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Chinese ivory smuggler gets record Kenyan fine
A Kenyan court has sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to seven years in prison, in the country\'s first sentence under a tough ...Hong Kong chicken slaughter begins after H7N9 found
Health officials in Hong Kong killed about 20,000 chickens Tuesday after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was found in poultry imported ...Thai anti-government protest leader killed in Bangkok violence
One person was killed and several injured amid clashes between rival political factions in the Thai capital on Sunday as antigovernment protesters ...Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong sentenced to four years in prison
A Chinese court has sentenced prominent human rights activist Xu Zhiyong to four years in prison. Xu, who campaigned for children\'s rights and ...Li Na beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Australian Open final
Chinese tennis star Li Na has won the prestigious Australian Open women\'s title in Melbourne.Freedom declining worldwide despite democratization
Pro-democracy group Freedom House says the level of freedom around the world declined last year, with more than half the world\'s population ...Thailand declares state of emergency in Bangkok, surrounding areas
Thailand’s government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in Bangkok and surrounding provinces following months of protests by anti-government demonstrators in ...Thai anti-government protesters wounded in explosion
Thai police say at least 28 people have been wounded by an explosion that went off in Bangkok during a march of ...S Korea activists launch anti-North balloons
Activists in South Korea, including some North Korean defectors who were soldiers when they lived in the North, sent propaganda-loaded balloons over ...Boeing hit by fresh 787 battery problem
Battery problems have prompted the grounding of another Boeing 787, one year after a similar issue led to a months-long global suspension ...