Sharif remanded to police custody
Pakistan's deposed premier Nawaz Sharif on Friday denied charges of treason, attempted murder and hijacking levelled against him by the military regime while appearing before a special court in Karachi.

Imelda Marcos has slipped out of Philippines, say reports
Imelda Marcos, widow of deposed Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has quietly slipped out of the country for a one-month trip that will take her to Europe and then to the United States for eye treatment, reports said on Friday.

Agent Orange -- Koreas see red
South Korean Army veterans on Thursday opened a hotline to track down those who fell victim to toxic US defoliants used on the border with North Korea three decades ago.

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