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SPECIAL FEATURES
| Prime Minister Kan wants to wean Japan from nuclear power |
| TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Wednesday the Fukushima nuclear crisis had convinced him that Japan should wean itself from nuclear power and eventually have no atomic plants. |
| Indias ageing rail network one of worlds most dangerous |
| NEW DELHI - Indian train drivers complain of exhausting working hours and a lack of basic safety equipment some of the numerous hazards facing one of the busiest and most deadly rail networks in the world. |
| Palestinians start to feel pain from new strategy |
| RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinians drive to forge a new Middle East strategy, opposed by Israel and the United States, is starting to exact a financial price that will test their resolve. |
| What next for Malaysian PM after anti-govt rally? |
| KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will likely hold off on calling a snap election any time soon and rethink tough economic reforms to consolidate support after a rare anti-government protest highlighted the oppositions growing strength. |
| Independent South Sudan free at last, tensions remain |
| JUBA - Tens of thousands of South Sudanese danced and cheered as their new country formally declared its independence on Saturday, a hard-won separation from the north that also plunged the fractured region into a new period of uncertainty. |
| Malaysias dilemma: Can it reform and discriminate? |
| PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Dr. Mahathir Mohamad sits at a vast desk cluttered with work, hands clasped before him and looking at his visitors with a slight smile. |
| Australian cities among worlds most expensive |
| The soaring Australian dollar has turned the countrys four biggest cities into some of the most expensive locations in the world, according to a new global survey published Thursday. |
| Irans nuclear steps deepen Western suspicions |
| VIENNA -- Expanding uranium enrichment, a new atomic energy chief said to have military expertise, missile tests Western analysts see fresh signs that Iran may be seeking to develop the means to build nuclear warheads. |
| Sudans division echoes in war-ravaged Darfur |
| KERINDING CAMP, Sudan - For many in Sudans war-battered Darfur region, the division of the country on Saturday will not be a cause for celebration. |
| Crisis brings angst, no answers to Japans Atomic Arcade |
| TSURUGA, Japan - Japanese housewife Kayako Hayashi used to think nuclear power was a risk worth taking. Now she just doesnt know. |
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