US welcomes strong China - Obama
President Obama says the US welcomes a strong, prosperous China on the world stage and "does not seek to contain it".

Tamil asylum seekers leave ship
A group of 22 Sri Lankan asylum seekers comes ashore after a month on an Australian ship off Indonesia, officials say.

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New Zealand through to finals
New Zealand book their place at the World Cup finals for the first time since 1982 with victory over Bahrain in a play-off.

Asia 'leading world out of slump'
Asia is leading the world out of recession, leaders say at the start of an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit.

Gaming doctor 'caused baby death'
A Chinese baby dies in hospital because his doctor was playing an online game while his condition worsened, reports say.

Angolan 'mafia targets Chinese'
Chinese workers in Angola are being targeted by "mafia-style" gangs, threatening bilateral relations, business leaders say.

Chinese schools collapse in snow
Heavy snowfall in China causes 38 deaths in road accidents and collapsed buildings, state news media report.

New bid to free Burma's Suu Kyi
Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi lodges a new appeal for release from her extended house arrest.

Cambodia arrest boosts Thai row
Cambodian police arrest a man for allegedly spying on former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra, ramping up tension with Thailand.

Australian bomb dog lost in Afghan battle found months later
An Australian bomb-sniffing dog turns up safe and well more than a year after disappearing in a battle in Afghanistan.

New Zealand shark bite turns into surprise octuplet Caesarean
A pregnant shark at a New Zealand aquarium was bitten by another shark, unexpectedly releasing four baby sharks as stunned visitors watched.

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Rugby: Scotland ease to victory over Fiji
Scotland ease to victory over Fiji in Andy Robinson's first game as head coach.

Apec ambition
Can world leaders find a new balance of power?

Tense ties
Why Indonesians are angry at close neighbour Malaysia

Neighbours' row
More than Thaksin divides Thailand and Cambodia

China 'running illegal prisons'
China is running unlawful detention centres in which its citizens can be kept for months, Human Rights Watch says.

Taiwan's Chen 'shooting' mystery
New suspicions are raised about the 2004 apparent shooting of former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian.

Japanese 'should learn from war'
Japanese Emperor Akihito says the country should learn lessons from the wartime reign of his father, Hirohito.

Australia 'Nazi case' extradition
Australia's government approves the extradition to Hungary of 88-year-old alleged Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai.

China activist 'in airport limbo'
A prominent Chinese dissident says he has been stuck at Tokyo airport for nine days because China will not let him in.

Clinton vows Philippines support
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges continued US support for the Philippines' fight against Islamist militants.

Surprise rise in Australian jobs
A surprisingly strong increase in Australia's October jobs figures leads to talk of a December interest rate rise.

Japan's Suntory snaps up Orangina
Orangina Schweppes is sold to the Japanese drinks firm Suntory for an undisclosed sum.

Japan Airlines plunges into loss
Struggling carrier Japan Airlines reports $357m second-quarter loss as it negotiates a fourth financial bailout.

Eyewitness: Sumatra earthquake
Two Brits give their accounts on the devastating earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday.

Japan election: Voters' views
Five Japanese voters discuss the issues important to them and whether a change of power will be good for their country.

Xinjiang: Views from China
People from across China discuss the recent unrest

Border town venerates Dalai Lama
Indian frontier town rejoices in Dalai Lama's visit

Cambodia teaches Pol Pot era
Cambodia's first textbook on Khmer Rouge horrors

The babies airlifted out of Saigon
Viktoria Cowley was just a toddler when she was airlifted out of Vietnam, one of 99 children plucked from the war-torn country by the Daily Mail. Now she is trying to reunite the scattered evacuees.

China writes big cheque for Africa
As China pledges to invest further in Africa, the BBC's Christian Fraser examines the growing billion-dollar relationship between the two regions.