China's export growth slowed further in October as the eurozone debt crisis and fears of…
Asia
Japan releases Chinese fishing boat
The fishing crew were held in Japan's Nagasaki port. Japan has released the crew of a…
Asian couples rush to wed on auspicious date
Thousands of couples across Asia swamped marriage registries and held mass weddings on Friday, believing…
Afghanistan: Mother, daughter stoned to death in Ghazni
A group of armed men have stoned a woman and her daughter to death in…
India and Pakistan PMs pledge ‘new chapter’
Pakistan's prime minister and his Indian counterpart have met in the Maldives, pledging to open…
Philippine town claims world’s largest croc title
A small Philippine town on Wednesday laid claim to having the world's largest captive crocodile…
Ill Sonia Gandhi cancels India comeback speech
India's governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi has cancelled her first speech since undergoing surgery…
China to send armed patrols on Mekong: report
China and several neighbouring countries will provide armed escorts to ships navigating the Mekong River,…
Euro crisis talks delay China panda loan to France
The loan of two Chinese pandas to a French zoo has been delayed because of…
Afghanistan clash ‘kills dozens of Taliban’ in Paktika
More than 60 Taliban fighters have been killed in an attack on a Nato outpost…