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Doctor found guilty but not convicted in Spain ‘stolen baby’ case

The court found former gynaecologist Eduardo Vela guilty of taking Ines Madrigal, now 49, away from her mother as a newborn in 1969

Growing urban population strains Chinese cities

Authorities are struggling to keep pace with its rapidly growing urban population — a common problem across the country of 1.3-billion people.

IMF race isn’t over yet

IMF race isn’t over yet, says Mexico’s Carstens

Mexico’s IMF candidate says his battle with France’s Christine Lagarde is not over yet, but has chastised Europe for not making it a fair fight.

Brics against use of force in Libya

Brics against use of force in Libya

Leaders of five of the world’s major emerging powers said on Thursday the use of force in Libya and the Arab world should be avoided.

China plugging holes in ‘Great Firewall’

China plugging holes in ‘Great Firewall’

China appears to be moving aggressively to plug holes in its "Great Firewall" censorship system, foreign internet companies and analysts say.

China still smarting over Liu Nobel

China still smarting over Liu Nobel

China said it was difficult to maintain "friendly relations" with Norway, following the Nobel committee’s decision to award the Peace Prize to

China under fresh pressure over jailed Nobel laureate

China under fresh pressure over jailed Nobel laureate

China faced fresh criticism on Thursday over its angry reaction to dissident Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Prize.

Rains bring new misery to China mudslide town

Rains bring new misery to China mudslide town

Fresh heavy rains on Thursday brought more misery to a town in north-west China devastated by mudslides that have already killed more than 1 100.

Rains threaten China mudslide disaster zone

Rains threaten China mudslide disaster zone

Rescuers racing against a potential new deluge on Wednesday hurried to drain an unstable lake formed by China’s worst mudslides in decades.

China mudslide death toll tops 700

China mudslide death toll tops 700

The death toll from China’s worst mudslides in decades more than doubled to 702, officials said on Tuesday.

Security tight on anniversary of China ethnic unrest

Security forces fanned out in China’s Urumqi city on Monday, the first anniversary of unrest that exposed ethnic tensions in the Xinjiang region.

China struggles to find dozens still buried in landslide

China struggles to find dozens still buried in landslide

Hundreds of rescuers struggled in treacherous conditions on Tuesday to find 106 people buried in a landslide in south-west China.

Silent tribute as China mourns quake victims

Silent tribute as China mourns quake victims

China observed a day of national mourning on Wednesday for victims of its killer quake, with newspaper front pages bathed in black.

China slams Google’s bid to defy censors

China slams Google’s bid to defy censors

The "Great Firewall of China" appeared intact on Tuesday as the government lashed out at Google for refusing to bow to strict censorship.

Graffiti not against the law in China — just don’t get caught

Design graduate Chen Chuang sprayed a whitewashed wall in central Beijing in broad daylight with big jagged blue letters — and then scurried away.

McDonald’s goes green

McDonald’s is a company on a mission. Tired of being held up as an example of corporate evil and greed, the fast food chain has been hitting out at critics with a series of…

Developing world easier for working women

Women in developing countries find it easier to break through the so-called glass ceiling than their colleagues in the West, according to a global study by…

Xstrata bids $1bn for SA’s Eland

Xstrata this week reaffirmed its acquisitive streak with a $1-billionoffer for South African platinum miner Eland, and the purchase of 50% of a thermal coal mine in Australia.…