PAKISTAN
Top court strikes down amnesty law
An amnesty law shielding Pakistan's top officials from prosecution has been struck down by the country's Supreme Court in a move that could allow corruption cases to proceed against allies of President Asif Ali Zardari (pictured).
CAMBODIA
First genocide charges issued against former Khmer Rouge leaders
The UN-backed court for war crimes in Cambodia has for the first time issued genocide charges against two leaders of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime, Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary, over the slaughter of Vietnamese people and ethnic Cham Muslims in the 1970s.
IRAN
Western countries rebuke new missile test
Iran's successful test of an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile has drawn condemnation from US and British leaders. Tehran claims the revamped missile puts Israel and parts of Europe within range.
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BURMA
Suu Kyi granted brief outing to meet with party elders
Burma's military government briefly allowed detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi out of her home on Wednesday for a rare meeting with senior members of her party.
FRANCE
Afghan migrants flown back to war-torn country
France has proceeded with the expulsion of nine Afghan migrants, Immigration Minister Eric Besson confirmed, despite protests from rights groups. The migrants were flown back to their war-torn country in a special charter flight.
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PAKISTAN
Deadly car bomb blast hits busy market town
A car bomb exploded in a busy market in the central Pakistani town of Dera Ghazi Khan, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens.
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AFGHANISTAN
Karzai warns eradicating corruption will take years
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an audience of senior politicians and judges at a conference in Kabul that eliminating rampant corruption in the country would take years. Earlier, a bomb blast killed at least eight people in the Afghan capital.
AFGHANISTAN
Red Cross pays first visit to prisoners held by Taliban
Members of the International Committee of the Red Cross have been allowed to visit prisoners held by Taliban militants in Afghanistan for the first time since a US-led invasion in 2001, the organisation said in a statement.
AFP
China: foreign direct investment up 32 pct in Nov
Foreign direct investment in China leapt 32 percent year-on-year in November for the fourth straight monthly increase, the commerce ministry said Wednesday.China attracted 7.023 billion dollars in foreign investment last month, ministry spokesman ...
TURKEY
Two killed in Kurdish ban protests
Two Kurdish protesters were killed and several others wounded in a south-eastern Turkish town Tuesday, after a local shopkeeper attacked demonstrators protesting against a government ban on the Kurdish Democratic Society Party.
GAS
China's Hu opens pipeline with Turkmenistan
China's President Hu Jintao on Monday opened a pipeline to transport Turkmen natural gas to China, signalling a major victory for Beijing in its drive to access a market traditionally dominated by Russia.
COPENHAGEN SUMMIT
China repeals demand for developed world to fund action on climate
In a first major concession of divisive talks, the world's biggest polluter China has given up demands that developed nations fund the fight against climate change as the Copenhagen summit entered its second week Monday.
AFP
Cambodia frees convicted Thai spy
Cambodia released from jail Monday a Thai man convicted and then pardoned for spying on Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.The release of Siwarak Chothipong came as Thaksin paid a visit to Cambodia that could reignite diplomatic ...
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