Australian freed after 20 years in prison for murder

An Australian man jailed for life over the murder of one of the nation's top policemen had his conviction overturned on Friday after serving almost 20 years in prison.

DPRK will send 273 to Asian Games

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said on Friday that it will send a 273-member team, including 150 athletes, to the 2014 Asian Games to be held in the Republic of Korea's western port city of Incheon next month.

Indian state bans alcohol sales to fight 'social danger'

Authorities in Kerala have announced a ban on alcohol to tackle a growing abuse problem in the southern Indian state, which is also a popular tourist destination.

Russian aid convoy enters Ukraine without consent

Kiev accuses Moscow of 'invasion' but says it will not attack the trucks

Execution puts renewed focus on war coverage

A chilling video showing the execution of journalist James Foley by Islamist militants marks the second time an American reporter has been beheaded by captors overseas, echoing the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002.

Indian minister stirs fury with rape comment

The father of a student who died after being gang-raped on a moving bus in New Delhi spoke of his anger on Friday after a senior minister referred to the infamous attack as a "small incident".

Remains from downed MH17 return home

Carried by soldiers and draped in the national flag, coffins containing the Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home on Friday to a country that is still searching the ocean for another doomed jet and whose government is battling the political fallout of the twin tragedies.

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Rifle incident stokes tensions

Police officer suspended after pointing weapon at protesters

Study: Japan rife with addictions

Nearly 5 percent of Japanese adults are addicted to gambling, a rate up to five times greater than most other nations, according to a study released to local media on Wednesday.

German army's WWI atrocities haunt Belgium

Bloody German atrocities against Belgian civilians at the outset of World War I still haunt gentle towns such as Dinant and Louvain whose sacrifice sparked global outrage and a drive to curb war crimes.

Burglars again target Interpol building

Thieves have broken into the building that houses Interpol and an elite South African police unit in the South African capital, Pretoria, for the second time in three weeks, a spokesman said Thursday.