The Philippines has sent hundreds of extra troops to a southern province after at least 22 journalists and supporters of a candidate for governor were killed in what the president's office called the worst political violence in recent history.
UK Iraq war inquiry set to begin
A public inquiry into the UK's role in the Iraq war is set to open, with former civil servants first to appear in hearings that will climax with Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, taking the stand.
Sri Lanka calls early election
Sri Lanka is to hold early presidential election after Mahinda Rajapakse, the country's president, signed a decree to seek a new mandate.
