Supercars in costly Japan pile-up
Polo match marks Sikhs' 1897 Battle of Saragarhi
Are China's leaders worried?
13:24 UK time, Friday, 2 December 2011
The week when China's economy suddenly looked vulnerable
5 December 2011
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Afghans vow to tackle corruption
Afghanistan pledges to step its fight against corruption in return for international support as a major international conference ends in Bonn.
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Retail delay hits Indian shares
Shares in Indian retailers fall after the government puts on hold plans to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains.
Water leak at Japan nuclear plant
Contaminated water leaks from a treatment system at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with some potentially entering the sea.
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Great Barrier Reef particles frozen01:58
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Australia set to sell Uranium to India02:16
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Bollywood actor Dev Anand, 88, dies01:32
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China's growing role in UAE03:46
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Kapoor: Bollywood to Hollywood03:48
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Giant pandas arrive in Edinburgh02:46
Sport
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Pattinson sets up Australia win
Debutant seamer James Pattinson's five-wicket haul inspires Australia to a nine-wicket win against New Zealand in the first Test at the Gabba.
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Soutik Biswas
Delhi correspondent
A parliament in limbo
11:25 UK time, Friday, 2 December 2011
Why no work is getting done in the dysfunctional parliament of the world's largest democracy.
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Jeweller in share sale
Chow Tai Fook aims to raise $2.8bn on HK stock exchange
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Yahoo shares up
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'Unification TV'
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Bollywood Noir
Dev Anand originated a new cinema genre
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Embracing Burma
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The write stuff
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The 'oil tanker' economy
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Bonn chance
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Indignant in India
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