Charities open to religious groups

Gillard 'confident' she will stay as PM

US, Philippines to hold joint military exercises

Elderly junkies find 'real freedom' at Dutch home

EU undeterred by threat on oil supply

ROK, US launch annual drills despite warning

Deputy FM in Syria to urge end to violence

More US films set for China

Cracks near super tower prove unsettling

Putin set for poll triumph

Yemen's Saleh to seek exile in Ethiopia

Iran stops sales of crude oil to UK, France

Worker wakes up without left kidney

Guangdong govt vows to improve organization at grassroots level

Putin's foreign policies likely to tilt toward Asia

'Control number of mainland births in HK'

Human rights added to draft law

Anti-austerity protests fall flat in much of Europe

Rapid-fire attacks kill 50 across Iraq

Chavez 'stable' following surgery

Women deputies call for greater female voice

Comic collection could yield serious money

Al-Qaida, Taliban rift emerges

Expats fuel demand for domestic helpers

Foodies drive gourmet market boom in S. Africa

Iran denies nuke activity at military site

Leaders, lawmakers discuss work report

Bin Laden's compound demolished

Self-immolation acts condemned by deputies

Gillard says she has colleagues' strong support