Issue: August 23, 2012   (Archive)
Tuesday, June 18, 2013   

Women, kids set alight in Kenya clash
At least 48 Kenyans, mostly women and children, have been hacked or burned to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups in the worst single attack since deadly post-election violence four years ago.



Rebels sent to asylum: group
Hundreds of thousands of people, including dissidents, are committed each year to mainland psychiatric hospitals against their will, often as a form of punishment, a rights group said yesterday.

Diaoyus activists in call for divine help
A group of Taiwan activists is hoping to build a temple to a Taoist sea goddess on one of the islands at the center of a territorial row between Japan and China.

Tourism fears after visa clamp
China has tightened visa rules for visitors, and now requires a letter of invitation and proof of hotel reservations.



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