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Typhoon heads for China
Floods in Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam as typhoon heads for China.
20 Oct 2010
Typhoon leaves 200,000 homeless
The 'super typhoon' that hit the Philippines and killed at least 19 people has left 200,000 homeless.
20 Oct 2010
China tracks pensioners on GPS
Forgetful grandparents in Shanghai are being tracked by satellite to help their children keep an eye on them.
20 Oct 2010
Man rescued from typhoon seas
The Taiwanese coastguard has rescued 18 crew members from stormy seas after their ship sank in typhoon-force winds.
20 Oct 2010
1.3 million votes void in Afghan election
Afghan election authorities cancelled 1.3 million votes in last month’s parliamentary election, nearly a quarter of the 5.6 million ballots cast, the country’s top electoral officer has confirmed.
20 Oct 2010
Taliban commanders emerge for Afghanistan peace talks
Senior Taliban commanders, who were in hiding in Pakistan, have been escorted back into Afghanistan by allied forces for negotiations over ending the war, it was reported last night.
20 Oct 2010
CIA 'was warned about bomber of Afghan base'
A CIA officer was warned that the Jordanian double-agent who blew himself up at a US base in Afghanistan, killing seven Americans, might have been working for al-Qaeda, yet did not tell his bosses.
20 Oct 2010
Obama 'avoids Golden Temple over Muslim photo fears'
Barack Obama has reportedly abandoned plans to visit Amritsar's Golden Temple during his visit next month to India over fears photographs of him with his head covered would revive false claims that he is a Muslim.
19 Oct 2010
Afghanistan election officials 'to void one million votes'
Afghan election officials plan to throw out about one million ballots from last month's parliamentary election – eliminating about 23 per cent of the votes due to fraud, according to a Western official.
19 Oct 2010
Pakistan temporarily suspends 125 lawmakers
A Pakistani watchdog said on Tuesday it had suspended 125 lawmakers, including three cabinet ministers, for failing to submit details of their assets.
19 Oct 2010
Pakistan government at odds over control of flood money
Pakistan's government is at loggerheads with its international backers over the government's demands that it is put in control of billions of dollars of aid to reconstruct the flood-hit country.
19 Oct 2010
Al-Qaeda training in Tajikistan
Tajik troops have waged close quarter battles with al-Qaeda terrorists after uncovering a training camp in a remote valley that triggered warnings militants are spreading out of Afghanistan into its Central Asian neighbours.
19 Oct 2010
US 'set to offer $2 billion aid package to Pakistan'
The United States is expected to offer Pakistan a new security pact, worth up to $2 billion over five years in military aid, as the two countries aim to patch up their crisis-prone relationship during meetings in Washington starting on Wednesday.
19 Oct 2010
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Japan diplomatic missions abroad stockpiling up to 8,000 bottles of wine
Japan's foreign ministry has ordered a round of belt tightening after a recent audit found its diplomatic missions overseas were stockpiling up to 8,000 bottles of wine.
19 Oct 2010
US and Pakistan talks come at a key time for Afghan war
The US and Pakistan will try in high-level talks this week to smooth tensions over American military incursions across the border from Afghanistan and allegations that Islamabad is not doing enough to target Taliban militants.
19 Oct 2010
Papua torture video brings to light ongoing conflict
A video that shows Indonesian security forces torturing suspected separatists in Papua – burning the genitals of one and running a knife across the neck of another – sparked public outcry on Tuesday after circulating on the internet.
19 Oct 2010
North Korean spy 'held for plot to kill top defector'
A North Korean agent arrested for plotting to assassinate a top-ranking defector who died earlier this month from natural causes, South Korean prosecutors said.
19 Oct 2010
Pakistan government attempt to spend aid money angers foreign partners
Pakistan's government is at loggerheads with its international backers over the corruption-tainted government's demands that it is put in control of billions of dollars of aid to reconstruct the flood-hit country.
19 Oct 2010
Zambian miners shot by Chinese managers
Anger against China's powerful presence in the Zambian economy triggered by an incident in which 11 miners were shot by bosses.
19 Oct 2010
Emergency Chinese cabbage saves South Korean kimchi
China has sent emergency supplies of cabbage to save South Korea's national dish, kimchi.
19 Oct 2010
Author Rohinton Mistry slams Mumbai University after book ban
The award-winning author Rohinton Mistry has launched a fierce attack on Mumbai University after extremist demands led to one of his books being banned.
19 Oct 2010
Philippines surveys typhoon Megi damage
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines for four years is moving towards China after leaving a trail of destruction.
19 Oct 2010
Chinese anger at 37 coal mine deaths
Thirty seven miners trapped after an explosion at a Chinese coal mine have been confirmed dead, prompting comparisons to the Chilean mine rescue and triggering anger at China's inability to ensure mine safety.
19 Oct 2010
10 killed in Philippines as Typhoon Megi heads to China
Thousands of people sheltered in evacuation centres as Typhoon Megi dumped heavy rains across the Philippines' main island on Tuesday, a day after 10 were killed.
19 Oct 2010
US pastor says yoga is 'demonic'
An American pastor has provoked a religious row with Hindu leaders after denouncing yoga as a 'pagan' and 'demonic' practice.
19 Oct 2010
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