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China to crack down on family planning fines after abuses found

BEIJING (Reuters) – China will crack down on penalties paid by families flouting strict family planning rules after a National Audit Office probe found $260

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China airs confession of detained blogger

BEIJING: One of China’s best known online commentators appeared in state media today to admit to spreading irresponsible internet posts after China adopted tough measures to crack down on online

The wreck of Italy's Costa Concordia cruise ship near the harbour of Giglio Porto on September 15, 2013 (AFP, Andreas Solaro)
Italian island readies for record-breaking ship salvage

GIGLIO ISLAND, Italy — The Italian island of Giglio made final preparations Sunday on the eve of an unprecedented attempt to raise the 114,500-ton Costa Concordia cruise ship from its

Launch of an Agni V intercontinental ballistic missile at Wheeler Island, India's Orissa state, on September 15, 2013 (DRDO/AFP)
India test-fires long-range missile

BHUBANESHWAR: India today successfully test-fired for a second time a long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, marking another advance in its military capabilities. The Agni V blasted off

Bombings and shootings across Iraq kill at least 36 people- police

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A wave of car bombs and shootings across Iraq killed at least 36 people on Sunday, police sources said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks,

Syria’s new opposition PM faces daunting al Qaeda challenge

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of Syria’s new provisional government pledged on Sunday to curb the influence of al Qaeda militants he said exploited the opposition’s inability to fill a

56 dead as Filipino troops attack to end rebel standoff

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines: Philippine officials say government troops have started to battle their way into coastal villages in the south held by Muslim rebels with scores of hostages to end a

UN chief: Syria conference could be in October

UNITED NATIONS: The head of the United Nations says he hopes to have a second peace conference on Syria next month, although much still remains to be worked out. U.N.

Egypt’s Mubarak waves‚ grins as his trial resumes

CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted long-time autocrat is back in court as his trial resumes on charges related to the killings of some 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to

September 10, 2013: Indian protesters stage a mock hanging scene to demand death sentence for four men after a judge convicted them in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus last year, in New Delhi, India.
Indian court slaps death sentence to 4 New Delhi rapers

NEW DELHI: A judge Friday sentenced to death the four men convicted in the December gang rape and murder of a young New Delhi woman, ordering them to the gallows