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12 December 2012 Last updated at 12:31 ET

N Korea rocket launch condemnedThe Unha-3 missile blasts off in North Korea

Neighbours accuse North Korea of conducting a disguised missile test, as it successfully launches a rocket to put a satellite into space.

Ravi ShankarMusic maestro Ravi Shankar dies

Sitar player Ravi Shankar, who popularised Indian music around the world, dies in hospital in the United States at the age of 92.

Dewa at her home in JalalabadAfghan judge 'bribe demand taped'

A top judge in Afghanistan is secretly recorded making demands for money and marriage from a woman seeking his help in her divorce case.

Damian Grammaticas, China correspondent Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas China correspondent

Will China's Xi Jinping be different?

14:20 UK time, Thursday, 15 November 2012

The BBC's Damian Grammaticas examines how China's Xi Jinping, now head of of the Communist Party, may be different from previous leaders.

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

Recalling Thomas Macaulay's English legacy

11 hours ago

A new biography of Thomas Macaulay throws the spotlight on the complex man who introduced English to India.

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Special Reports

Tiananmen SquareChina's new leaders

Beijing's 10-yearly leadership handover

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