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A chair specially designed to restrain an inmate is set behind bars in an interrogation room at the Number One Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

Officials check monitors at the Number One Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

A police officer guards a corridor that is forbidden for visiting journalists to see during a government-organized tour of the Number One Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

A police officer prepares his speech to journalists taking part in a government-organized tour inside an empty cell at the Number One Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

Seen through a metal fence gate, a prosecutor walks out of a building of the Number One Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

Australian scientists work to save koalas Koalas are in big trouble, but scientists sequencing their genome say they might have a solution. Last Modified: 17 May 2013 09:06<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Argentina's inflation strategy draws scorn Bid to attract US dollar deposits criticised as potential incentive for money laundering and organised crime. Last Modified: 17 May 2013 07:10 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Free Syrian Army fighters speak from across an intersection, next to a curtain to protect from sniper fire in Deir al-Zor May 15, 2013. Picture taken May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Women hold candles as they mourn the death of Mohamed al-Saado, who was shot earlier this week by what...

Free Syrian Army members eat a meal together in one of the streets of Deir el-Zor May 16, 2013. Picture taken May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Free Syrian Army fighters adjust a rocket to be launched towards forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Deir al-Zor May 15, 2013...

UN chief in Russia as Syria crisis deepens Ban Ki-moon warns against losing "momentum" on proposed international peace conference generated by US and Russia. Last Modified: 17 May 2013 15:14 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

More than 20 people killed in Congo mining collapse, government says This AP file photo shows a Congolese government soldier in Masisi, Congo in 2007. The town was the scene of a horrific mining accident Thursday. The Associated Press Published Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:28PM EDT KINSHASA...

Taiwan officials arrive in Philippines to probe fatal shooting CNA 2013-05-16 17:51 The delegation departs from Taipei on Thursday. (Photo/CNA) A Taiwanese delegation of prosecutors and officials from various government agencies arrived in Manila Thursday to conduct a probe into the fatal...

US launches trade probes into steel wire from China, Mexico, Thailand Xinhua 2013-05-16 08:50 A 20cm thick steel cable. (Photo/CFP) The US Commerce Department announced on Tuesday that it is launching anti-dumping investigations on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China, Mexico...

Taiwan cuts cooperation with Philippines over shooting CNA 2013-05-16 11:56 A Philippine Airlines plane at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport prepares to depart for Manila. (Photo/Kao Hsin-yu) Taiwan's Cabinet issued a red travel alert for the Philippines on Wednesday, advising Taiwanese...

Russia's Putin to take to the air for Kremlin commute SOCHI, Russia | Thu May 16, 2013 11:12am EDT (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will soon fly to work by helicopter rather than being driven there in his usual Mercedes limousine to try to appease anger over traffic jams created by his...

Weakening Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh Thousands evacuated in Bangladesh and Myanmar, with six people reported dead, as storm moves into northeastern India. Last Modified: 16 May 2013 15:53 Below is the video, move your cursor over it to see the play button.<object id="flashObj"...

Christian teacher to be tried in Egypt for insulting Islam CAIRO | Tue May 14, 2013 5:04pm EDT (Reuters) - Egypt's prosecutors on Tuesday referred a Christian schoolteacher to trial on charges of insulting Islam, judicial sources said. Dimiana Abdel-Nour, who was arrested on Wednesday, was...

U.S. urged to take tougher line on Indian trade practices A man buys cancer drug Glivec for a relative who is suffering from cancer at a pharmacy in a government-run hospital in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad April 2, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Amit Dave By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON | Tue May...

Italy's Berlusconi questioned in prostitution probe People of Freedom (PDL) party member and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wipes his forehead as he attends the Upper house of the parliament in Rome, April 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Giampiero Sposito ROME | Tue May 14, 2013 3:29pm...

Richard Branson (R), wearing an AirAsia stewardess uniform, and AirAsia's Chief Executive Tony Fernandes spray champagne during an AirAsia promotional event after Branson arrived at an airport in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur May 12, 2013. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad