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Pop diva Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia show after threats

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:28:12 GMT

Pop diva Lady Gaga has cancelled her show in Indonesia amid threats from hardline Muslims.

Eight members of a family killed in Afghan airstrike

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:26:40 GMT

An airstrike by the US-led Nato coalition has killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities have said.

Second body found in Indian crocodile river

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:40:58 GMT

The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.

Revealed: Britain to build its own Afghan militia after troops withdraw

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:01:37 GMT

An Afghan security force which has faced corruption allegations is to be doubled in size as the West embarks on its exit path from the war.

Acid attack victims fight to stop release of their film in Pakistan

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:01:16 GMT

Pakistani acid attack victims who were featured in an Oscar-winning documentary are taking legal action to stop the film from being shown in their country, amid fears they may be shunned by their communities.

British businessman dies in suspected crocodile attack in India

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The body of one of two Britons who went missing after setting out to canoe along a crocodile-infested river in India has been found by a search team.

No more room at the top of Everest

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Up to 200 people hope to conquer Everest today – but a string of deaths has left experts asking if they should be there at all.

Briton dead and second missing after horror crocodile attack in India

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:15:31 GMT

The body of a British man who went missing whilst holidaying with a friend on a crocodile infested river in India has been found.

British man dead and second missing after crocodile horror in India

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:55:31 GMT

One British man is dead and another missing after reportedly being attacked by crocodiles on a river trip in India.

Israeli climber tells of Everest rescue

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:28:25 GMT

An Israeli who rescued an unconscious climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit, says the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him.

Suicide car bomb kills two policeman and injures 16 in Turkey

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:12:30 GMT

A car bomb driven by two suspected suicide attackers exploded outside a police station in central Turkey, killing two policemen and wounding 16 people, the interior minister said. The two attackers were also killed.

Francois Hollande defends early Afghan pullout

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:50:30 GMT

French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan today to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year, defending his plan for their early exit after meeting his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai.

Suicide explosion kills policeman and injures 10 in Turkey

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:30 GMT

A car bomb driven by two suspected suicide attackers exploded outside a police station in central Turkey, killing at least one policeman and wounding 10 people, the interior minister said. The two attackers were also killed.

Police officer killed in explosion in Turkey

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:24:30 GMT

An explosion outside a police station in a town in central Turkey has killed one police officer and injured 20 people.

Explosions kill three in southern Afghanistan

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:40:58 GMT

Afghan officials say explosions in three cities of southern Afghanistan have killed three and wounded at least nine others.

Gaga upsets Thai fans with Rolex quip

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Lady Gaga upset fans by saying she wants to go shopping in Bangkok – for a fake Rolex. She made the comment to her Twitter followers, sparking uproar among some Thai fans who called it offensive and insulting.

Chen's brother flees from home

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Chen Guangcheng's brother has fled his closely guarded village in eastern China to seek legal advice in Beijing, his lawyer said.

Chinese couple hit woman with car – then bury her alive

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Police in China have arrested a young couple who buried an old woman alive believing she was dead after their car hit the 68-year-old in a case which has sparked outrage over declining public morality.

Doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden jailed for 33 years by Pakistan for treason

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to try to help locate Osama bin Laden and was subsequently accused of treason by the authorities in Islamabad has been jailed for 33 years.

Corruption in China 'as bad as ever'

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A branch of Chinese city governments set up to monitor everything from unlicensed street vendors to unauthorised construction is rife with abuse of power, a rights group said yesterday.

Nepalese students protest at constitution delay

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Protesting students call for the punctual implementation of a new constitution at a rally in Kathmandu yesterday.

Forest guards told to shoot poachers on sight after rash of tiger killings

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Authorities in India have told forest guards to shoot tiger poachers "on sight" in the latest effort to save the country's most famous animal.

Afghan militants kidnap two charity workers and their guides

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Two foreign medical workers and their three Afghan translators have been abducted in a remote part of north-east Afghanistan.

Doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden jailed for 30 years by Pakistan for treason

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to try to help locate Osama bin Laden and was subsequently accused of treason by the authorities in Islamabad has been jailed for 33 years.

Turkey proposes charges against Israeli military over 2010 Gaza blockade deaths

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:19:59 GMT

Turkey's state-run news agency says a prosecutor has asked a court to approve murder charges against members of Israel's military for the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish ship that tried to break an Israeli blockade to reach Gaza in 2010.