External Newsfeed service is delivered as is. Please notify us any discontinued newsfeed.
Le service "fil info" externe est livré tel quel. Veuillez nous signaler tout "fil info" problématique.

Random Newsfeed

Last updated : 2010.03.11, 13h36 (GMT+8) - [Read last refreshed Newsfeed]

Get the latest BBC News from Asia-Pacific: breaking news, views and analysis plus audio and video from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

China's exports see big increase

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

Elephant birth shocks Sydney zoo

An elephant in a Sydney zoo gives birth to a live calf, shocking vets who thought the baby had died in the womb.

Firm denies Fifa sweatshop claims

A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract.

Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll

A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.

Cathay Pacific returns to profit

Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.

China 'seeking end to Buddhism'

The Dalai Lama accuses China of trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as Tibet marks 51 years since a failed revolt against Beijing.

Japan confirms secret nuclear pact

Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.

Thailand invokes emergency laws

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.

China denies Sweden Uighur spying

China denies it is spying on Uighur refugees in Sweden, after a Stockholm court jailed a Uigur for passing information to an agent.

World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings

The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.

'Bottled ghosts' attract New Zealand auction buyers

Two glass bottles said to contain the ghosts are bought for NZ$2,000 in an online auction in New Zealand.

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in the Australian Test squad despite recently returning home from New Zealand for personal reasons.

Haddin ton sets up Australia win

Brad Haddin hits 110 off 121 balls as Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in Hamilton to lead their one-day series 2-1

Green dreams

Rain brings relief to parched Australian farming town

New networks

Do raids mean Indonesia's terror groups are back?

Bryant's Australia

How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen

Radically different

Homesick Andijan survivors amazed by life in Sweden

In pictures

The vital lifeline of the Syrdarya river in Central Asia

Women's day

Stories of hardship - and hope - from Kyrgyzstan

Burma refugees 'face starvation'

Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.

Homeless evicted from Bondi

A group of homeless men in Australia must leave Bondi Beach after a judge rules they have no right to sleep rough there.

Toyota rejects electronics fears

Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.

Oscar win for dolphin hunt film

A film about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan, wins the best documentary Oscar - angering the town's mayor.

Superweed predator to be released

A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.

Rise in Cambodia rape risk

The Cambodian government must tackle the rising incidence of rape in the country, says Amnesty International.

China resumes iron ore talks

Tense times as China resumes iron ore price talks

Shell in joint bid for gas firm

Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina launch a joint takeover bid for Australian liquefied natural gas group Arrow Energy.

Fujitsu row over boss's departure

Shares in Fujitsu fall 2.7% due to a dispute with its former president over the reason for his resignation last year.

Child migrant's 'stolen life'

A child migrant on the trauma of being sent Down Under

Xinjiang's 'internet prison'

Blogger in China's Xinjiang describes restrictions

Eyewitness: Sumatra earthquake

Two Brits give their accounts on the devastating earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday.

Anger in China over censorship

Internet censorship has been one of the most widely discussed subjects in blogs, message forums and social media networks in China over the past month.

Meeting China's non-communist politicians

Legal limbo stalls Thailand industry

Environmental limbo threatens Thai recovery

Beating the odds in POW camp

Survivor of Japan's POW camps breaks 65 year silence

Thailand's coup confusion

Rumours of plots abound as Thailand judges Thaksin

Burma's hip hop revolutionaries

Young Burmese seeking change through hip hop

Kachin army ready for war

Burma's Kachin minority prepares for civil war

Flip-flop diplomacy with Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is no ordinary White House visitor