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• Amnesty: Progress in ending global death penalty

  Iraq executed almost twice as many people last year compared to the year before, while India and Pakistan resumed executions after abandoning the ... 

• Christie's gets license to hold auctions in China

  Christie's said Tuesday it will be the first international auction house to operate without a local partner in mainland China, one of the world's ... 

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  China's Xi offers to reduce friction over hotspots

  With pressure growing on Beijing to get North Korea to step back from its war-like footing, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that no one country ... 

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  Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions

  As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ... 

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  NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

  North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver ... 

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  China: Landslide buries 83 in Tibet gold mine area

  No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 ... 

• AP NewsBreak: China jails Nobel winner's relative

  Police have arrested the brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo on fraud charges in what the family said is the latest ... 

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  A diplomatic star is born in Chinese first lady

  Glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan has emerged as a Chinese diplomatic star, charming audiences and cutting a distinct profile from her ... 

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  In lavish reception, Putin greets China president

  China's new president received a lavish welcome Friday as he made Moscow his first foreign destination, joining with Russian President Vladimir Putin ... 

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  Thatcher taxed by menu planning on 1982 China trip

  Thrifty British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tried to offer the cheapest menu option during a banquet for dignitaries in China — but backed down ... 

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  Delicate diplomacy: Pope meets Argentine president

  Pope Francis' diplomatic skills were put to the test Monday as he had lunch with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez: As leader of Argentina's ... 

• TV reporter broadcasts live from China police van

  A broadcast from Beijing's Tiananmen Square has turned into a bizarre television experience for British viewers after a Sky News reporter and his ... 

• Taiwan president to attend pope's installation

  Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou will attend the installation Mass of Pope Francis in Vatican City, an official said Friday, in a rare European foray ... 

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  China's new leadership faces myriad challenges

  China named the Communist Party's No. 2 leader, Li Keqiang, premier on Friday as a long-orchestrated leadership transition nears its end, leaving the ... 

• China maintains hard line on ties with Vatican

  China congratulated former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio on Thursday on his election as pope, but said establishing formal relations would depend ... 

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  Catholics look to next pope to improve China ties

  Shanghai's would-be Catholic bishop has been a virtual prisoner in that city's main seminary for nine months and counting, his penalty for openly ... 

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  India police stop immolation bid by Tibetan exile

  Police in India prevented a Tibetan man from setting himself on fire as hundreds of Tibetan exiles gathered Sunday to mark the anniversary of a failed ... 

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  Other world leaders whose bodies are on display

  World leaders whose bodies have been preserved and put on perpetual display, as Venezuela's government plans to do with Hugo Chavez: ___ VLADIMIR ... 

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  UN sanctions may play into North Korean propaganda

  Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang's drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United ... 

• China rebukes monastery at heart of fiery protests

  Chinese officials on Thursday castigated a Tibetan monastery at the center of a wave of self-immolations, saying it has been inciting the fiery ... 

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  China executes 4 foreigners over Mekong murders

  China executed four foreigners on Friday for killing 13 Chinese sailors in an attack on the Mekong River, following a live nationwide broadcast ... 

• Tibetan monks self-immolate in anti-China protest

  Two Tibetan monks in their early 20s set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule near dozens of pilgrims who had gathered for prayers to ... 

• Asian stocks fall amid unease about US budget

  Asian stock markets fell Tuesday amid anxiety about impending U.S. government spending cuts and the uncertain outcome of Italy's general election. 

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  Taiwan media kingpin pushes hard on China ties

  Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship ...