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• Indonesian crash pilot on trial
  24 Jul 2008 at 4:08am
  The pilot of an Indonesian Garuda airliner that crashed last year, killing 21 people, goes on trial charged with negligence.
  
   
• Japan recovers from strong quake
  24 Jul 2008 at 5:30am
  Residents in northern Japan are clearing up after a strong - but luckily deep - earthquake struck early on Thursday.
  
   
• Rice hits out at Burma 'mockery'
  24 Jul 2008 at 6:10am
  US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Burmese military's plan to restore democracy gradually is a sham.
  
   
• More talks planned on temple row
  24 Jul 2008 at 8:04am
  Cambodia says it will hold off taking a territorial dispute with Thailand to the UN, after the two sides agreed to more talks.
  
   
• Inflation in Vietnam passes 27%
  24 Jul 2008 at 3:11am
  Vietnam reports an inflation rate of 27.04% in July, the highest so far this year, but experts say worse is to come.
  
   
• Many hurt in Philippines bus bomb
  24 Jul 2008 at 9:32am
  A crudely-made bomb explodes on a bus in the southern Philippines, injuring at least 27 people but causing no deaths.
  
   
• China 'to allow Olympic protests'
  23 Jul 2008 at 7:24am
  China says it will allow demonstrations in three designated city parks during the Olympic Games in Beijing.
  
   
• Powerful quake hits north Japan
  23 Jul 2008 at 5:44pm
  A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits northern Japan, causing injuries, power cuts and landslides.
  
   
• Kidnapped Koreans freed in Mexico
  23 Jul 2008 at 12:16am
  Five South Koreans seized for ransom in Mexico are released, the South Korean foreign ministry has said.
  
   
• 'Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii' no name for a girl, rules NZ judge
  24 Jul 2008 at 4:31am
  A judge in New Zealand makes Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii a ward of court so she can change her name.
  
   
• Philippine farmer faces charges for eating a rare eagle
  22 Jul 2008 at 11:23am
  Philippine prosecutors prepare to file charges against a farmer for killing and eating one of the world's rarest eagles.
  
   
• Swimming: Thorpe doubts Phelps' Olympic goal
  23 Jul 2008 at 5:41am
  Australia's greatest Olympian Ian Thorpe does not believe Michael Phelps will win eight swimming gold medals in Beijing.
  
   
• Rugby: McCaw delays Tri-Nations comeback
  23 Jul 2008 at 2:51am
  New Zealand captain Richie McCaw is ruled out of Saturday's Tri-Nations match against Australia, who give a first start to Ryan Cross.
  
   
• Leaving Beijing
  24 Jul 2008 at 1:22pm
  Migrants asked to go before Olympics comes to town
  
   
• My Games
  24 Jul 2008 at 4:45am
  Tell Adnan Nawaz your Olympic tales