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11 December 2011 Last updated at 21:31 ET

Pakistan to keep Nato convoy banA trucker prays on top of an idle oil tanker in the Pakistani port of Karachi, 7 December

Pakistan's PM tells the BBC that Nato's vital supply convoys to Afghanistan could remain blocked for several weeks, in protest at a deadly US air strike.

Chinese fishermen 'stab Koreans'

A group of Chinese fishermen stab two South Korean coast guards, killing one, after they are stopped for illegal fishing, Seoul officials say.

Damian Grammaticas Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

Held 'hostage' by China

15:41 UK time, Friday, 9 December 2011

For over a year now Liu Xia has been deprived of her liberty by the Chinese state, for the sole reason, it seems, that her husband won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Soutik Biswas Article written by Soutik Biswas 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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Special Reports

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

New lifestyles in changing societies

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Asia Business

  • Apple iPad and Galaxy TabPatent row

    Australian judges lift a ban on the sale of Samsung's Galaxy tablet

  • Lady buying vegetables at a marketInflation slowing

    Chinese inflation falls to its slowest pace in 14 months

Features & Analysis

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Hiking in Japan. Photographer: Azlan DuPree. Licensed under Creative CommonsHiking hot spot

    Head to the mountains and hills and check out Japan's stunning scenery

Programmes

  • A copy of the December edition of FHM, featuring Pakistani actress Veena Malik World Have Your Say Listen

    "I did not sell my religion or my nationality," Veena Malik on her controversial FHM cover

  • Orphans in BaliAssignment

    Ed Butler investigates reports that some orphanages in Bali are being run as commercial rackets

  • Members of the Association of Parents of Disappeared People (APDP) cry in front of banner of missing peopleThe Missing In Kashmir Listen

    "He gets nightmares about the bodies he's buried himself," the human cost of conflict in Kashmir

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