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The US eases one of the sanctions it levels against Burma, as authorities officially recognise pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's election bid.

A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.

Morning newspaper round-up: Coverage continues of Beijing's veto of the UN resolution on Syria.

Search and rescue efforts are continuing for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving dozens dead or missing.

Australia's top investment bank expects yearly profits to drop 25%

The owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.

The body of a Chinese worker who fled a camp in Sudan when rebels attacked has been found, says China, while 29 kidnapped workers are still missing.

People in Sri Lanka are growing increasingly worried about the effect on their economy of US-led sanctions against Iran.

Citigroup wins approval to launch credit cards in China

An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 13 people and leaving many trapped, officials say.

At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines.

A woman suspected of being the mother of a battered toddler whose plight has gripped India is brought to Delhi for DNA tests and questioning.

The cancer of India cricketer Yuvraj Singh is curable, one of his doctors says, and he could be back on the field by May.

Floods continue to threaten Queensland in eastern Australia, with the town of St George expected to be worst hit.

Two renowned film makers who worked with James Cameron have died in a helicopter crash just outside Sydney.

England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.

Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani is travelling to Qatar where officials indicate he will discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan.

A motion is to be tabled in the UK Parliament expressing concern that the Jarawa tribe in India's Andaman Islands is being treated like a "human safari".

Telecoms firm Uninor says it has been "unfairly harmed" by an Indian court ruling cancelling licences issued in 2008.

Congress party MP Rahul Gandhi says he is "not obsessed" with becoming prime minister of India, amid ongoing speculation over his future.