Andrew Buncombe
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Musharraf returns from exile to angry judiciary
29 March 2013 01:44 PM
Former leader has shoe thrown at him in court as he faces conspiracy charges
Girls' teacher killed in Taliban shooting victim 'Malala-style' attack
27 March 2013 07:04 PM
A teacher in Pakistan has been murdered in an attack similar to that on Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl blogger.
Hot, small, and crowded, Singapore is having an identity crisis
21 March 2013 07:23 PM
Earlier this year the authorities revealed proposals to increase the population of 5.3 million by as much as 30 per cent by 2030. Citizens did not take them well
WHO concern at Philippine's support for tobacco fair
20 March 2013 06:17 PM
The Philippines has a strong tobacco industry, but it pledged to ban advertising
Rape in India: Leaders need to prove they want to make their country safe for women
19 March 2013 02:13 PM
India needs to prove a series of measures that show the authorities take rapes and sexual assaults seriously
Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal thrown into chaos as Ieng Sary, one of the three men standing trial, dies
14 March 2013 07:07 AM
The Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal was today facing fresh turmoil after it was announced that one of the three men standing trial for war crimes had died in hospital.
Pakistan soldier stoned to death over affair
13 March 2013 06:06 PM
A Pakistani soldier was tied to a car and stoned to death on the orders of a tribal court following allegations that he had an affair with a local woman.
Aung San Suu Kyi urges support for controversial Chinese-backed copper mine
13 March 2013 12:42 PM
'If we stop this project, it will not benefit local people or the country'
Militants mistaken for cricket players kill five security staff in India
13 March 2013 09:07 AM
Attackers carried sporting kit bags before taking out weapons and opening fire
Doctors say 'Delhi bus gang-rape leader' died from hanging - but family insists he did not commit suicide
12 March 2013 12:30 PM
A post-mortem examination carried out on the main accused in the Delhi gang-rape case has suggested he did die as a result of hanging, Indian media has reported.
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Mothers' diets may harm IQs in two-thirds of babies
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the mother-of-two hailed as a hero for confronting Woolwich attackers, thought: 'better me than a child'
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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