Forced labor outlawed for people in detention

Expats fuel demand for domestic helpers

Investment access set to widen

Foreign ambassadors note strength of China's growth

Bin Laden's compound demolished

Charities open to religious groups

More farmers for next NPC

Shanghai court postpones iPad decision

Storms wreak havoc in Midwest US, killing at least 12

Obama seeks to calm Iran fears

Self-immolation acts condemned by deputies

Chavez 'stable' following surgery

More Chinese get into swing of golf

Putin's foreign policies likely to tilt toward Asia

Gillard 'confident' she will stay as PM

Anti-austerity protests fall flat in much of Europe

Syrian FM urges foreign journalists to respect rules

Program to champion rights of nonsmokers

Comic collection could yield serious money

Aussie FM resigns in leadership spat

Bookstores fight back with novel business ideas

Australian PM knocks out rival, but not discontent

Nixon's visit 'changed so many things'

US, Philippines to hold joint military exercises

Computer gaming 'harming' children's eyesight

Guangdong govt vows to improve organization at grassroots level

ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning

Rapid-fire attacks kill 50 across Iraq

Lifeline thrown to city's bookstores

Foodies drive gourmet market boom in S. Africa