Smash hit

Dial V for violence: gory news films are mobile hit

A new service that sends gory and often graphic crime reconstructions to mobile phones is proving a bit hit with Chinese consumers

Helping hand for island’s treasured visitor

Request that 1,000 rare green sea turtles be killed a year for Hindu ceremonies is rejected by Indonesian Government

President Zardari faces new legal threat

Pakistan thrown into political turmoil with expiry of amnesty protecting the President and his allies from wave of lawsuits

Filipinas thought they were safe - wrongly

Ismael Mangudadatu knew running against the Ampatuan clan was risky but believed his women would be safe from attack

‘Black whistle’ of corruption poisons football

In an attempt to end corruption in its teams China arrests 16 people but admits that repairing fans’ faith will take longer

Legal trouble for Asif Zardari may clear path to power for his son

If Pakistan’s President gets into trouble will his son — also the son of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto — fill the gap?

World shares recover from fears of Dubai crisis

Wall Street stocks had fallen more than 200 points in early trading but have since recovered some ground

Brown attempts to calm panic over Dubai crisis

Prime Minister claims situation is 'containable' in an effort to address fears Emirate's debt problem could spread

Philippines leader 'shot massacre victims himself'

Witnesses claim Andal Ampatuan Jnr personally beat and shot people during politically motivated killing of 57

Fear stalks global markets on Dubai debt crisis

Worry over Emirate's financial stability hits trading for second day as investors wait nervously for Wall Street to open

Release me begs Khmer Rouge torturer-in-chief

In surprise development on last day of war crimes tribunal Duch asks judges to acquit him despite admitting killing 15,000

China executes two men for child abduction

Child trafficking is thriving business in China where police say up to 60,000 children go missing each year

China announces first greenhouse gas target

Premier to attend Copenhagen climate talks with offer to attempt a cut in carbon intensity of 40 to 45 per cent by 2020

Son of clan boss charged with Philippines massacre

Andal Ampatuan Jnr charged over massacre of at least 57 journalists and activists as authorities pursue armed group

Q&A: is China's target as impressive as it sounds?

Does China's announcement increase the chances of a successful outcome at Copenhagen?

South Korea urged to apologise for massacre

Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirms murders of 5,000 alleged left-wingers by police and army in 1950

Mohamed ElBaradei hits ‘dead end’ with Iran

Head of International Atomic Energy Agency criticises leadership for rejecting plan to send its nuclear fuel abroad

India and Pakistan relations ‘better than feared’

Tension between India’s Hindus and Muslims is also low, despite a controversial report on the 1992 Babri Masjid Mosque riots