North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a special envoy to Beijing, state media announces, amid cooling relations after weeks of tension.
Japan's parliament votes to adopt an international treaty on cross-border child custody disputes, after years of pressure from the West.
Indian fast bowler S Sreesanth, arrested last week over allegations of spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, insists he is innocent.
Pakistani politician Imran Khan is discharged from hospital two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign rally.
Up to 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside British troops are set to be given the right to live in the UK, in an apparent climbdown by ministers.
The family of a US man found hanged in Singapore withdraw from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says that co-operation on power generation in Pakistan should be a priority for both countries.
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is moved to Pune's Yerwada jail, where he will finish his sentence for firearms offences linked to blasts which killed 257 people in Mumbai in 1993.
The number of women in Afghanistan jailed for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the past 18 months, says Human Rights Watch.
Seven Muslims are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead.
The US and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, announce they will hold their first summit in California in June.
President Barack Obama praises the leadership of Burma's Thein Sein after historic White House talks, but urges his visitor to halt violence against Muslims.
Pakistani politician Imran Khan has been discharged from hospital in Lahore, two weeks after falling from a platform at an election campaign rally.
Afghan authorities want to discourage the practice of inter-family marriages as the children of such couplings can sometimes have serious health issues.
President Obama has welcomed Burma's president, Thein Sein, to the White House.
The family of Chen Guangcheng are 'paying for his activism' back home according to the Chinese dissident
A two-mile viaduct in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been demolished, breaking a record for the longest reinforced concrete bridge ever blown up in the country.
Film director Sir Alan Parker says he is appalled at how blockbuster films like Titanic and Ironman are being edited to satisfy Chinese censors.
Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.
China's Premier Li Keqiang is visiting India on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip since taking office.
A Belgian racing pigeon called Bolt is sold to a Chinese businessman for a world record price of 310,000 euros (£260,000; $400,000).
Dozens of items of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia, including a blood sample and sandals, are to go on sale in England.
Batsman David Warner is fined for breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts.
Chinese media hope President Xi Jinping's US visit will promote a new partnership of "equality and mutual trust" between the two nations.
Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, which trades commodities, is being probed by the police and market regulators over alleged financial irregularities.