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Rio Tinto signs China mines deal
Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in the African nation of Guinea.
Acceptance over Obama Asia delay
Indonesia and Australia express understanding after President Obama pushes back a much-anticipated regional visit.
Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune
A feng shui master launches an appeal, after a court rejected his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune.
China unveils own helicopter
China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter takes off on a maiden flight in the eastern province of Jiangxi.
UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban
A US- and EU-backed bid to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna fails, raising fears for the species' future.
Thai protesters vow to stay put
Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely, albeit in smaller numbers.
Burma releases jailed US activist
Burma's military government frees a democracy activist and US citizen jailed in February for three years.
China irked by UK rights report
China accuses Britain of staging a political show after its official review of human rights is highly critical of Beijing's record.
China warning on Rio Tinto trial
China warns against politicising the imminent Rio Tinto trial, after Australia expresses concern over how it will be conducted.
Clue in the claws: Chinese dinosaur related to Velociraptor
Researchers discover a new species of dinosaur that was very closely related to the Velociraptor.
Hobbit film to begin shooting in New Zealand in July
Shooting of the long-awaited film version of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit is set to begin in New Zealand in July.
New Zealand v Australia live score
New Zealand take on Australia in the first Test in Wellington.
Loss of faith
Thai protests point to wider discontent over elite rule
Technical tricks
How do you leap the Great Firewall of China?
No joke
How China dominates the quirky gift industry
Blood curse
Symbolism and the supernatural used in Thai stand-off
Bryant's Australia
What advice would UK and Australian opposition swap?
In pictures
The Vietnamese teenagers hooked on online gaming
Kidnapped Chinese fishermen freed
Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.
UK to produce Nissan electric car
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
'Hobbit' island's deeper history
New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species.
Aid flown to cyclone-struck Fiji
Australia and New Zealand begin airlifting aid to Fiji, as it starts to pick up the pieces after a category four cyclone.
Missing Chinese lawyer Gao 'fine'
The brother of a missing human rights lawyer tells the BBC he is "fine", without shedding light on where he could be.
Japan increases stimulus measures
Japan's central bank increases a stimulus measure aimed at encouraging financial institutions to lend more.
Australia warns China on Rio case
Australia's prime minister tells China the world will be watching the trial of Rio Tinto employees, which begins next week.

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