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Thousands cheer Suu Kyi on campaign

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:36:24 EST

Thousands of cheering people crammed the streets in a southern Myanmar district Saturday to catch a glimpse of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on the historic first day of her campaign.

Teen nun latest to self-immolate in Tibet

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:19:20 EST

An 18-year-old nun set herself afire Saturday, the latest in a string of self-immolations by Tibetans amid anger and despair over Chinese rule, Tibetan rights groups reported.

Indian baby's case opens doors into a dark world

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:51:16 EST

In a New Delhi hospital, a two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after a teenager brought her there three weeks ago, unconscious with severe head injuries and bruises, fractured arms and human bite marks covering her tiny body.

Trial set for Bali bombing suspect

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:59:55 EST

A high-profile terrorism trial begins in Jakarta on Monday against an Indonesian man accused of assembling the bombs used in the 2002 Bali attack.

Tibet officials sacked for 'duty neglect'

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:58:45 EST

Four officials in the Chamdo region of Tibet were sacked for leaving their posts during the Chinese New Year, and three more police officials were sacked in the Shigatse region for failing to carry out security duty in local government buildings, state-run Tibet Daily reported Friday.

Myanmar authorities release detained monk

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:20:23 EST

An activist monk detained by Myanmar authorities Friday was freed hours later after being questioned at a military base in Yangon, a fellow monk said Saturday.

South Korea's K-pop takes off in the west

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:10:49 EST

When pop sensation Girls' Generation recently provided the grand finale to the Late Show with David Letterman, a top slot on US television, it signalled that South Korea's entertainment industry had broken out of Asia and is now looking to make it big in the west.

Pakistan PM's appeal rejected

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:41:31 EST

The Pakistani Supreme Court has rejected Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's appeal against the court's decision to charge him with contempt, a lawyer from Gilani's defense team said Friday.

U.S. official: No evidence North Korean leader is dead

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:48:46 EST

The U.S. intelligence community has found no evidence to suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is dead, a senior U.S. official said Friday following posts on China's version of Twitter that claimed Kim had been assassinated while in Beijing.

Singapore: Four can be extradited to U.S.

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:46:44 EST

A Singapore court is expected to rule Friday on whether to extradite to the United States four people accused of a conspiracy in which electronic components from a U.S. company were smuggled to Iran and ended up in explosives in Iraq.