Rare robin breeding sites found in China
Alarm at India train's wrong turn
Is India's identity number scheme unravelling?
14 hours ago
Why the feasibility and benefits of the unique identification number programme are being called into question.
14 December 2011
Last updated at 22:19 ET
Jailed Afghan rape victim freed
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China village protest escalates
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Venky's deny Blackburn cash woes
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Article written by Damian Grammaticas
Damian Grammaticas
Beijing correspondent
Held 'hostage' by China
15:41 UK time, Friday, 9 December 2011
For over a year now Liu Xia has been deprived of her liberty by the Chinese state, for the sole reason, it seems, that her husband won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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