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Gunmen kill 20 in Philippines pre-election attack

Wife and sisters of election candidate among the victims, some of whom were beheaded in attack blamed on rival politician

Widows protest after 104 killed in Chinese mine

Security guards try to remove women as Chinese officials admit they have been slow to provide information about dead

Survivor describes chaos as Indonesian ferry sinks

A survivor claimed a ferry which sank in Indonesian waters, killing 29 people, was overloaded and its life boats were leaking

Obama in Asia balancing act as he hosts Indian PM

Just days after returning from China, the US leader will seek to strengthen ties with the continent’s other key power

Sri Lanka pledges to release Tamil detainees

Tamils will be freed and camps will be closed after international pressure over civil war, President's brother says

British to train Afghan militias

UK attempts to step back from frontline operations by training local militias to take responsibility for Afghan security

Twenty-one dead as Indonesian ferry sinks

Ferry hit by massive waves was overloaded say Indonesian authorities as rough seas hamper rescue efforts

Hopes fade for Chinese miners as deaths rise

Rescue workers trying to reach four trapped miners as death toll reaches 104 in deadliest mine accident for two years

China’s spirits hold Mickey Mouse at bay

Plans to build the first Disneyland in mainland China has met an unexpected obstacle - ancestor worship by local villagers

UK envoys called back to calm Muslim hotspots

At 'outreach' meetings, Muslims can talk to the diplomats directly about British foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan

Two held in Italy over Mumbai terror attacks

Italian police yesterday arrested two Pakistani men accused of helping to fund last year’s onslaught on Mumbai

They killed my family, but I rise again

One year on, the manager of the hotel in the Mumbai terror siege tells how he has led the survivors’ defiant spirit

Quiet American 'planned another Mumbai attack'

Indian investigators are examining whether man may be 'missing link' in Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 170

Mumbai’s iconic Taj hotel has yet to fully reopen

A year after Islamist terrorists struck the iconic hotel the Taj is still partially closed and will not be fully restored until next April

Allegations against 'the quiet American'

David Headley is accused of helping the terrorists who carried out the Mumbai attack, and of planning another atrocity

Obama’s Asia tour was a triumph of diplomacy

An air of anti-climax hangs over the trip but the effect on Asia of a US president with such humility is not to be underestimated

Hong Kong hands over Tiananmen dissident

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong demand explanation after territory's authorities hand Zhou Yongjun to Chinese police

India’s pilgrims call for pukka pavements

One Jain monk and four nuns died in road accidents this month as they walked between monasteries along dangerous roads

Death sentence for 1975 Bangladesh coup leaders

Supreme Court turns down the appeal of five former army officers who killed Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family in 1975

Obama and Lee urge North Korean talks

The US and South Korean presidents have urged North Korea to return to international nuclear disarmament talks