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Report: Civilian deaths rise in Afghanistan (Feb 4)
The rate of civilians killed in the decade-long conflict in Afghanistan rose again in 2011, according to a new United Nations report .


Thousands stranded by floods in eastern Australia (Feb 4)
Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground.


Khmer Rouge prison chief gets life (Feb 3)
Cambodia's war crimes court rejected the appeal a man who ran a Khmer Rouge regime torture prison and instead increased his sentence to life imprisonment.


Charges dismissed in Afghan killing (Feb 4)
Charges have been dismissed against an Army soldier accused in what prosecutors described as a conspiracy to kill Afghan civilians for sport and then cover it up, the military said Friday.


Iran could boycott Samsung products over Israeli ad (Feb 3)
Senior Iranian lawmakers are considering a boycott of Samsung, the South Korean electronics and appliance manufacturer, because of a controversial Israeli ad that pokes fun at the nuclear crisis, semi-official Press TV said Friday.


Four bodies found off Papua New Guinea (Feb 3)
Some 246 survivors have been rescued in the aftermath the sinking of a passenger ferry off the east coast of Papua New Guinea, authorities said Friday.


Pakistan court moves to charge PM (Feb 2)
Pakistan's Supreme Court summoned Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear February 13 to be charged with contempt of court, his lawyer said Thursday.


China may invest more in EU debt fund (Feb 3)
China is considering how to get "more deeply involved" in resolving Europe's debt crisis by co-operating more closely with European rescue funds, Wen Jiabao, Chinese premier, said on Thursday.


Indian top court scraps scandal-hit telecom licenses (Feb 2)
India's supreme court Thursday ordered the cancellation of 122 cellular permits that have been at the center of a multibillion-dollar scandal involving the country's booming telecommunication sector, attorneys said.


Philippine military: Airstrikes kill top terrorists (Feb 3)
The Philippine military said it killed a man who is on the FBI most-wanted terror list and two other senior militants Thursday in a predawn airstrike on a remote southern island.