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Talks on global arms treaty set to begin in New York
A month of UN-hosted talks are due to kick off in New York, aiming to establish a treaty controlling arms sales around the world. China to create special currency test zone
China plans to create a special zone to experiment with currency convertibility in Shenzhen, the city where it introduced key economic reforms three decades ago. South Korea postpones historic military pact with Japan
The South Korean government has abruptly postponed signing a military intelligence agreement with Japan in response to anti-Japanese sentiment. Sri Lankan police raid news website, arrest 9
A media rights group says police in Sri Lanka have arrested nine journalists at an independent news website and seized computers and documents from its office. Mongolian election highlights those left behind by mining boom
Mongolians traveled by foot, car and horse to vote for a new legislature Thursday in an election that centered on better spreading the benefits of Mongolia's mining boom across the vast and still largely poor country. India police kill '17 Maoists' in Chhattisgarh
Police in India say they have killed 17 Maoist rebels in an overnight clash in the central state of Chhattisgarh. India makes key arrest in Mumbai terror plot
A key suspect in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 160 people has been apprehended, Indian authorities said Tuesday. South Korea to halt Iran oil imports amid sanctions
South Korea has said imports of Iranian oil will be suspended from 1 July amid a European Union (EU) insurance ban on vessels carrying the product. Bhutan's Wangdue Phodrang temple to be rebuilt after fire
Bhutanese PM Jigmi Thinley has promised that the historic 17th Century Wangdue Phodrang temple - destroyed by fire over the weekend - will be rebuilt. Japan's lower house passes sales tax bill
Japan's lower house of parliament has approved Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's controversial plan to double sales tax, but the vote laid bare a deep rift in the ruling party. News Corp confirms it is considering split
Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation has confirmed that it is considering splitting itself in two. 'Tasted so good': Japan sells first Fukushima seafood caught since nuke crisis
The first seafood caught off Japan's Fukushima coastline since last year's nuclear disaster went on sale Monday, but the offerings were limited to octopus and marine snails because of persisting fears about radiation. Mumbai attacks 'planner' arrested in India
Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, say they have arrested a key figure allegedly involved in the planning of the deadly Mumbai attacks of 2008. In North Korea, learning to hate US starts early
A framed poster on the wall of a kindergarten classroom shows bright-eyed children brandishing rifles and bayonets as they attack a hapless American soldier, his face bandaged and blood spurting from his mouth. Cambodian prime minister's party wins elections
Cambodian election officials say Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party has won an overwhelming victory in local elections. Philippines opens school on disputed island
A Philippine official says he has opened a small kindergarten school on a South China Sea island that is also claimed by five other countries. Asian markets fall after bank downgrades
Asian markets traded lower Friday after ratings agency Moody's downgraded the credit scores of some of the world's largest banks. Lancet study says suicide rate high among young Indians
Suicide has become the second leading cause of death among young Indians, says a new study published in the medical journal Lancet. China orders top army officers to declare assets
China is ordering ranking military officers to declare their personal incomes and property such as real estate in a further attempt to rein in rampant corruption. Crashes fuel uproar in Japan over US aircraft
Recent crashes involving the U.S. military's latest transport aircraft are fueling an uproar in Japan that could threaten plans to deploy them to the southern island of Okinawa by the end of the year.