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20 November 2011 Last updated at 06:04 ET

Afghan tribal elders back US pactAfghan President Hamid Karzai gestures after his speech at a Loya Jirga, or grand assembly, in Kabul, 19 November 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai wins the endorsement of leaders and elders to negotiate a ten-year security partnership with the United States.

China chemical explosion kills 14

An explosion at a factory producing melamine in Xintai in Shandong province kills 14 workers.

US praises China on sea disputes

China was "constructive" about territorial disputes in the South China Sea during talks with President Obama, a US official says.

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Damian Grammaticas Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

Obama stirs up China's sea of troubles

15:45 UK time, Friday, 18 November 2011

A three-act play aimed at China

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Soutik Biswas Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

A rare and salacious tell-all Indian memoir

00:13 UK time, Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Vinod Mehta's memoir is an exception in the arid world of Indian autobiographies.

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Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Shibuya station in TokyoGeneration Asia

New lifestyles in changing societies

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Features & Analysis

  • A participant walks past a poster advertising Wikipedia's Mumbai meetingUpdated entry

    Why online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is targeting India

  • Skulls from the 1971 Bangladesh war of independenceViolent birth

    Bangladesh faces up to crimes committed at independence, 40 years on

  • Aung San Suu KyiUneasy path

    Despite reform in Burma, obstacles to change remain

  • Minamisanriku is seen eight months after the 11 March tsunamiIn pictures

    Japan's tsunami recovery viewed from the air

  • Weird words

    Why Pakistanis are laughing at 'monkey crotch' and 'athlete's foot'

  • Grammaticas in China

    Obama's three-act play, aimed at Beijing

  • Food appeal

    Why hunger looms once again in aid-rich Afghanistan

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    How the travel time between Saudi Arabia's holy cities may soon be greatly reduced

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