Pollution reading shown on website of US embassy in Chinese capital shows level of poor air quality off the index.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 20:41 GMT Asia-Pacific
New tax law, demanded by EU and IMF, includes top rate of 42 percent for Greeks earning more than $56,000 a year.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 16:14 GMT Europe
Several people reported killed during shelling of Syrian capital as regime claims capture of rebel stronghold of Daraya.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 15:40 GMT Middle East
More than 50 rebels killed in Southern Kordofan clashes following rebel assault, state news agency reports.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 07:46 GMT Africa
Anwar Ibrahim's three-party alliance taps into anti-government sentiment ahead of key general elections in March.
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2013 12:40 GMT Asia-Pacific
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The famed linguist and political activist says intellectuals have a moral duty to hold centres of power to account.
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A�global outcry has followed the beheading of a young Sri Lankan housemaid accused of killing a child in her care.
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Although statistics are sketchy, the chasm between rich and poor seems to have widened in China.
Andrew McFadyen12 Jan 2013 16:44 GMT
Engineers have found a way to synthesise everyday vehicle fuel from air and water, in a revolutionary breakthrough.
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