Pop diva Lady Gaga cancels Indonesia show after threats
27 May 2012 08:28 AM
Pop diva Lady Gaga has cancelled her show in Indonesia amid threats from hardline Muslims.
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Eight members of a family killed in Afghan airstrike
27 May 2012 08:26 AM
An airstrike by the US-led Nato coalition has killed eight members of a family in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities have said.
Second body found in Indian crocodile river
26 May 2012 02:40 PM
The body of the second of two British men who died during a trip on a crocodile-infested river in India has been found.
Revealed: Britain to build its own Afghan militia after troops withdraw
26 May 2012 12:01 AM
As foreign forces prepare to stand down, Nato is ready to fund a local replacement with a dark history
Acid attack victims fight to stop release of their film in Pakistan
26 May 2012 12:01 AM
Women fear being ostracised if Oscar winning documentary is screened in homeland
No more room at the top of Everest
26 May 2012 12:00 AM
Up to 200 people hope to conquer Everest today – but a string of deaths has left experts asking if they should be there at all.
British businessman dies in suspected crocodile attack in India
26 May 2012 12:00 AM
The body of one of two Britons who went missing after setting out to canoe along a crocodile-infested river in India has been found by a search team.
Briton dead and second missing after horror crocodile attack in India
25 May 2012 05:15 PM
The body of a British man who went missing whilst holidaying with a friend on a crocodile infested river in India has been found.
Israeli climber tells of Everest rescue
25 May 2012 01:28 PM
An Israeli who rescued an unconscious climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit, says the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him.
Suicide car bomb kills two policeman and injures 16 in Turkey
25 May 2012 12:12 PM
A car bomb driven by two suspected suicide attackers exploded outside a
police station in central Turkey, killing two policemen and wounding 16
people, the interior minister said. The two attackers were also killed.
Francois Hollande defends early Afghan pullout
25 May 2012 11:50 AM
French President Francois Hollande made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan today to visit some of the French troops he wants to pull out later this year, defending his plan for their early exit after meeting his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai.
Explosions kill three in southern Afghanistan
25 May 2012 08:40 AM
Afghan officials say explosions in three cities of southern Afghanistan have killed three and wounded at least nine others.
Chinese couple hit woman with car – then bury her alive
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
Police in China have arrested a young couple who buried an old woman alive believing she was dead after their car hit the 68-year-old in a case which has sparked outrage over declining public morality.
Chen's brother flees from home
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
Chen Guangcheng's brother has fled his closely guarded village in eastern China to seek legal advice in Beijing, his lawyer said.
Gaga upsets Thai fans with Rolex quip
25 May 2012 12:00 AM
Lady Gaga upset fans by saying she wants to go shopping in Bangkok – for a fake Rolex. She made the comment to her Twitter followers, sparking uproar among some Thai fans who called it offensive and insulting.
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