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29 November 2011 Last updated at 13:27 ET

Pakistan 'to boycott Bonn talks'Supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party burn a US flag during a protest in Multan on November 28, 2011, against a Nato strike on Pakistan troops.

Pakistan is to boycott next week's talks in Bonn on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers, officials say.


Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October 2011.Sonia Gandhi in comeback speech

India's governing Congress party leader Sonia Gandhi makes her first public speech since undergoing surgery in August in the US.

Lawyers demonstrate in Kuala Lumpur on 29 November 2011Malaysia passes street rally ban

The Malaysian parliament passes a ban on street protests, despite a demonstration against the bill by hundreds of lawyers.

Damian Grammaticas Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

China to the UK's aid?

Could China be about to invest in Britain's infrastructure - and is it a good idea?

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Soutik Biswas Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

Waiting for Rahul Gandhi

India's media returns again to the idea that Rahul Gandhi is gearing up to lead the Congress party to election victory.

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