Full speed ahead for China's rail system

Now that China has built the world's largest high-speed rail network, which by last year included 16,000 kilometers of rail connecting 160 cities on the mainland, it wants to leverage its experience and technological expertise to establish a new export industry

Prisoners' executions defended

Indonesia staunchly defended on Wednesday its execution of seven foreigners as a vital front of its "war" on drugs as testimony emerged of how they went singing to their deaths.

Curfew quells worst of violence

A nighttime curfew on Tuesday restored a semblance of order to badly scarred Baltimore a day after riots dragged it into the national debate over how US police treat young black men.

Missing buses spark clash with riot police

Nepalese riot police were sent in on Wednesday to quell crowds of earthquake survivors angered when buses promised by the government failed to materialize.

First woman takes off as pilot despite threatening calls and letters

With a hint of swagger, Afghanistan's first female pilot since the fall of the Taliban is defying death threats to infiltrate a male preserve.

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Somalis convicted of migrant smuggling

A court in Sicily convicted on Monday 20 Somalis, who had received political asylum in Italy, of participating in a vast criminal organization focused on migrant-smuggling.

Veteran urges Abe to 'face history right on'

Lester Tenney, a 94-year-old survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March, said he hoped to deliver a simple message about wartime responsibility to Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe if the two meet in Washington this week.

Tears flow during relatives' final visit before executions

Indonesia made final preparations on Tuesday to execute eight foreigners by firing squad, as family members wailed in grief during final visits with their loved ones, and ambulances carrying white coffins arrived at the prison.

German surrender order goes up for auction

Marooned on a naval base in northwest Germany, pinned down by advancing Allied forces and Adolf Hitler dead, the last leader of the Third Reich hammered out the surrender order.

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Riots erupt in Baltimore after funeral

Baltimore erupted in violence on Monday as hundreds of rioters looted stores, burned buildings and injured at least 15 police officers after the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who had died after he was injured in police custody.