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Willing to start talks, North Korea says

23 May 2013, 5:54 am

However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States insists North Korea must take meaningful steps on denuclearization before there can be talks.

Dhaka building collapse probe finds many failings

23 May 2013, 5:38 am

The disaster highlighted the hazardous working conditions in Bangladesh's $20 billion garment industry and the lack of safety for millions of workers who are paid as low as $38 a month.

Barred from poll, Rafsanjani blasts Iranian leaders

23 May 2013, 5:31 am

Former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leadership of incompetence and ignorance just days after he was barred from standing in an election next month.

Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted

23 May 2013, 1:22 am

Afghanistan's cricket board says gunmen have kidnapped the father of its national team captain.

Three Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan

22 May 2013, 11:27 pm

Three Chinese government ships entered waters around disputed islands controlled by Tokyo on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said.

South Korean girl killed by suicide jumper: Report

22 May 2013, 11:01 pm

A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said Thursday.

4 US citizens killed in drone strikes

22 May 2013, 9:57 pm

The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009.

Lydia Davis wins Man Booker International Prize

22 May 2013, 6:47 pm

American writer Lydia Davis edged past Indian literary veteran U R Ananthamurthy to win the Man Booker International Prize 2013 on Wednesday night.

French workers’ struggle triggers ‘Kill Mittal’ game

22 May 2013, 6:07 pm

A new French online game is allowing players to step into the shoes of an ArcelorMittal worker by fighting police and a robot version of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open.

Li moots China-Pakistan economic corridor

22 May 2013, 6:05 pm

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday linked growth in his country’s restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an “economic corridor” to boost development.

Briton, 10, died minutes after injection in India

22 May 2013, 5:44 pm

The most-shocking case to emerge is that of 10-year-old Damien Herian from Wolverhampton, who complained of a stomach-ache while at a theme park in Jalandhar.The boy was given an injection.

Immigration bill clears first hurdle in US Senate

22 May 2013, 5:42 pm

The bill passed through the key Senate committee only after lawmakers reached a deal on H-1B visa expansion plan.

India defends plane landing at SA air base

22 May 2013, 5:40 pm

"The senior Indian officials and their delegations were in South Africa for bilateral engagements with the Free State government," the high commission said in a statement.

Giant freezer offers shelter from fury

22 May 2013, 5:37 pm

For years Anita Zhang's neighbours joked that if a tornado ever bore down on her Chinese restaurant, folks could take refuge in its roomy walk-in freezer.

Man shot during questioning on Boston bombings

22 May 2013, 8:35 am

An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early today, the bureau said.

Twisters keep returning, Oklahoma short on shelters

22 May 2013, 6:42 am

The people of central Oklahoma know all too well the destructive power of a tornado, but when a big one rolled toward the town of Moore again on Monday, residents had few basements and storm shelters to run to when the alarm sounded, officials said.

Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel: Officials

22 May 2013, 6:06 am

Unknown gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.

Stockholm hit by worst riots in years

22 May 2013, 5:10 am

Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue services in poor immigrant suburbs in three nights of rioting in Stockholm, Sweden's worst disorder in years.

Power of US tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

22 May 2013, 3:54 am

Wind, humidity and rainfall combined precisely to create Monday's massive killer tornado in Oklahoma.

Ahmadinejad to challenge ally's ban from election

22 May 2013, 1:57 am

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would take up the ban of his close aide from the June 14 presidential election with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iranian media reported.

China charges six in sex video 'extortion' case

21 May 2013, 10:59 pm

A court in the city of Chongqing has charged six people with working together to blackmail government officials by recording videos of them having sex, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Afghan interpreters to get British visas

21 May 2013, 10:30 pm

Around 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will be allowed to stay in Britain, the government revealed on Wednesday.

Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital for home

21 May 2013, 10:27 pm

Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at an election rally, a hospital spokesman said.

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

21 May 2013, 7:34 pm

North Korea says that a "special envoy" for leader Kim Jong Un has left for China.

FBI names Benghazi suspects, but no arrests yet

21 May 2013, 4:29 pm

The US has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, and has enough evidence to justify seizing them by military force as suspected terrorists, officials say.