From UK 5:03pm

PM in last-ditch bid for India fighter deal

Cameron attempts to snatch jets order away from France

a woman counts japanese yen ©Bloomberg JAPAN Feb 14, 2013

Japan remains mired in recession

GDP decline adds weight to monetary easing plan

JAPAN Feb 14, 2013

Decline boosts Japan’s case ahead of G20

GDP data provide some support for ‘Abenomics’

JAPAN Feb 14, 2013

BoJ holds steady as reshuffle looms

Japan’s central bank keeps monetary policy settings on hold

From UK Feb 13, 2013

Cameron to lead India trade push

PM keen to exploit ‘special relationship’

David Pilling from COMMENT Feb 13, 2013

Grand deal with N Korea beats hollow talk

Sanctions have failed to stop the country developing nuclear weapons

The tombstone of Ben Zygier at the Chevra Kadisha Jewish Cemetery in Melbourne, Australia ©EPA From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 13, 2013

Israel in uproar over gag on ‘Prisoner X’

Detention and death of Australian-born man surrounded by secrecy

Thai police stand guard during a suspected insurgents attack at a military base in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat ©AFP Feb 13, 2013

Thai marines kill 16 rebels in shootout

Highest toll for insurgents since 2004

Residential apartment blocks developed by Meriton Pty. stand under construction in Sydney ©Bloomberg Feb 13, 2013

Australia banks on housebuilding boost

Hopes pinned on construction to fill gap left by mining boom

2009 Uefa Champions League match, in which Liverpool beat Hungary’s Debrecen 1-0 ©AFP Feb 12, 2013

Singapore in spotlight over match-fixing

Europol investigation lifts the lid on soccer scandal

From MULTIMEDIA Feb 12, 2013

North Korea’s missile tests

North Korea has conducted a third nuclear test ignoring pleas from its closest ally and putting it on a fresh collision course with the west over its atomic programme

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA Feb 12, 2013

TV says Australian died in Israeli custody

New light shone on case that has rattled Israel

NORTH KOREA Feb 12, 2013

Pyongyang raises stakes with third test

N Korea’s defiance puts pressure on China and west

NORTH KOREA Feb 12, 2013

Pyongyang presents test as self-defence

North Korea puts alliance with China under strain

Notebook from COMMENT Feb 12, 2013

Hindi lessons: the pain and the politics

Clues to the next twist in a soap or parliament make it all worthwhile, writes Victor Mallet

Editorial from COMMENT Feb 12, 2013

China must halt North Korea’s folly

Xi must draw a line after latest nuclear test

From US & CANADA Feb 12, 2013

Obama speech to focus on jobs and trade

State of the Union address to target middle class

NORTH KOREA Feb 12, 2013

World condemns N Korea nuclear test

UN Security Council to meet as China criticises Pyongyang

JAPAN Feb 12, 2013

Aso defends Japanese currency moves

Finance minister outlines Tokyo’s case ahead of G20

NORTH KOREA Feb 12, 2013

Q&A: North Korea’s nuclear progress

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