Pakistani cable television operators have begun blocking the BBC's international news TV channel, BBC World…
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Chinese official: Eurozone collapse would be a ‘disaster’
A collapse of the eurozone would be a "disaster for everyone" and EU leaders have…
India-Pakistan tennis pair Bopanna and Qureshi split
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have ended their doubles partnership.
Pakistan ‘to boycott Afghan Bonn talks’ after Nato raid
Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike…
India all-party talks fails to end retail deadlock
An all-party meeting in India has failed to break a deadlock over opposition demands to…
Malaysian lawyers rally against street-protest ban
Hundreds of lawyers in Malaysia have staged a rally against proposed laws that would ban…
Japan singletons hit record high
Record numbers of young Japanese do not have boyfriends or girlfriends, and many do not…
China regulator bans TV advertisements during dramas
China has ordered a ban on advertisements during TV dramas as part of its reform…
China looking to snap up EU factories, railways
China is looking to buy EU factories and railways instead of wobbly government bonds as…
Japan ‘gangster son’ Toru Hashimoto wins Osaka ballot
Voters in the Japanese city of Osaka have elected self-proclaimed son of a gangster Toru…