in India have been prevented. A resolution had been...

NATO: 3 troops killed in bombing in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bomb killed three NATO service members in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, while a bomb targeting Afghan policewomen killed three...

UN expert says Cambodia rights progress a ‘mixed bag’

Despite significant human rights progress in Cambodia, freedom of expression has worsened, a UN expert told AFP, describing the situation as “a mixed bag”....

Solar power pioneer Huang Ming wins ‘alternative Nobel’

Chinese solar power pioneer Huang Ming is one of four winners of the 2011 Right Livelihood Awards, sometimes also called the alternative Nobel prize. Mr Huang was...

Indian court convicts 17 officials in gang rapes

NEW DELHI-An Indian court found 17 police and forest officials guilty on Thursday of raping a group of lower-caste women during a search of…

Japan say ‘nothing decided’ over rugby coach

Japan coach John Kirwan’s future was hanging in the balance on Wednesday as officials said they were mulling whether to ditch him after their winless World Cup...

ANALYSIS: Mixed responses to mixed migration in Africa

JOHANNESBURG, 28 September 2011 (IRIN) – Abdul worked as a journalist in Somalia before death threats from Al-Shabab militia drove him to leave his native country...