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Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study
Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. Indian top court scraps scandal-hit telecom licenses
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, including one on FBI list
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. Panasonic predicts record annual loss
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has forecast a record annual net loss of 780bn yen ($10.2bn; £6.3bn) for the year to March. China tightens its grip on Tibetans
Just short of four years ago, NBC News tried to cover an outbreak of violence in a Tibetan community in remote western Sichuan Province. Howard Stringer to step down as Sony CEO
Sir Howard Stringer will step down as Sony CEO and president on April 1, the Japanese electronics giant announced Wednesday. China's factories in strong start to 2012
The Chinese manufacturing sector has made a surprisingly strong start to the year, with domestic orders cushioning the impact of Europe's debt woes, according to an official survey. India state elections: Uttar Pradesh campaign heats up
India's political heavyweights have come out in force in Uttar Pradesh as campaigning in the most vital of the current state elections heats up. Australia bus boss gives staff $16m sale share
Australian Ken Grenda may have sold his bus company, but his staff of almost 2,000 are smiling. Sri Lanka Togo refugees condemn 'miserable conditions'
About 200 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees have told the BBC that they are enduring miserable conditions in the West African state of Togo. India picks French jet over Eurofighter in $10bn deal
French firm Dassault has emerged as the lowest bidder for a $10bn (£6.3bn) contract to supply India jet fighters. Man of the people? Kim Jong Un embraces the masses
North Korea's young new leader gets rock star treatment when he visits his troops — just as his father did. But while the late Kim Jong Il mostly stayed aloof in dark shades, his son holds hands and hugs his soldiers. U.N. experts OK Japan's nuclear 'stress tests'
U.N. nuclear experts gave a thumbs-up to Japan's planned "stress tests" for its remaining nuclear power plants Tuesday but left Japanese authorities to decide whether the plants themselves are safe. WTO: China rare earth trade defies rules
The EU has demanded that China loosen its policy on sales of rare earth materials after the World Trade Organisation upheld a ruling that Beijing's policies to limit raw material exports violated international trade rules. Four killed in Bangladesh clashes between police, protesters
Authorities confirmed four deaths Sunday following violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters. Japan's population to drop by 1 million each year in coming decades, experts say
Japan's rapid aging means the national population of 128 million will shrink by one-third by 2060 and seniors will account for 40 percent of people, placing a greater burden on the shrinking work force population to support the social security and tax systems. South Korea foreign ministry raided in 'diamond scam'
The authorities in South Korea have raided foreign ministry offices as part of an investigation into claims that officials were share-rigging. India football auction spending hits $7m
India has held its first football auction, ahead of a league competition that hopes to mirror the success of the country's IPL cricket tournament. Afghan officials, Taliban may hold talks in Saudi Arabia
The Afghan government hopes to hold talks with Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, according to a senior Afghan official, in a move that threatens to cloud already delicate and fragile steps to negotiate an end to the United States' longest war. 33 whales shot in New Zealand after rescues failed
Conservation staff in New Zealand have put down 33 stranded whales after several attempts to refloat them failed.