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Escapee penguin 'found' in Tokyo
'Terror' croc shot in Australia
China: Trouble at the top?
12:34 UK time, Tuesday, 15 May 2012
As Chinese newspapers actively promote a speech by security chief Zhou Yongkang, the BBC's Damian Grammaticas considers rumours of a power struggle behind the scenes.
16 May 2012
Last updated at 14:08 ET
China veterans urge Zhou sacking
Communist Party veterans write to China's president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai.
Bangladeshi arrests spark anger
Demonstrators and police clash in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after 33 senior opposition figures are arrested in connection with anti-government protests last month.
Girl killed in Cambodia land protest
Security forces in Cambodia shoot dead a 15-year-old girl who was taking part in a protest against the development of a rubber plantation on farmland.
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India attempts to prop up rupee01:30
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Indian prisoners do Shakespeare05:13
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Facebook 'unlikely to crack China'01:58
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Dalai Lama still hopeful about Tibet's future12:22
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Black box of Russian jet crash found01:40
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India rocks to new protest bands02:32
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Facelift for Sydney contemporary art04:03
Sport
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Wallabies wary of Wales - Deans
Coach Robbie Deans admits his Australia side are wary of Grand Slam champions Wales ahead of the summer tour.
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Soutik Biswas
Delhi correspondent
Is India a dumping ground for drugs?
11:02 UK time, Friday, 11 May 2012
A parliamentary panel report finds serious shortcomings in the way drugs are tested and sold in India.
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