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latest news & developmentsDoctor 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, 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
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 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 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 faced fresh criticism on Thursday over its angry reaction to dissident Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Prize.
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
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
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
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
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
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.