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4 February 2012 Last updated at 01:40 ET

Afghan civilian death toll risesFuneral for victims of suicide attack in Kabul on 7 December 2011

The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals.

Former Khmer Rouge jailer Duch. 3 Feb 2012Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer

Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment.

Soutik Biswas Article written by Soutik Biswas Soutik Biswas Delhi correspondent

Shocking story of a battered toddler

12:19 UK time, Wednesday, 1 February 2012

The distressing tale of a battered toddler mirrors the neglect of poor children in India.

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Damian Grammaticas Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas Beijing correspondent

Confronting the China challenge

15:25 UK time, Wednesday, 25 January 2012

What a difference a year has made to the way US President Barack Obama looks at China.

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Special Reports

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Shibuya station in TokyoGeneration Asia

New lifestyles in changing societies

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Features & Analysis

  • Voter awareness campaign in Uttar PradeshUttar apathy

    India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts

  • Fan bladesFull throttle

    Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore

  • Artillery gun at Dien Ben Phu battlegroundIndochina expats

    The exiles still in temporary housing after 50 years in France

  • Thailand's teen piano prodigy Gun ChaikittiwatanaPiano prodigy

    Thai teenager playing some of the hardest pieces ever written

  • Nato's wasted war?

    Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan 10 years on

  • Moral backlash

    Why a walk in the park cost this 'vigil aunty' TV presenter her job

  • Taboo subject?

    Calls for change over Thai 'royal insult' law

Elsewhere on the BBC

  • Working on a tablet computerThe way we'll work

    A senior Google exec predicts the technology that will transform businesses

Programmes

  • People flash the V (peace) sign during a demonstration Hardtalk: Dr Gene Sharp Listen

    "Violence is counter-revolutionary," can dictatorships achieve freedom without blood?

  • Tobacco water pipes or shishaHealth Check Listen

    Could smoking tobacco in a water pipe or shisha lead to an epidemic of heart disease?

  • A silhouette of London's iconic buildingsLondon Calling Listen

    A series of programmes bringing the city of London to life in the run up to the Olympic Games

  • Veteran Malaysian opposition politician Anwar IbrahimImpact Watch

    Acquitted Malaysian opposition politician Anwar Ibrahim tells of hopes for change in the country

  • Cheng SiweiHARDtalk Watch

    Chinese economist Cheng Siwei says strikes in the country are a warning for the government

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