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| Friday, 23 October, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea human rights 'abysmal' A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry. |
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| Asian leaders launch rights group Asian leaders at a regional summit in Thailand officially launch a new human rights watchdog that critics say is toothless. | |
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| Thai king makes public appearance Thailand's King Bhumibol makes his first public appearance since being admitted to hospital more than a month ago. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Universal phone charger approved A new charger that will work with all handsets has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union. |
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| Europe backs down on piracy plans The European Parliament has dropped an amendment that required member states to get court orders before cutting people off from the net. | |
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| Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group. | |
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