Taliban suicide bombers attacked the southern Afghan city of Kandahar , leaving at least 30 people killed and 46 wounded.

The series of blasts targeted the city prison and several political landmarks. The attack was reportedly carried out as a message to NATO, according to The Guardi...

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Eleven Siberian tigers have died over the last three months at a zoo in northeastern China. The rare tigers had been kept at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in Liaoning Province.

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Sebastian Pinera , Chile’s newly-installed president estimated that it would cost USD30 billion to rebuild the nation after last month's devastating 8.8-magnitude quake . read more...

Supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra took to the streets of Bangkok ahead of the weekend protests aimed at toppling the government. read more...

Seeking to head off the recurrence of crises similar to the 2008 dairy scandal, China will be boosting its food safety measures across the nation.

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The alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings – the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of Indonesia – was killed in a shootout with the police in Indonesia, the president announced Wednesday.

Indonesian President Sosilo Bambang Yudhono confirmed that Al-Qaeda-trained bomb ...

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Lourdes J. Cruz , Ph.D., a National Scientist and a biochemist with the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines, was one of five women scientists worldwide who received the prestigious L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science last March 4, during ceremonies at t...

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