1. Hostage-takers shot dead in Kashmir

Three men who slipped across the border from Pakistan into Indian Kashmir disguised as policemen have been killed by security forces after holding nine people hostage in a house in the Hindu-majority region of Jammu, police said.

28/08/2008

2. Hijackers demand passage to Paris

Hijackers who forced a Sudanese plane to land in Libya have demanded that it be refuelled so that it can fly on to Paris.

27/08/2008

3. Huge support for Anwar's poll bid

Up to 30,000 people gathered to support Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's de facto opposition leader, as he launched his bid to return to parliament, in defiance of sodomy allegations made against him by a young male aide.

16/08/2008

4. Hezbollah backed over Shebaa farms

Lebanon's new government has won a vote of confidence, approving a policy statement recognising Hezbollah's right to use all means possible to regain Israeli-occupied land claimed by Lebanon.

13/08/2008

5. Half of primates 'face extinction'

Nearly half of the world's 634 types of primates are in danger of extinction because of human activity, according to a report.

05/08/2008

6. Hu: Media 'must respect' China law

China's president has called on the foreign press to abide by Chinese laws just a week before the opening of the Olympic games.

01/08/2008

7. Humans threaten Asia's orangutans

Orangutans could become the first great ape to become extinct unless action is taken to protect the species from human encroachment in Southeast Asia, according to a US study.

06/07/2008