BBC News - AsiaBBC News - Asia The latest stories from the Asia section of the BBC News web site. Afghan car bomb attack kills nine 5 Feb 2012 at 9:47am At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. Three Tibetans in fire protest 5 Feb 2012 at 7:54am Three Tibetans set fire to themselves in south-west China in an anti-Beijing protest, reports say, meaning 19 people have now self-immolated in a year. Europe at risk of early grave 4 Feb 2012 at 9:36am Australias Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an early grave if it continues to ignore Asias rise. England players go unsold at IPL 4 Feb 2012 at 4:28am Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin OBrien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction. Oil spurs Canadian PM China visit 3 Feb 2012 at 10:03pm Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canadas oil products. Saigon fall reporter dies at 79 3 Feb 2012 at 9:19pm George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79. Life term for Khmer Rouge jailer 3 Feb 2012 at 1:52am Cambodias UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment. Nepal former rebels leave camps 3 Feb 2012 at 9:57am Thousands of former Maoist fighters in Nepal begin the process of demobilisation, five years after they ended their armed revolt. Malaria toll is twice as high 2 Feb 2012 at 7:07pm The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. Philippines seeks militants body 3 Feb 2012 at 5:28am Troops in the Philippines are still searching for the body of top militant Marwan who was reported killed on Thursday, a military spokesman says. VIDEO: Birds paradise lost in Kashmir? 5 Feb 2012 at 8:31am Nearly a million migratory birds visit Kashmirs wetlands every year, but this time the severe winter has made it nearly impossible for them to find food. VIDEO: Thousands abandon homes in Australia 5 Feb 2012 at 9:10am In Australia thousands of people living in the state of Queensland have been ordered to abandon their homes because of rising floodwaters. VIDEO: Afghan civilian deaths rise again 4 Feb 2012 at 11:33am The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals. VIDEO: Banned Chinese books popular in Taiwan 3 Feb 2012 at 1:54am The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving. VIDEO: Thailands teen piano prodigy 2 Feb 2012 at 7:24pm At the age of 14, Gun Chaikittiwatana is already playing some of the hardest pieces ever written for classical piano.