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Myanmar opens new probe into deadly sectarian unrest Myanmar has set up a new commission to probe sectarian clashes that saw scores killed and displaced tens of thousands.
18 August 2012
S.African police in deadly clash with striking miners An illegal strike at a South African platinum mine run by leading global producer Lonmin claimed more lives Thursday as police clashed with miners armed with machetes in the most violent day of the weeklong standoff.
17 August 2012
Young Elvis tribute artists keep the flame burning Elvis Presley was long dead when he entered the life of Victor Trevino for ever.
17 August 2012
Relief as storm leaves Philippines Tropical Storm Kai-tak blew out of the Philippines on Thursday, offering some relief for millions of people struggling to recover from a brutal few weeks of monsoon rains that claimed 109 lives.
17 August 2012
©REUTERS/Stringer Asylum-seekers 'force' Singapore ship to Australia A boatload of asylum-seekers picked up by a Singaporean merchant vessel after a distress call were Thursday accused of acting like pirates after forcing the captain to take them to Australia.
16 August 2012
Philippines storm brings more floods, landslides A tropical storm slammed into the Philippines Wednesday, dumping heavy rains and causing renewed flooding and landslides in a nation hit by weeks of destructive monsoon weather.
15 August 2012
le-Alatau national park in Almaty oblast. Photo courtesy of visitkazakhstan.kz Violent attacks in Kazakh park kill 11 Police in Kazakhstan said Tuesday they had discovered the charred and stabbed remains of 11 bodies scattered over large stretches of a remote park popular with international climbers and hikers.
15 August 2012
Australia boatpeople plan wins crucial support Plans to transfer asylum-seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to Pacific states won crucial support Tuesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying they could be processed offshore within a month.
14 August 2012
Olympics: Soul-searching China focus on 'Olympic spirit' China played down the frantic drive for gold medals and focused on "Olympic spirit" and sportsmanship at a London Games marked by an unusual bout of soul-searching.
14 August 2012
Iran quake kills 306, search for dead continues Twin earthquakes that devastated rural villages in northwest Iran killed a total of 306 people, most of them women and children.
14 August 2012
©REUTERS/Handout Panel urges Australia to send boatpeople offshore Australia should transfer asylum-seekers offshore to places such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea to deter boatpeople from risking their lives at sea.
13 August 2012
Olympics: Most Britons say Games worth the cost - poll Most Britons believe the London Olympics have delivered good value for money, according to a poll published Saturday, as the hosts revel in Britain's best performance at the Games for more than a century.
12 August 2012
Vietnam, US begin historic Agent Orange cleanup From deformed infants to grandparents with cancer, families near Vietnam's Danang Airbase have long blamed the toxic legacy of war for their ills.
10 August 2012
Appeal to help two million Phillipine flood victims Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for volunteers to help deliver food, water and other relief goods to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the Philippine capital.
10 August 2012
©REUTERS/Valentin Flauraud Australia hits out at Facebook over 'racist' page Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has hit out at Facebook over its failure to immediately take down a page that stereotyped Aboriginal people as hopeless petrol-sniffing drunks.
09 August 2012
Assad vows to crush Syria rebellion President Bashar al-Assad vowed on Tuesday to crush the 17-month rebellion against his regime and to cleanse Syria of "terrorists", as his troops engaged rebels in key battleground city Aleppo.
09 August 2012
US Sikhs say bigots confuse them for Muslims The sight of a bearded man in a turban can provoke violent anti-Muslim hatred in America -- and never mind whether the man under the turban is actually Muslim.
08 August 2012
Floods bring Philippine capital to standstill Torrential rains brought the Philippines capital to a standstill Tuesday, forcing at least 20,000 people to flee their homes as floodwaters covered half the sprawling city.
07 August 2012
US economy creates 163,000 jobs, helping Obama The US economy created a solid 163,000 jobs in July, helping President Barack Obama dull Republican attacks despite a slight uptick in the jobless rate.
04 August 2012
With Islamists gone, Somali displaced make fragile recovery Afgoye was once a byword for misery; controlled by Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab fighters, the region, long hit by famine, was dubbed the world's largest camp for displaced people.
03 August 2012
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