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FHM Philippines scraps March cover over racism accusations.

Gunmen kill at least 18 Shia bus passengers in northern Pakistan, while a Chinese woman and a Pakistani man are shot dead in Peshawar.

Chinese state media says 12 people have died in riots near the city of Kashgar in Xinjiang province, a region hit by riots in 2009.

A nationwide strike by Indian workers to demand improved rights and anti-inflation measures draws a mixed response.

A Norwegian child welfare agency says two Indian children taken from their parents and placed in foster care should be put in the custody of their uncle.

BBC gets first glimpse into Fukushima nuclear plant

A Thai court sentences Sondhi Limthongkul, a leader of the yellow-shirt royalist political movement, to 20 years in prison for corporate fraud.

Mid-ranking Pakistani army officials may have known that Osama Bin Laden had a safe house in Pakistan, leaked material appears to indicate.

Burmese pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi fights off a legal challenge to her candidacy for a seat in a parliamentary by-election.

The Nepalese government will seek international funding and expertise to measure the height of Mount Everest and settle a long-running dispute.