Burma comic jailed for 45 years
Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.
Arroyo husband falls ill on plane
The husband of Philippines President Gloria Arroyo is taken ill on a plane, forcing a diversion to Japan.
China woman loses fight for home
Workers tear down the home of Chinese activist Ni Yulan, now in detention after fighting for six years to save it.
Japan carmakers slash production
Leading Japanese auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota cut production and staff as they try to respond to falling sales.
'Holocaust denier' free from jail
An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK.
Singapore officially in recession
Singapore downgrades its economic growth figure, confirming it was Asia's first country in recession in this crisis.
Man found guilty of Sydney murder
A British-born man is found guilty in an Australian court of throwing his lover to her death at a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
China names 19,000 May quake dead
Chinese authorities name more than 19,000 people killed in a big quake in May, but deny reports they were all students.
US global power 'set to wane'
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.
