Teenager rescued five days after quake

A long-absent noise - cheers - rang out in Nepal's capital on Thursday as rescuers pulled a teenager alive from the earthquake rubble he had been trapped in for five days. The joy interrupted a dreary and still fearful day in which thousands worried about aftershocks lined up to board free buses to their rural hometowns.

Baltimore death sparks protests in New York, Boston

Hundreds of people rallied and marched in New York and Boston to protest the death of a Baltimore man who was critically injured in police custody as Philadelphia activists prepared for their own demonstration.

DPRK, ROK furious at lack of apology from Abe

In a rare display of political unity, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea on Thursday both condemned Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to apologise during a US visit for the wartime use of sex slaves.

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Cases to be chosen as guide for judges' tough decisions

Judge Li Xiao always had questions about how to sentence a man who kills another when the victim had also committed a grave error. But thanks to some guidance issued by China's top court, using specific cases to advise grassroots courts, he found an answer.

Steps in selecting a guiding case

1. Departments of the Supreme People's Court, provincial high people's courts and military courts recommend cases they handled to the top court's office specializing in selection.

Antelope habitat is Heritage contender

A field survey on the habitat of the Tibetan antelope in the Hoh Xil area of China's Qinghai province has started, another step toward its 2017 application as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.

Strawberry sales hit by herbicide scare

Agricultural authorities in Beijing are investigating reports that excessive amounts of herbicide residue have been detected in strawberries grown in the capital's suburban areas, and farmers were hit by a slump in sales amid consumer fears.

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No hiding place overseas for fugitive officials

The first person on a list of China's 100 most-wanted fugitives has been arrested after 14 years on the run overseas, according to the body charged with rooting out corruption.

Seven of the most notable cases

The fugitive with the most passports

Changes in wind for high schools

The change in policy toward the international divisions at public high schools, announced in April last year, has sent a shock wave through the high school education sector.