Law to ensure human rights

ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning

Aussie FM resigns in leadership spat

Chavez 'stable' following surgery

Two girls commit suicide in pursuit of time travel fantasy

Gillard 'confident' she will stay as PM

Program to champion rights of nonsmokers

Worker wakes up without left kidney

Anti-austerity protests fall flat in much of Europe

More US kids living in high-poverty areas

Comic collection could yield serious money

At least 7 killed in Afghan Quran burning protests

Flight delays decrease in 2011

Cracks near super tower prove unsettling

Storms wreak havoc in Midwest US, killing at least 12

Shanghai court postpones iPad decision

Despite ban, smoking is rampant in Internet bars

Charities open to religious groups

Al-Qaida, Taliban rift emerges

Syrian FM urges foreign journalists to respect rules

Foodies drive gourmet market boom in S. Africa

Iran denies nuke activity at military site

Elderly junkies find 'real freedom' at Dutch home

Lifeline thrown to city's bookstores

'Artificial leaf' may yield power source

Romney ekes out win in Ohio

Self-immolation acts condemned by deputies

More farmers for next NPC

Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent

Forced labor outlawed for people in detention