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Tight security as China opens police chief trial Police and security forces surrounded a courthouse in southwest China on Monday, ahead of the long-awaited trial of the mafia-busting cop at the centre of the Neil Heywood murder scandal. Wang Lijun, former police chief and vice-mayor of...

Japan's ambassador to China dies amid rising tensions Japan's new ambassador to China has died, only five days after being appointed to the post and as relations between the two Asian neighbours sink to new lows. Shinichi Nishimiya, Japan's new ambassador to China, as found collapsed on a...

The brother and sisters of Win Maw Oo gather under a picture taken during the 1988 revolution, in which the injured Win Maw Oo is being carried by two doctors, at their home in Yangon September 12, 2012. REUTERS/stringer Win Kyu, father of Win Maw Oo, hangs up a picture taken during the 1988...

Girl's death 24 years ago haunts quest for justice in reformist Myanmar By Andrew R.C. Marshall YANGON | Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:09pm EDT (Reuters) - The first two bullets struck her legs. The third one ploughed through her chest, shredding a lung and drenching her uniform with blood. The death...

Australia's Gillard climbs back in polls a year from elections CANBERRA | Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:36am EDT (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is climbing back into contention for the next general election, still about 12 months away, with two new opinion polls showing a boost...

Libyan leader says 50 arrested in U.S. consulate attack WASHINGTON/TRIPOLI | Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:44pm EDT Libya's President Mohammed Magarief (L) and Libyan Army Chief of Staff Yousef al-Mangush speak during their visit to the tomb of Omar al-Mukhtar in Suluq, 53 km (33 miles) southeast of...

Locals stand next to a Nissan car dealership store after it was hit by anti-Japan protesters in Qingdao, Shandong province September 15, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer

Locals stand next to a Nissan car dealership store after it was hit by anti-Japan protesters in Qingdao, Shandong province September 15, 2012. Angry anti-Japan protesters took to the streets of Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda urging Beijing...

Demonstrators hold paper bearing slogans as policemen guard in front during a protest outside Japanese embassy in Beijing September 16, 2012. Torrid protests against Japan flared in Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with the government struggling to find a balance between venting public...

A demonstrator tries to kick a tear gas canister away during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province September 16, 2012. Torrid protests against Japan flared in...

Plain-clothes police sit behind a police cordon during a protest outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 16, 2012. Torrid protests against Japan flared in Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with the government struggling to find a balance between venting public anger and...

A demonstrator shouts with a Chinese flag as he stands in front of riot police during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province September 16, 2012. Torrid protests...

A demonstrator burns a Japanese flag during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province September 16, 2012. Torrid protests against Japan flared in Chinese cities for a...

Demonstrators burn a crossed-out Japanese national flag during a protest in Xi'an, Shaanxi province September 15, 2012. Thousands of Chinese besieged the Japanese embassy in Beijing on Saturday, hurling rocks, eggs and bottles with protests reported in other major cities in China amid growing...

Demonstrators with banners and Chinese national flags march along the main road during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, outside the Japanese embassy in Chengdu September 16, 2012. Torrid protests against Japan broke out...

Policemen wearing helmets and holding shields stand behind a fence as they watch demonstrators march past carrying a Chinese national flag during a protest outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 16, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

People look at a large Chinese national flag that covers the entrance to a Japanese restaurant located near the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 16, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

Riot police and uniformed police stand outside the main entrance to the Japanese embassy in Beijing September 17, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray

A demonstrator kicks a glass window of the Japanese Seibu department store during a protest against Japan's decision to purchase disputed islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu, in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu