Boy abandoned after misbehaving found unharmed

A Japanese boy abandoned in a dense forest by his parents was found alive and unharmed on Friday, nearly a week after his disappearance set off a massive search that kept the nation riveted.

Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang

The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a white paper titled "Freedom of Religious Belief in Xinjiang" on Thursday. The following is the full text of the white paper:

Premier meets Asia News Network editors

Li Keqiang had a dialogue with senior editors from Asia attending the annual meeting of the media group in China at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday. The following is the transcript of their meeting:

State wildlife officials remove tigers from Buddhist temple

State wildlife officials remove tigers from Buddhist temple

New hopes and old fears arise as first cement factory reopens

After a break of 20 years, Afghanistan's first cement factory is again clanking noisily in the countryside near Kabul as crushed-up limestone rocks rattle along a battered conveyor belt to the newly restored kiln.

Taliban kill at least 16 passengers on bus, kidnap dozens

The Taliban killed at least 16 people on Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of others after pulling them off buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week.

17 die in army ammunition depot fire

A fire at one of India's largest military ammunition depots killed at least 17 people and injured scores more on Tuesday, officials said, as footage showed flames lighting up the night sky.

Nation erupts in anger over boy abandoned after 'misbehaving'

Searchers combed a forest in Japan on Tuesday for a missing seven-year-old boy with no clues about his fate as social media erupted in anger toward his parents who said they abandoned him by a road as punishment for misbehaving.

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Polish man to paddle across ocean

A Polish grandfather left New York on Sunday on his third solo trans-Atlantic crossing in a kayak, aiming to arrive in Portugal in time to celebrate his 70th birthday on firm ground in September.

Test prep tutors deny wrongdoing in SAT leak case

Tutors at South Korean test preparation schools denied criminal wrongdoing during a court hearing on Monday involving leaked information that led to the cancellation of the US SAT college entrance exam in South Korea in 2013.

Search expanded for missing boy

Japanese rescuers on Monday expanded the search for a 7-year-old boy missing for three days after his parents left him in a mountain forest inhabited by bears as punishment in a case that has infuriated public opinion.