GUANGZHOU (China) - Mrs Chen can't imagine abandoning one of her two best friends: her scruffy terrier mutt and a white fluffy Pekingese mix with buggy eyes.

But that's what the government in this southern Chinese city wants the middle-aged housewife to do when a one-dog policy takes effect in Guangzhou.

ISLAMABAD - AUTHORITIES on Wednesday temporarily closed Peshawar airport, an aviation official said, citing 'technical reasons' for the shutdown in the north-west Pakistani city troubled by Taleban attacks.

BEIJING - A LEADING official in China's eastern metropolis of Tianjin has been sacked for corruption and will face criminal charges linked to abuse of power, state media said on Wednesday.