Japan envoy meets Chinese leader amid islands dispute

An envoy for Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has met China's leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, amid a growing territorial dispute.

Pakistan death worker Khalil Dale wins Robert Burns award

A Dumfries-based Red Cross worker who was killed in Pakistan last year has won a major award. Khalil Dale was named the posthumous winner of the 2013 Robert Burns Humanitarian Award at a ceremony in Alloway in Ayrshire.

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb explodes in Kandahar

At least 10 people have been killed, eight of them police officers, after a roadside bomb detonated in the southern city of Kandahar, officials have said.

Aung San Suu Kyi tells of fondness for Burma army

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years.

Indonesia landslides leave several dead

In Agam district, in West Sumatra province, 15 houses were buried beneath mud and rocks, killing seven.

Bangladesh cleric sentenced to death for war crimes

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced a well-known Muslim cleric to death for crimes against humanity during the country's 1971 independence war.

Censored Bond film Skyfall opens in China

The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, has finally opened in China after a two-month delay, with some key scenes removed by Chinese censors.

China anger at US remarks on East China Sea islands

China's foreign ministry has strongly criticised the US for backing Japan's control of a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea.

India gang rape trial begins in fast-track Delhi court by Sanjoy Majumder

The trial of five men over the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman has begun at a specially convened fast-track court in India's capital, Delhi.