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10 September 2012 Last updated at 01:22 ET

US to hand Bagram back to AfghansUS captain at Bagram prison (file photo - November 2009)

The US is set to hand control of the controversial Bagram prison, housing 3,000 Taliban fighters and terror suspects, to the Afghan authorities.

Photo released by the Indonesian National Search And Rescue Agency of a wooden boat believed to have up to 180 asylum seekers on board, off Christmas Island, Australia, 4 July, 2012Australia set for Nauru transfer

Australia will send the first group of asylum seekers to an offshore processing centre in Nauru this week, Immigration Minister Chris Bowen says.

Aseem TrivediOutrage over cartoonist arrest

The arrest of an anti-corruption cartoonist in India on charges of sedition sparks off widespread criticism.

Soutik Biswas, Delhi correspondent Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

Why is India touchy about outside criticism?

18:20 UK time, Thursday, 6 September 2012

The government's criticism of a Washington Post article on Prime Minister Singh reveals a familiar intolerance.

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Damian Grammaticas, Beijing correspondent Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

China's economic conundrum

13:13 UK time, Monday, 27 August 2012

Chinese leaders face a dilemma about what to do with the economy ahead of the country's major leadership change, writes the BBC's Damian Grammaticas.

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Special Reports

Thai worshippers Thailand Direct

Going beyond the headlines in the South East Asian nation

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Asia Business

  • Chinese factoryChina data

    Factory output grows at its slowest pace in over three years

  • Investors looking at stock market board in TokyoGrowth down

    Japan revises down its growth numbers for the second quarter

Features & Analysis

Programmes

  • Dancers in PattayaFast Track Watch

    How police in the 'sleazy' Thai beach resort of Pattaya are keeping the city safe for tourists

  • Bridge over the River KwaiFast Track Watch

    Tracing the dark history of ‘Death Railway’ and its famous section - the Bridge over the River Kwai

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