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Shanghai sets one-dog limit to curb rabies
China's largest city, Shanghai, is setting a limit of one dog per family in an effort to gain control over the soaring pet population and curb rabies.
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Did Bin Laden really have secret porn stash?
Sunday, 15 May 2011
David Randall: Claim by US officials provokes widespread ridicule and suspicion.
Pakistan's parliament condemns US bin Laden raid
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Pakistan's parliament today condemned the US raid to find and kill Osama bin Laden, calling for a review of US ties and warning that Pakistan could cut supply lines to American forces in Afghanistan if there were more such attacks.
Obama found on 'hit list' seized in raid as US questions late leader's wives
Saturday, 14 May 2011
US intelligence officials have interrogated the three wives of Osama Bin Laden who were left behind in his compound after Navy Seals shot dead the al-Qa'ida leader.
Taliban kill 80 in Bin Laden revenge attack
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Two suicide bombers strike in Pakistan as recruits leave paramilitary centre
Staying one step ahead in the war on terror
Saturday, 14 May 2011
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India's 'Big Sister' ends 30 years of Communist rule
Saturday, 14 May 2011
The steamy city of Kolkata, where peeling walls have for decades been painted red with the symbol of the Hammer and Sickle, is set to turn green.
Third worker dies at Fukushima nuclear plant
Saturday, 14 May 2011
A worker at Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant died today, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said, bringing the death toll at the complex to three since a massive earthquake and tsunami in March.
India's top court orders ban on pesticide
Saturday, 14 May 2011
India's Supreme Court has ordered a two-month ban on the production and sale of a widely used pesticide that can cause nerve damage to humans and wildlife.
Bomb attack 'revenge for Bin Laden'
Friday, 13 May 2011
The Pakistani Taliban said today it carried out twin blasts that killed at least 80 people to avenge the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Communist defeat and land disputes dominate Indian politics
Friday, 13 May 2011
It’s been a great few days for hyper-activity in Indian politics, but whether it will lead to much improvement in the way that different parts of the country are ungoverned is hard to say.
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