Burma parliament faces 'boycott' Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party will not attend Monday's re-opening of parliament in a row over the oath MPs should swear.
Afghan-US partnership 'deal done' US and Afghan negotiators finalise a long-term partnership deal governing the US role in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of forces in 2014.
Australia's Speaker stands aside Australia's parliamentary Speaker steps down amid claims of sexual harassment and fraud, putting Julia Gillard's fragile government under pressure.
Hackers hit China scandal website A hacking attack cripples US-based Chinese-language website Boxun for several hours, its manager says, after reports on the Bo Xilai scandal.
Sri Lanka orders mosque removal Sri Lanka's government orders the removal of a mosque from an area it says is sacred to the country's majority Buddhists.
Deadly Pakistan air crash probed Air crash investigators comb the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.
China and Russia in joint naval drill Chinese and Russian naval forces will simulate search and rescue operations as they launch six days of joint exercises in the Yellow Sea.
Japan agrees Burma debt write-off Japan agrees to write off more than $3.7bn (£2.29bn) of debt to Burma as its president continues his first visit there.
Vietnam baffled by skin disease Vietnam seeks international help for a mystery skin infection that has already killed 19 people and made 170 others ill.
China frees Vietnamese fishermen China frees 21 Vietnamese fishermen whose detention last month near disputed islands sparked a diplomatic row, officials say.
Escaped bears kill women in Japan Two women are killed after bears escape from their enclosures at a park in northern Japan - people are being told to stay indoors.