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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:50:21 GMT  
Burmese monk Shin Gambira, one of the leaders of the 2007 protests, is taken away by the authorities, eyewitnesses tell BBC Burmese.

Court rejects Pakistan PM appeal
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:44:02 GMT  

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:09:44 GMT  
An abattoir in the Australian city of Sydney, has been closed down after a video showing animal cruelty surfaces, local media report.

UN envoy in Maldives crisis talks
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:03:01 GMT  
A UN envoy is to meet the current and former presidents of the Maldives to try to end the political crisis gripping the Indian Ocean nation.

Delhi retreats in army age case
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:37:27 GMT  

China and Canada boost trade ties
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:29:04 GMT  
Canada and China reach government deals in uranium exports and other sectors, as the two countries deepen trade ties.

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:14:19 GMT  
A court in the Indian city of Mumbai directs Bollywood director Subhash Ghai to return to the government a plot of land allotted for a film school.

Maldives warrant for ex-president
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:13:04 GMT  
Crowds of supporters gather at the house of the former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, as a warrant is issued for his arrest.

China investigating police chief
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:35:20 GMT  
Chinese authorities are investigating after a top police chief spent a day at the US consulate, state media says, amid rumours he sought asylum.

Amitabh Bachchan faces surgery
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:04:11 GMT  
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan will undergo surgery later this week after suffering from "abdominal pain", the actor says in his blog.

China sacks officials in Tibet
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:08:20 GMT  
The Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet sacks four officials for "endangering stability" in the region, state-media report.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:57:38 GMT  

VIDEO: Tibetans burn in protests
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:12:11 GMT  
In the past year, twenty-one people have publicly set themselves on fire - five in the past week alone - in a campaign calling for more freedom for Tibetans.

VIDEO: Woman found alive in Lahore rubble
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:08:38 GMT  
Rescue workers in Pakistan have found a 65-year-old woman alive in the rubble of a Lahore factory, 31 hours after the building collapsed.

VIDEO: Afghanistan wins carpet award
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:09:21 GMT  
Afghanistan wins an international carpet-weaving competition against Iran, India and Pakistan.

VIDEO: Passing down wealth in India
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:27:42 GMT  
A look at why passing downwealth to the next generation is important in India

VIDEO: Nepal national park breeds crocs
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:30:05 GMT  

VIDEO: Afghans donate to renovate landmarks
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:34:13 GMT  

VIDEO: Evacuation from Queensland floods
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:30 GMT  
Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:47:22 GMT  
Anbarasan Ethirajan visits the Noakhali Peace Mission in Bangladesh, whish is dedicated to continuing the community work inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.

Corals inflate to escape the sand
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:38:33 GMT  
Time-lapse footage reveals how mushroom corals inflate and deflate to free themselves from smothering sand.

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:23:47 GMT  
Fast declines in some UK and European ladybirds are being caused by the spread of the invasive harlequin species, scientists show.

Ajmal makes Worcs return for T20
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:43:08 GMT  

China media: Xi and Harper
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:51:49 GMT  

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:23:59 GMT  

China media: China-Canada ties
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:33:33 GMT  
Morning newspaper round-up: Focus on energy trade as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits Beijing.

India boy stabs teacher to death
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:22:16 GMT  
A schoolboy in the southern Indian city of Chennai has stabbed a female teacher to death in her classroom, officials say.

Toxic alcohol toll rises in India
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:54:14 GMT  
The number of people who have died in the Indian state of Orissa after drinking toxic illegal alcohol rises to 31, officials say.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:31:41 GMT  
Three ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka who resigned amid a row over watching pornography in the local assembly are barred from attending it.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:51:40 GMT  

Singapore warns US on China talk
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:11:00 GMT  

US-Japan marine deal resurrected
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:31:30 GMT  
The US and Japan resurrect a deal to move thousands of US Marines from Okinawa, but the future of a major base on the island remains unclear.

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:25 GMT  
One of the most senior al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan, Badar Mansoor, is killed in a US drone strike, local officials say.

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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:48:08 GMT  
At least five Afghan policemen are poisoned and then shot dead at a checkpoint in the southern city of Kandahar, intelligence officials say.

Teams scour Lahore collapse site
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:55:34 GMT  
Rescuers who worked overnight on Monday are still frantically trying to remove debris from a factory that collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore.

Afghanistan - Country profile
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:02:09 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Australia country profile
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:08:44 GMT  
Provides an overview of Australia, including key facts and events

Country profile: Bangladesh
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:54:57 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates

Country profile: Bhutan
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:05:50 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Brunei profile
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:52:40 GMT  
Provides an overview of Brunei, including key events and facts.

Burma profile
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:52:23 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates

Cambodia profile
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:51 GMT  
Provides an overview of Cambodia, including key events and facts.

China profile
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:16 GMT  
Provides an overview of China, including key events and facts.

Cook Islands profile
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:12:33 GMT  
Provides an overview of the Cook Islands, including key events and facts.

East Timor country profile
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:02 GMT  
Provides an overview of East Timor, including key events and facts about this former Portuguese colony which won independence from Indonesia in a long civil war

Fiji country profile
Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:02:26 GMT  
Provides an overview of Fiji, including key events and facts about this tropical island and ethnically diverse former British colony in the Pacific.

French Polynesia profile
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:35 GMT  
Provides an overview of French Polynesia, including key events and facts

Regions and territories: Guam
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:44:31 GMT  
An overview of Guam, including key facts, political leaders and the media

Regions and territories: Hong Kong
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:46:31 GMT  
An overview of Hong Kong, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Country profile: India
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:12:04 GMT  
Details of the key facts, figures and dates.

Indonesia profile
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:49 GMT  

Japan country profile
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:49:13 GMT  
Provides an overview of Japan, including key events and facts about this earthquake-prone country on the western rim of the Pacific.

Kashmir profile
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:55:58 GMT  
An overview of the former princely state of Kashmir, which has been partitioned between India and Pakistan since 1947.

Kazakhstan profile
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:11:55 GMT  
Provides an overview of Kazakhstan, including key events and facts about this vast, mineral-rich Central Asian country.

Kiribati profile
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:59:25 GMT  
Provides an overview of Kiribati including key events and facts.

North Korea country profile
Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:45:47 GMT  
Provides an overview of North Korea, including key events and facts.

South Korea profile
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:06:23 GMT  
Provides an overview of South Korea, including key events and facts

Kyrgyzstan profile
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:02:41 GMT  
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Kyrgyzstan

Laos profile
Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:58:17 GMT  
Provides an overview of Laos, including key events and facts

Regions and territories: Macau
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:49:11 GMT  
An overview of Macau, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Malaysia profile
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:58:39 GMT  
Provides an overview of Malaysia, including key events and facts.

Country profile: The Maldives
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:18:33 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Marshall Islands profile
Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:18:24 GMT  
Provides an overview of the Marshall Islands, including key events and facts.

Micronesia profile
Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10:19 GMT  
Provides an overview of Micronesia, including key events and facts

Mongolia profile
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:28:37 GMT  
Summary: Provides an overview of Mongolia, including key events and facts.

Nauru profile
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:07:23 GMT  

Country profile: Nepal
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:17:31 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Regions and territories: New Caledonia
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:17:05 GMT  
An overview of the Pacific territory, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

New Zealand profile
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:56:15 GMT  
Provides an overview of New Zealand, including key events and facts

Regions and territories: Niue
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:38:11 GMT  

Regions, territories: Northern Mariana Islands
Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:21 GMT  
A profile of the US commonwealth territory in the north-west Pacific

Country profile: Pakistan
Sat, 14 May 2011 12:25:48 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Palau country profile
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:56:17 GMT  
Provides an overview of Palau , including key events and facts about this tropical island nation in the northern Pacific.

Papua New Guinea profile
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:29 GMT  
Provides an overview of Papua New Guinea, including key events and facts

Philippines profile
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:18:12 GMT  
Provides an overview of Philippines, including key events and facts.

Samoa profile
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:39:21 GMT  
Provides an overview of Samoa, including key events and facts.

Singapore profile
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:21:22 GMT  
Provides an overview of Singapore, including key events and facts.

Country profile: Sri Lanka
Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:24:47 GMT  
Key facts, figures and dates.

Solomon Islands country profile
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:48:24 GMT  
Provides an overview of Solomon Islands, including key events and facts.

Taiwan profile
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:47:13 GMT  
Provides key background, including facts and figures

Tajikistan profile
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:46 GMT  
Provides an overview of Tajikistan, including key events and facts about this mountainous Central Asian republic.

Thailand profile
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:18:53 GMT  
Provides an overview of Thailand, including key events and facts.

Regions and territories: Tibet
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:57:04 GMT  
An overview of Tibet, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

Regions and territories: Tokelau
Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:33:10 GMT  
A profile of the three-island territory in the South Pacific

Tonga profile
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:49:53 GMT  
Provides an overview of Tonga, including key events and facts.

Turkmenistan profile
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:02:19 GMT  
Overview of Turkmenistan, including key events and facts.

Tuvalu Profile
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:57:52 GMT  
Provides an overview of Tuvalu, including key events and facts.

Uzbekistan country profile
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:20:59 GMT  
Provides an overview of Uzbekistan, including key events and facts about the country.

Vanuatu country profile
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:36:48 GMT  
Provides an overview of Vanuatu, including key events and facts

Vietnam country profile
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:52:29 GMT  
Provides an overview of Vietnam, including key events and facts about this east Asian country

Regions and territories: Xinjiang
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:51:57 GMT  
An overview of Xinjiang, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-1697720..
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:39:44 GMT  
Exports and imports fall amid sluggish global demand

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:54:04 GMT  

China lock-down seals off Tibetan unrest
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:53:59 GMT  
China seals off Tibetan protest communities

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16965..
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:34:10 GMT  

BBC man in mannequin fetish film role
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:21 GMT  
Tough role for BBC man in film debut

Unease grows over Maldives power struggle
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:46 GMT  
Unease grows over Maldives power struggle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-1693274..
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:38:58 GMT  
Is India falling in love with the cappuccino?

Philippines seeks US muscle on South China Sea
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:19:00 GMT  
Filipinos defend islands amid South China Sea tensions

Cambodia faces rising wage demand
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:32 GMT  
Are Cambodian workers falling out of love with garment-making?

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