THE international community should back a $US50-billion Afghan development strategy at a donors` conference in Paris next month, but Kabul must also fight rampant corruption, the UN`s special envoy said. today
A MOCK "Olympics" organised by Tibetan exiles kicked off in northern India today despite calls to halt anti-China protests as a mark of respect for earthquake victims
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today toured Burma`s disaster area, on the first day of a visit aimed at pushing through a full emergency relief effort after Cyclone Nargis
Snap happy ... this 60cm crocodile was a hit with the locals at Darwin`s Noonamah Tavern.