Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:57:50 GMT
Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong for a short period in 1976, has died in Beijing aged 87, report state media.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:56:08 GMT
Convicted paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter is refused entry to Hong Kong after being deported from Thailand.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:12:22 GMT
The Beijing Games looks set to become the most widely broadcast event in Olympic history, according to the IOC
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:44:22 GMT
A humpback whale calf separated from its mother and trying to suckle from boats off Sydney, Australia, is weakening, observers say.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:12:28 GMT
Two Chinese women in their 70s, who tried to hold a public protest, could face a year in a labour camp, a relative says.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:44:41 GMT
An Australian court rules 86-year-old Charles Zentai can be extradited to Hungary for alleged WWII war crimes.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:36:14 GMT
Pirates have hijacked a Malaysian tanker with more than 20 crew on board in the Gulf of Aden, says a maritime watchdog.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:31:45 GMT
Chinese brewer Tsingtao sees half-year profits up 42% from publicity gained by sponsoring the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:43:07 GMT
Despite fears in the run-up to the Olympic Games, the skies above Beijing have met clean-air standards, officials say.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:57:07 GMT
In what is thought to be a world first, a wild dolphin is apparently teaching others to tail-walk.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:38:59 GMT
Japan ups stakes in battle on anti-whaling activists
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:34:53 GMT
The Olympian spirit keeps flags flying for Taiwan
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:21:53 GMT
Does GB's success have an Australian flavour?
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:47:03 GMT
Uncovering proof of South Korea's war-time executions
Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:51:46 GMT
Richard Li steps out of his father's shadow
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:51:42 GMT
Thai protesters march to the British embassy in Bangkok to demand the extradition of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:18:04 GMT
Australia and New Zealand criticise the absence of Fiji's self-appointed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama at a regional summit.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:20:59 GMT
Extra troops deploy in the southern Philippines, a day after separatist rebel raids left about 30 people dead.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:46:31 GMT
Political parties in Indonesia put forward a host of new faces for parliamentary polls next year.
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:21:08 GMT
Humans have an innate ability to do maths even if they do not have the language to express it, research suggests.Australia study shines light on maths
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:06 GMT
Separatist rebels battle troops in a number of southern Philippine towns, amid unrest over an autonomy deal.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:22:15 GMT
Apple says that a battery fault meant that a small number of its first generation iPod Nanos could overheat.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:43:13 GMT
China's main share index rebounds from a 20-month low on talk that Beijing will introduce an economic rescue plan.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:18:20 GMT
An eyewitness describes the violent protests in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator after elections.
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:36:22 GMT
In pictures
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:38:15 GMT
People in China have been sending in their views of the BBC news website being unblocked.
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:16:58 GMT
Why lack of water will make it hard to feed ourselves
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:21:27 GMT
Beijing's protest parks remain empty, amid arrests
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:34:15 GMT
Why humans are a threat to Malaysia's rare hawksbill turtle
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:26:08 GMT
Why the Games are so important to the Chinese people
