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Judges are asked to intervene at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia amid a row over who should be investigated.

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As you decide whether or not to have children, should you take the world's increasing stack of environmental woes into account?

Economist Kaushik Basu asks if the global economy will be able to rely on China and India to save it from recessions in the future.

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India's hill state of Mizoram is playing host to swarms of black rats, attracted by the flowering bamboo.

The BBC's Allan Little suggests that Thomas Jefferson's secret relationship to his slaves still defines America.

The Smurfs celebrate their 50th birthday this week with a feature-length movie and new television series in the making. But what makes the blue goblin-like creatures so popular?

Economist Jayati Ghosh considers the implications for India of the crisis in the global financial system.

The jailing of four men for the killing of a British charity worker ends a 12-year quest for justice by his family.

At this time of the year, Hindus in Pakistan traditionally celebrate colourful festivals

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Brazil's Environment Ministry lists 100 of the worst illegal loggers - and names a government department as number one.

Despite signs of a thaw in ties with the West, elections in Belarus are unlikely to challenge Lukashenko.

The relations between militants on either side of the Afghan-Pakistan border.

Former bishop Fernando Lugo faces a range of daunting tasks as he takes office in Paraguay, says the BBC's James Painter.

Economist Kaushik Basu on why official corruption is the biggest problem facing the Indian economy.

Cambodia's UN-backed genocide tribunal formally indicts former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch.

Former Khmer Rouge welfare minister Ieng Thirith is refused bail by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.

Argentina's lower house of Congress approves taxes on agricultural exports, which farmers have vowed to resist.

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