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Prison nightmare may be coming to an end for Pervez
His surroundings are grim and forbidding, but Sayed Pervez Kambaksh believes his long nightmare is almost over.
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China abandons one-child policy for parents bereaved by earthquake
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
China is relaxing its one-child policy for victims of the earthquake that struck the country on 12 May.
Deaths reported in Sri Lanka train bombing
Monday, 26 May 2008
At least seven people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb exploded on a train during rush hour in the Sri Lankan capital today, military officials said.
One dead in China earthquake aftershock
Sunday, 25 May 2008
A Chinese news agency has reported that an aftershock has killed one person and injured 260 others in Sichuan province.
Race is on to deliver Burma aid
Sunday, 25 May 2008
International relief organisations were yesterday racing to test an agreement by the Burmese military junta to open the door to foreign aid workers, three weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country.
Faint hope for miners trapped by Chinese quake
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Rescuers rushed to reach 24 coal miners trapped underground by China's earthquake almost two weeks ago, as the government warned the death toll could exceed 80,000.
Tibetan exiles compete in alternative 'Olympic Games'
Sunday, 25 May 2008
An alternative "Olympic Games", organised by Tibetan exiles in India, has begun here. The aim is to draw international attention to the situation in Tibet, which is under Chinese rule, just three months ahead of this summer's official Games in Beijing.
Soap and sex scandal could spell the end of Korea's adultery ban
Saturday, 24 May 2008
When the fading TV heartthrob Park Chul accused his actress wife of infidelity, he ignited an undignified row that has transfixed South Korea and probably mortally wounded the careers of two of the country's top stars. But the best might yet be to come: could Korea's rawest celebrity scandal end a half-century-old law banning adultery?
Japan turns back clock to give new life to lost storks
Saturday, 24 May 2008
When Japan's last oriental white stork died in 1971 it was thought that the birds had disappeared forever. The wetlands where the stork nested had been irrigated, and development damaged its habitat. But in a remarkable success story, the storks are thriving again after a reintroduction programme.
Fury over Dalai Lama talks
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Gordon Brown promised to encourage greater reconciliation between the Chinese government and the people of Tibet during a meeting with the Dalai Lama yesterday.
Indonesia plans drastic emissions cuts by 2025
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Indonesia outlined a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent by 2025 yesterday, a potentially bold move which could shame wealthier nations into announcing tougher targets of their own.
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