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22 June 2011 Last updated at 21:41 ET

China artist Ai Weiwei released

Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei returns home "in good health" having been freed on bail after reportedly admitting to tax evasion charges.

Indonesia ban on Saudi maid work

Indonesia says it will no longer allow its citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for domestic service work after a maid was executed.

New holding centre for N Koreans

South Korean officials say they are building a new facility to hold some of the 3,000 North Koreans who arrive in the country each year.
Vigil for detained BBC reporter

BBC journalists hold a vigil to demand the release of colleague Urunboy Usmonov, held in Tajikistan for alleged association with a banned Islamist group.
Ash-hit Australian flights resume
Qantas settles with Rolls-Royce
Okinawa dismay at US base delay
Ban Ki-moon wins second UN term
Death sentence in Mongolia case
Philippines trial to be webcast
China defends Omar al-Bashir trip

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