Monday, 03 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi | |
ASIA-PACIFIC | |
Xinjiang arrests 'now over 1,500' Chinese police arrest another 319 people over last month's violence in Xinjiang, bringing the total detained to more than 1,500. | |
Chinese factory poisons hundreds Hundreds of residents near a Chinese chemical plant are found to be contaminated by high levels of a metal used in batteries. | |
Cambodia cancels landmine pageant Cambodia's government cancels a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant, labelling the contest an insult to disabled people. |
TECHNOLOGY | |
Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. | |
US file-sharer refuses donations A US student ordered to pay $675,000 (£404,000) for sharing music online refuses his supporters' help paying the fine. | |
Google chief leaves Apple board Google chief Eric Schmidt quits Apple's board of directors because the search giant's business is overlapping Apple's. |
DON'T MISS | |
Panorama: Smugglers' Tales Reporter Raphael Rowe reveals the endless struggle to keep drugs out of Britain's jails. TONIGHT, BBC ONE, 8.30pm |
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