Scores of children saved as police bust China kidnap ring

Police have rescued 92 abducted children and held 301 suspects in connection with the bust of one of the biggest cross-country child-trafficking networks on the mainland in years.

• Police dismiss report that 200,000 children abducted in China yearly
• Kidnapped child returns home after 23 years with aid of Google Maps

At least 12 dead as new major earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan

A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit southwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 12 people in a region already devastated by a tremor which left more than 300 people dead this week,  local officials said.

• More than 270 killed in huge Pakistan earthquake

United Nations Security Council endorses Syria chemical weapons resolution without dissent

The diplomatic drive to purge Syria of its chemical weapons accelerated as the full 15-member UN Security Council approved a breakthrough resolution to ensure Syrian compliance.

• Most of Syria's chemical arsenal not yet on rockets, US and Russia say
• Syria chemical weapons inspections ‘to start next week’

Chinese student in US accused of slaying ex-girlfriend