29 October 2013 Last updated at 03:46 ET

Tiananmen crash 'suspects' soughtVehicles travel along Chang'an Avenue as smoke raises in front of a portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square in Beijing 28 October 2013

Chinese police seek two suspects from Xinjiang linked to a "major incident" in Beijing, after the deadly car crash in Tiananmen Square, state media say.

A Japanese fishing boat, bottom, a small Japanese pleasure boat, top centre, Japan Coast Guard vessels, third and fourth from bottom and top left, sail along with a Chinese surveillance ship near disputed islands called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea, 23 April 2013Japan warns China on islands row

Japan's defence minister says China's behaviour over disputed East China Sea islands is jeopardising peace, amid heightened tensions.

Indian rupee notesIndia raises interest rate again

India's new central bank governor raises interest rates for a second consecutive month by a quarter of one percent to 7.75% to try to fight inflation.

jon donnison Article written by Jon Donnison Jon Donnison Sydney correspondent

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11:48 UK time, Wednesday, 23 October 2013

In a tiny hamlet in Australia's Blue Mountains, one local tells the BBC's Jon Donnison he is is prepared to stay and fight the bushfires on his doorstep.

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Damian Grammaticas, China correspondent Article written by Damian Grammaticas Damian Grammaticas China correspondent

Going nuclear: UK's deal with China

21:53 UK time, Thursday, 17 October 2013

The BBC's Damian Grammaticas examines the British government's decision to involve China in building nuclear reactors in the UK.

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