Asia
North Korea accused of sending assassins across border to kill defector
Analysts fear plot is sign that reckless new regime is poised to take over from Kim Jong-il
Inside Asia
Caught in the crossfire of Pakistan's secret war
Thursday, 22 April 2010
In North West Frontier Province the army is fighting the Taliban – and both want the locals on their side
Policemen deny election massacre
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Nine police officers and two members of a militia linked to the massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines pleaded not guilty to murder yesterday in a case that has raised fears of more bloodshed in elections next month.
Mosque murder leaves Kandahar on the edge
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Deputy Mayor's assassination is latest in series of attacks in city by Taliban as Nato prepares offensive
Two arrested over North Korea assassination plot
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Authorities arrested two North Koreans for allegedly posing as defectors to South Korea and plotting to assassinate the top-ranked North Korean official ever to defect to Seoul, officials said today.
Kyrgyzstan in turmoil while Belarus shelters ousted leader
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Outbreaks of violence continue to plague the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan, while the country's ousted president surfaced yesterday in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. An interim government is in place after riots earlier in the month forced out Kurmanbek Bakiyev, but the country is still in turmoil as looting, land-grabbing and civil unrest persist.
Did Korean media publish picture of heir to Asia's last Communist dynasty?
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Is it really him? Or is it not him? In the dynastic battle being waged in the hyper-secretive echelons of power in North Korea, the question is of paramount importance.
Charm offensive: the hostess bites back
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
It's meant to be a dream job – but Japan's modern geishas have had enough
Communist rebels kill police in the Philippines
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Police in the Philippines said communist rebels exploded a land mine and opened fire on a patrol vehicle east of the capital Manila, killing four and wounding five officers.
China to commemorate victims of earthquake
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
China announced a national day of mourning to be held tomorrow for victims of a devastating quake in a remote Tibetan region, as the death toll rose above 2,000.
Chinese court backs sentence for child killer
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
A court in southern China today upheld the death sentence of a former medical worker who was convicted of stabbing eight children to death last month.
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