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British forces in action in Zumbelay, Helmand

War in Afghanistan: Not in our name

71% of Britons back IoS call for withdrawal of forces within a year

Inside Asia

British soldier dies in Afghanistan new

Sunday, 15 November 2009

A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence said.

Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi

Sunday, 15 November 2009

US president Barack Obama has told Burma's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, a US official said.

China and US spar over currencies ahead of Obama visit

Sunday, 15 November 2009

The United States and China sparred over exchange rates at a meeting of Asia Pacific leaders today, pointing to tricky talks ahead for President Barack Obama when he flies to China to address economic tensions.

Militants attack anti-Taliban mayor in Pakistan

Sunday, 15 November 2009

More than a dozen militants opened fire on the house of an anti-Taliban mayor in northwestern Pakistan today, but security guards repelled the attack, killing three assailants who had disguised themselves by wearing women's burqas, police said.

America's 'first Pacific president' woos China, North Korea, and Burma

Sunday, 15 November 2009

US President Barack Obama pledged yesterday, in the first major speech of his extensive Asia tour, to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power.

Demand for illegal ivory soars in booming China

Sunday, 15 November 2009

Twenty years after a worldwide ban, there's a new black-market trade in elephant tusks from Africa

Suicide attack kills 10 at Peshwar checkpoint

Saturday, 14 November 2009

A suicide car bomber killed 10 people, including four children, Saturday at a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, in the latest in a string of militant attacks targeting the city, officials said.

'Kyoto principles' crucial in climate talks - China

Saturday, 14 November 2009

China will insist the main principles of the Kyoto Protocol are retained in any new global climate change pact, even though others are seeking to abandon them, a high-ranking climate official on Saturday.

Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia

Saturday, 14 November 2009

US President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America's global standing, telling Asians he was determined to engage them as equal partners in the economy, diplomacy and security.