Self-immolation acts condemned by deputies

Aussie FM resigns in leadership spat

Syrian FM urges foreign journalists to respect rules

Comic collection could yield serious money

Law to ensure human rights

ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning

Foodies drive gourmet market boom in S. Africa

More US kids living in high-poverty areas

Hearing ends without ruling over iPad name

Worker wakes up without left kidney

Flight delays decrease in 2011

Human rights added to draft law

More farmers for next NPC

Shanghai court postpones iPad decision

Iran denies nuke activity at military site

Putin set for poll triumph

Anti-austerity protests fall flat in much of Europe

US, Philippines to hold joint military exercises

Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars

Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent

Al-Qaida, Taliban rift emerges

'Artificial leaf' may yield power source

Forced labor outlawed for people in detention

Two girls commit suicide in pursuit of time travel fantasy

Storms wreak havoc in Midwest US, killing at least 12

Elderly junkies find 'real freedom' at Dutch home

Leaders, lawmakers discuss work report

Putin's foreign policies likely to tilt toward Asia

Chavez 'stable' following surgery

Expats get wide range of services at new Pudong center