THE appeal trial was set to begin today in the closely watched case of a Tokyo businessman who was accused of abducting and killing British bar hostess Lucie Blackman
A MOB armed with stones and knives has killed an armed Chinese policeman in a Tibetan part of western China, Xinhua news agency said, a sign that unrest is still flaring despite a huge security presence
TIBET authorities have arrested 13 people for taking part in a protest with "reactionary" slogans and a banner on March 10 in the regional capital Lhasa, the Tibet Daily reported
PAKISTAN`S new prime minister was sworn in by President Pervez Musharraf today, a day after challenging the US-backed leader`s authority by freeing judges he detained under emergency rule
Factory doldrums ... Holden`s Fisherman`s Bend plant in Melbourne will be shedding workers, according to a union
