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Pyonyang celebrates "successful satellite launch"
12/12/2012 - NORTH KOREA

Pyonyang celebrates "successful satellite launch"

Defying international pressure and a UN-imposed ban, North Korea has carried out its second missile test this year. Pyongyang is celebrating its successful 'space mission' but the move will likely lead to further isolation of the Communist state and more western-imposed sanctions against the regime. This latest launch has been criticised by a number of governments, including that of China, one of North Korea's closest - and few - allies.
Fears of a fresh conflict between Israel and Hamas
15/11/2012 - MIDDLE EAST

Fears of a fresh conflict between Israel and Hamas

Israel has "opened the gates of hell" according to Hamas, the Islamist party in control of Gaza. On Wednesday, the head of Hamas's military wing, Ahmed Jaabari, was assassinated by an Israeli air strike. Three casualties were reported in Israel after rockets were fired from Gaza following the attack. Israel says it's ready to follow up the action on the ground; all signs point to a repeat of the Israeli incursion into Gaza four years ago.
Nine years on, questions still hang over Karachi killings
21/02/2011 - PAKISTAN

Nine years on, questions still hang over Karachi killings

It's been nine years since 11 French engineers were killed in an attack in Karachi, Pakistan. Yet the authorities are no closer to bringing anyone to account, let alone finding out the motive for the attack. Could it have been connected to France's decision to sell submarines to Pakistan's greatest rival, India?
Fighting the African Brain Drain
21/06/2010 - BURKINA FASO

Fighting the African Brain Drain

According to the International Organisation for Migration every single year 20,000 professionals leave the continent for jobs in the Western world. It's a trend that the United Nations believes is the one of the single greatest obstacles to Africa's development. But one engineer school in Burkina Faso is defying the trends...
SOUTH KOREA

Huesik: Korean for binge drinking

A classic South Korean working day usually ends up in Huesiks, binge drinking sessions cast as social events. But behind the drunken smiles lurks an alarming variety of health problems that stem from heavy drinking.
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