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Regional News
Scores charged over Philippine massacre
10 Feb 2010, 8:51AM
A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people have been charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that horrified the nation.
UN envoy in N Korea to spur nuke talks
10 Feb 2010, 8:51AM
A senior UN envoy has arrived in North Korea, the world body's highest-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years.
China calls for checks amid milk scare
10 Feb 2010, 8:29AM
China warned of a continued "grim" food safety outlook following the re-emergence of a tainted milk scandal.
Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
10 Feb 2010, 7:57AM
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has dissolved the country's parliament to make way for snap elections, while his rival, Sarath Fonseka, is to face a court martial.
Afghan avalanches kill 24
10 Feb 2010, 7:04AM
Avalanches triggered by heavy snow have killed at least 24 people on a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan.
South Africa thrash India in first Test
10 Feb 2010, 7:42AM
South Africa thumped India despite a century from Sachin Tendulkar on the fourth day of the first
Test to go 1-0 up in the two-match series.
Court martial for presidential candidate
10 Feb 2010, 5:58AM
Sri Lanka says it will court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government.
Activist who probed Sichuan quake jailed
10 Feb 2010, 5:54AM
A Chinese activist who investigated the deaths of thousands of children crushed during the Sichuan earthquake has been sentenced to five years prison.
Amnesty demands halt to India mine plans
10 Feb 2010, 12:26AM
Amnesty International demanded a halt to plans by British resource giant Vedanta to mine in an Indian forest held sacred by tribal people.
Afghan floods and avalanches kill 28
09 Feb 2010, 11:28PM
Avalanches have roared down a mountain pass north of Afghanistan's capital killing at least 28 people and stranding another 1500, officials say.
Bali bombing mastermind 'still alive'
09 Feb 2010, 10:42PM
An Islamist militant accused of being behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings is alive and hiding in the southern Philippines, a senior military official says.
Toyota announces worldwide recall
09 Feb 2010, 8:23PM
Car giant Toyota has announced it will recall at least 436,000 hybrid cars worldwide including its latest Prius model.
Fonseka to face court marial
09 Feb 2010, 7:55PM
The wife of Sri Lankan ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has accused the
government of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal"
following his dramatic arrest.
Troops prepare for major Afghan assault
09 Feb 2010, 7:53PM
US Marines are preparing for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.
Japan pedometer gives incentive to skip cabs
09 Feb 2010, 6:53PM
Looking for extra motivation to walk away the pounds? A Japanese company is selling a pedometer that calculates how much money you save on taxi fares by walking as well as the calories you burn.
