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Pakistan restores Twitter after block

Pakistan restores Twitter after block

21 May 2012, 7:14 AM

Asia-Pacific | Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over posts that Islamabad said promoted a Facebook contest involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.
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Prosecutors demand life sentence for Patek

21 May 2012, 16:15 PM

Asia-Pacific | Indonesian prosecutors have asked for life in prison for Umar Patek if he is found guilty of involvement in the 2002 Bali bombings. Read more

North Korea nuclear test feared

21 May 2012, 13:46 PM

Asia-Pacific | US, South Korean and Japanese officials have begun talks on North Korea amid concern the communist state may be planning another nuclear test. Read more

Eclipse 'ring of fire' wows sky-gazers

21 May 2012, 13:25 PM

Asia-Pacific | Millions of people on both sides of the Pacific have gazed at a solar eclipse which created a "ring of fire" when the moon passed in front of the sun. Read more

Rare solar eclipse viewed over Asia

Rare solar eclipse viewed over Asia

21 May 2012, 10:37 AM

Asia-Pacific | Sky watchers in parts of Asia have glimpsed an annular solar eclipse as the moon passed in front of the sun today.
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Pakistan blocks Twitter for prophet images

21 May 2012, 4:49 AM

Asia-Pacific | Pakistan has temporarily blocked Twitter over tweets that promoted a Facebook competition to post images of Islam's Prophet Mohammed. Read more

Burma to reopen part of Death Railway

21 May 2012, 3:18 AM

Asia-Pacific | The Burmese government plans to restore a stretch of the infamous Death Railway to Thailand initially built by Japanese-held prisoners of war. Read more

Burma in talks to end rebel fighting

20 May 2012, 17:49 PM

Asia-Pacific | A Burmese negotiator says he has discussed enforcing a ceasefire and eradicating drugs in eastern Burma in talks with the leader of the Shan State Army. Read more

Sri Lanka president to free jailed rival

20 May 2012, 15:05 PM

Asia-Pacific | Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has ordered the release from jail of his one-time electoral rival Sarath Fonseka. Read more

New Timor head calls for sweat, hard work

New Timor head calls for sweat, hard work

20 May 2012, 11:58 AM

Asia-Pacific | New East Timor Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak has called for "sweat and hard work" to lift East Timor out of poverty. Read more

Car bomb in eastern Syria 'kills seven'

19 May 2012, 21:16 PM

Asia-Pacific | Seven people have been killed and 100 wounded in a car bomb blast in Deir el-Zour, according to Syrian state television. Read more

Blind Chinese activist leaves for US

19 May 2012, 20:49 PM

Asia-Pacific | Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has boarded a plane that has taken off for the United States. Read more

Pomersbach to appear in Indian court

Pomersbach to appear in Indian court

19 May 2012, 18:07 PM

Asia-Pacific | Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach is due to appear in a New Delhi courtroom on Saturday, his lawyer says. Read more

Chinese activist Chen 'set to fly to US'

Chinese activist Chen 'set to fly to US'

19 May 2012, 16:10 PM

Asia-Pacific | Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said he was at Beijing's international airport and that he believed he would be flying to New York. Read more

Indonesia calls off search for crash victims

Indonesia calls off search for crash victims

19 May 2012, 15:43 PM

Asia-Pacific | Indonesian officials have called off the search for victims of a Russian jet crash as experts continue their probe into why it flew into a dormant volcano. Read more

E Timor gets new president

E Timor gets new president

19 May 2012, 13:25 PM

Asia-Pacific | East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta prepared for a handover of power to his successor ahead of celebrations to mark the country's first decade of independence from Indonesia. Read more

China 'pursuing steady military build-up'

China 'pursuing steady military build-up'

19 May 2012, 12:49 PM

Asia-Pacific | China is exploiting Western commercial technology, conducting aggressive cyber espionage and buying more anti-ship missiles as part of a steady military build-up, the Pentagon said. Read more

Australian cricketer granted bail in sexual assault case

19 May 2012, 12:01 PM

Asia-Pacific | Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach has been granted bail after being charged with molesting a woman and beating up her fiance at a posh New Delhi hotel. Read more

Atomic agency head to hold talks in Iran

Atomic agency head to hold talks in Iran

19 May 2012, 10:28 AM

Asia-Pacific | The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency will fly to Iran for talks about that country's nuclear program on Sunday, the UN says. Read more

Aussie cricketer faints in Indian court

18 May 2012, 22:35 PM

Asia-Pacific | An Australian cricketer has been accused of trying to molest a 27-year-old woman during a party at an upmarket hotel in India. Read more

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