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Indian PM positive on ties with China

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday there were "enormous possibilities" to work with China, playing down simmering...

Myanmar under pressure to act on poll ‘credibility deficit’

HANOI (AFP) – Military-run Myanmar came under pressure from its neighbours Wednesday to address what Indonesia said was a "credibility deficit"...

Ex-Tiananmen leader to represent Liu at Nobel summit

TOKYO (AFP) – Former Chinese student leader Wuer Kaixi will represent imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo at a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in...

China urges Taiwan to step up search for typhoon missing

TAIPEI (AFP) – China called on Taiwan Wednesday to step up the search for 20 Chinese people still unaccounted for seven days after they went missing during Typhoon...

Sri Lanka court jails Tamil for Kumaratunga attack

A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced a Tamil man to 30 years in prison for his part in the attempt to kill former President…

Army gay rules breach rights: S.Korea commission (AFP)

AFP – South Korea’s military criminal code punishing homosexuality in the ranks is a violation of soldiers’ rights, the country’s human rights...

Indonesia tsunami: Rescuers battle to reach survivors

Indonesian rescue teams are battling to reach hundreds of people believed to be missing a day after a tsunami…

Hundreds sign petition for Tibet language: activists

BEIJING (AFP) – Hundreds of teachers and students in northwest China have signed a petition in support of the Tibetan language, a rights group said, after an...

British units ‘under scrutiny over Afghan attacks’

LONDON (AFP) – Three British military units in Afghanistan face questions about their conduct after details of their involvement in attacks on Afghan civilians...

S.Korea’s economy grows 0.7 percent in Q3: bank

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea's economic growth slowed to 0.7 percent in the third quarter from three months earlier as the pace of exports lost momentum, the...