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Ivory seizure in Bangkok
07-17 19:27
Customs officers in Thailand say they've seized nearly half a tonne of ivory at Bangkok airport. The elephant tusks were reportedly discovered in crates labelle...

London caught short over Games readiness, says poll
07-17 19:24
Nearly half of the British population believes London is ill prepared for the Olympics, while many have concerns over security, a poll has suggested. Last-m...

Singapore urged to halt imports of wild birds
07-17 18:49
More than 54,000 wild birds, including critically endangered species, were laundered through the Solomon islands into the global wildlife trade between 2000 and ...

CCTV tracks corrupt Dhaka education officials
07-17 18:24
Bangladesh aims to get the full picture on corruption in the education ministry by installing closed-circuit television cameras in its key offices in the capital ...

Tehran condemns US Navy attack on fishing boat
07-17 18:09
US Navy attack "threatens regional security'' Iran foreign ministry Iran criticized the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat...

Mafia ties of Italian buffalo mozzarella king probed
07-17 17:46
Italian police arrested the head of the biggest buffalo mozzarella maker in the country and seized assets worth 100 million euros (HK$954 million) on suspicion...

UN doctor stable after Karachi attack
07-17 17:42
Gunmen opened fire on a UN vehicle in Pakistan's city of Karachi today, wounding a foreign doctor working on a polio immunization campaign and a local driver,...

China paper opposes Syria action
07-17 16:57
The People's Daily newspaper has warned against outside intervention in Syria, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to Beijing to seek support for tougher action...

WHO anti-smoking award for minister
07-17 16:50
The World Health Organisation is giving China's health minister an award for battling smoking. China has stepped up efforts to curb tobacco use in recent year...

Javelin strike to head fells schoolgirl
07-17 15:28
A Japanese schoolgirl was in intensive care after being speared in the head by a javelin while taking part in track and field training today, an official said. ...

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