分享图片The UN says more than 2 million people have now fled the war in #Syria. They've called it 'a disgraceful humanitarian calamity'. Around 5,000 people are said to be fleeing the country on a daily basis. Millions more are internally displaced. 🔗 网页链接展开全文
分享图片A young Chinese boy has had his eyes gouged out in brutal attack. The incident happened in Fenxi, Shanxi province, on 24 August. The six-year-old boy went out to play and was found several hours later by his parents with his eyes removed. 🔗 网页链接展开全文
#China has ruled out a top-level meeting with #Japan to discuss a territorial dispute in the East China Sea, accusing Tokyo of "empty talk". 🔗 网页链接 Japan has indicated it would like more dialogue with China on the issue, which has severely strained ties.展开全文
Nuclear regulators in #Japan say contamination at the crippled #Fukushima nuclear power plant is more serious than initially thought. 🔗 网页链接 Officials are meeting to discuss raising the severity of the toxic water leak from a level 1 incident the lowest grade to 3.展开全文
The deputy prime minister of #Japan has retracted comments in which he said that the government could learn from constitutional reform in Nazi Germany. 🔗 网页链接展开全文
China: Friend or foe? In the latest of our special Q&A sessions, John Simpson, World Affairs Editor for BBC News, will answer questions about his recent interview in Beijing with China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Hong Lei. #AskJohnSimpson 🔗 网页链接展开全文
China charges disgraced politician Bo Xilai with bribery and abuse of power, state media say, after one of the biggest political scandals in decades. 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
An #earthquake has struck #China's western province of #Gansu, killing at least 54 people and injuring more than 400 others. 🔗 网页链接 The first earthquake near Dingxi city had a magnitude of 5.98 an hour later another tremor hit the same area.展开全文
Doctors in the United States say 2 patients have been taken off their #HIV drugs after transplants of bone-marrow seemed to clear the virus from their bodies. 🔗 网页链接 One of the patients has not taken any medication for 4 months, with no sign of the virus returning展开全文 原微博
Tens of thousands of people are protesting in Hong Kong to mark the 16th anniversary of the return of the former British colony to mainland #China. 🔗 网页链接 They want full democracy & are protesting against leadership of HK's pro-Beijing Chief Executive, CY Leung.展开全文 原微博
A high-profile Chinese dissident, Chen Guangcheng, has issued a warning to the Chinese authorities at the beginning of his visit to Taiwan. 🔗 网页链接 The blind activist, who lives in exile in the US, said that efforts to suppress human rights in China would backfire.展开全文
North Korea has threatened to kill defectors who suggested that the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, handed out copies of Hitler's book Mein Kampf on his birthday to high-ranking officials. 🔗 网页链接 The accusations were made on a website run by North Korean defectors展开全文 原微博
At 1400GMT Mishal Husain talks to Chen Guangcheng, the dissident who left China after dramatically taking refuge in the US Embassy in Beijing. One year on, he tells me how he believes the Communist Party has 'privilege without responsibility'. 🔗 网页链接展开全文
Brothers Ryan and Colin Pyle went on an epic motorbike trip around China, covering 18,000km in just over 2 months. The two brothers travelled to third lowest point on earth to the foot of Everest, taking in Tibet, the North Korean border and plenty in between.展开全文
The most complete view yet of a possible human ancestor uncovered in South Africa has revealed an intriguing mix of human & ape traits. 🔗 网页链接 The image shows: Au. sediba is compared with a modern human (LEFT) and a chimp (RIGHT)展开全文
A Beijing restaurant is refusing to serve customers from three Asian neighbours currently involved in maritime disputes with China, provoking an online outcry. 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
Upload a video comment: is it time for North Korea to be taken more seriously? Are you worried about North Korea? Or do you believe these are empty threats? 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
Almost 1,000 members of Christian group Almighty God have now been detained for spreading rumours about the imminent end of the world. The sect predicts Friday will usher in three days of darkness and has urged its members to overthrow communism. 🔗 网页链接展开全文 原微博
