- France to resume Afghan training French troops will resume training Afghan soldiers on Saturday but Paris will pull out most of its troops by the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
- Tibetan 'dies in Sichuan unrest' Chinese security forces have shot dead a young Tibetan in Sichuan province, campaign groups say, in what would be the third such killing this week.
- Musharraf delays Pakistan return Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf has decided to postpone his return to the country, one of his aides says.
- Philippines seeks US defence ties The Philippines confirms that it is discussing ways to "maximise" defence ties with the US amid territorial disputes in the region.
- Australia on verge of whitewash India are slipping towards a 4-0 series whitewash - and an eighth consecutive Test defeat - as Australia close in on victory in Adelaide.
- UN role for S Lanka army general One of Sri Lanka's most controversial diplomats, former army Maj Gen Shavendra Silva, is appointed to a senior post at the UN, officials say.
- 'Disrespect' to Gillard condemned Indigenous leaders in Australia condemn "disrespect" shown to PM Julia Gillard, who lost a shoe while running from protesters in Canberra on Thursday.
- Japan did not keep nuclear notes The Japanese government admits failing to keep records of key meetings dealing with the country's nuclear crisis last year.
- Pakistani PM 'wants BBC TV back' The Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, says he wants to see BBC World News back on cable television in his country after the recent ban.
- PNG mutineers 'demanding pardon' A group of soldiers who staged a failed mutiny in Papua New Guinea are seeking a pardon, Australian reports say, amid an ongoing power struggle.
- Attack on Pakistan military base Attackers fire rocket-propelled grenades at the Pakistani Military Academy in Abbottabad, near the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed.
- Iran guards 'kill six Pakistanis' At least six Pakistanis were shot dead and two others wounded by Iranian security forces after they crossed the border, Pakistani officials say.
- VIDEO: Gilani on Pakistan's stability Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani gives a wide ranging interview to the BBC's Nik Gowing at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- VIDEO: Faulty drugs given to 46,000 Pakistanis Lahore's Dr Akram has said many Pakistani hospitals are forced to buy the cheapest drugs - as the death toll from a batch of faulty drugs in the city rises.
- VIDEO: Severe floods hit Fiji A state of emergency has been declared in Fiji after heavy floods kill at least six and leave thousands homeless.
- VIDEO: London 2012: India boxing hopeful Mary Kom will make her Olympics debut in London this summer, representing India in boxing.
- VIDEO: Pakistani's novel use for a rickshaw A Pakistani man who lost his bookstore in the economic downturn now rides a rickshaw through the streets selling his books.
- VIDEO: Rise in Pakistan heart drug deaths More than 100 people have now died in Lahore after taking contaminated heart medicine, Pakistan officials have said.
- VIDEO: Afghan soldiers train for night raids Afghan soldiers are being trained to conduct night raids in Afghanistan instead of Nato forces.
- VIDEO: 'Daily violations of women's rights' The Executive Director of Global Programs at Women for Women International, Karen Sherman, discusses new laws in Pakistan aimed at the protection of women from domestic violence, forced marriages and even acid attacks
- India boy invents warning device A school boy in the Indian capital, Delhi, claims to have invented a device that can help women ward off potential attacks.
- Tartan marks pandas' zoo arrival A special tartan commissioned to mark the arrival of two pandas in the UK is unveiled at Edinburgh Zoo.
- Chinese man indicted in S Korea South Korea charges Chinese man with attempted arson for hurling Molotov cocktails at the Japanese embassy in Seoul.
- Fears over China river pollution Residents in a city in southern China empty supermarket shelves of bottled water in panic buying sparked by toxic cadmium in a nearby river.
- Conoco reaches spill payout deal Conoco Phillips and China National Offshore Oil Corporation agree a compensation deal for the oil spill at their field in China.
- Battered Indian baby 'critical' Police investigate amid outcry after a severely battered toddler is admitted to hospital in the India capital, Delhi.
- Doctors held over hospital fire Police in the Indian city of Calcutta arrest two top doctors of a private hospital which caught fire last month, killing 90 people.
- Lawyers boycott India bus driver Layers in Pune refuse to defend bus driver who went berserk on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 30 others.
- Fiji declares floods 'disaster' Fiji declares a state of disaster over flooding and landslides that have killed at least six people and displaced thousands.
- South Korea economic growth slows Economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2011
- US unit to probe 'unfair trade' US President Barack Obama announces a new trade enforcement unit to investigate unfair practices in countries such as China.
- Nepal headache over ex-VIP cars Officials in Nepal say they are at a loss to know what to do with luxury vehicles handed back to the state by the deposed king and former ministers.
- Sextuplet shock for Afghan woman A woman in northern Afghanistan gives birth to sextuplets, despite being unaware she was carrying more than one child.
- Gunmen shoot dead Karachi lawyers Gunmen on motorcycles shoot dead three lawyers and wound another in an apparent sectarian attack in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi.
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