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1 December 2011 Last updated at 19:16 ET

US to reward further Burma reformUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi at the US chief of mission Residence in Rangoon

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledges improved ties if Burma continues current reforms, during a landmark visit to the country.

Warren WeinsteinAl-Qaeda says it has US citizen

Al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri says they have a 70-year-old US citizen, Warren Weinstein, who was abducted in Lahore, Pakistan, nearly four months ago.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (file image)Jailed Afghan rape victim freed

Afghan President Hamid Karzai pardons a woman jailed for adultery after being a victim of rape, after she apparently agrees to marry her attacker.

Damian Grammaticas Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

China to the UK's aid?

14:09 UK time, Monday, 28 November 2011

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

02:16 UK time, Tuesday, 22 November 2011

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

New lifestyles in changing societies

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Asia Business

  • Chinese factoryFactory slump

    Chinese manufacturing activity falls to lowest level in 32 months

  • Michael WoodfordOlympus resignation

    Former chief quits the firm's board in a bid to oust fellow members

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    Visit the towns of Thuringia - the former home of German enlightenment and literature

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