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Fire, locked doors kill 119 at China poultry plant
Fire kills 119 workers at Chinese poultry plant where locked doors left only 1 escape route
Coca-Cola opens Myanmar bottling plant
Coca-Cola resumes bottling in frontier market of Myanmar after more than 6 decades
Asia stocks up slightly on Fed hopes
Asian stock markets up slightly on investor belief that Fed will maintain its stimulus program
Bomb squad blows up WWII dud, Tokyo trains halted
Area sealed off, trains stopped in Tokyo as bomb squad blows up WWII dud
Bomb kills 9 Afghan children, 2 US troops
Afghan violence soars: Suicide attack targeting Americans kills 9 children and 2 US troops
Afghan official: Taliban didn't down cargo plane
Joint probe indicates Taliban not involved in Afghanistan crash of cargo plane that killed 7
7 Cambodian workers arrested at Nike contractor
Cambodian police arrest 7 workers in protest at factory that makes Nike sportswear
Oil rebounds to near $93 in European trade
Oil rebounds to near $93 a barrel in European trade after reaching lowest level in a month
Police: Gunmen kill lawmaker in northwest Pakistan
Police say gunmen kill newly elected provincial lawmaker in volatile northwest Pakistan
Indonesia orders US-owned mine to halt production
Indonesia orders giant US-owned mine to suspend production during probe into fatal accidents
3 tigers found dead in a week in India reserve
Wildlife officials investigate after 3 tigers found dead in a week in north India reserve
Chinese activists call on people to wear black
Chinese activists call on public to wear black on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown
Chinese against sex abuse: Sleep with me, not kids
Sex abuse cases in China prompt concern, online campaign: 'Teacher, leave those kids alone'
Chinese city plans to fine unmarried mothers
Chinese city plans to fine mothers who give birth out of wedlock in new family planning rule
Death toll rises to 4 in Taiwan earthquake
Death toll rises to 4 in Taiwan earthquake that hit central part of the island
Asia stock markets fall on Fed uncertainty
Asian stock markets fall on heels of a Wall Street plunge as Fed uncertainty shakes markets
Singapore ex-professor gets jail for sexual favors
Singapore former law professor gets 5-month jail sentence in sexual favors case with student
Taiwan says former president attempted suicide
Taiwan says former President Chen Shui-bian attempted suicide in prison
Hagel mixes business and memories in Asia trip
Hagel mixes military business and war memories during weeklong Asia trip
Suicide bomber attacks Indonesia police station
Suicide bomber attacks police station in central Indonesia, but no police killed
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