Sydney, June 28 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s proposal for an Asia-Pacific community will be endorsed and supported only if it champions democracy, Republican presidential nominee John McCain has said.

Experts say that McCain’s views on the issue have the potential of exacerbating tensions between the United States and Communist-led China.

Senator McCain's lead adviser on Asia, Mike Green, said that while the Republican nominee supports the concept, "it's a mistake to set up something like this and give a 'pass' on democracy".

Kathmandu - Nepalese police on Friday detained about 50 Tibetan exiles protesting

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday told Hong Kong and Macao's top Roman Catholic clerics he "hopes and prays" their colleagues from mainland China will one day be allowed to visit Rome.

Benedict expressed his wish in a speech to the clerics, including the Archbishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, who met the pontiff at Vatican City.

Benedict said he looked forward to the day "when your Brother Bishops from mainland China come to Rome on pilgrimage to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul, as a sign of communion with the Successor of Peter and the Universal Church."

Beijing- China has proposed new standards for teachers after the case of a high school teacher who

New Delhi, June 27 : Chinese authorities in Be