INS Tabar (file photo) India praised for sinking pirates
An anti-piracy group welcomes an Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.

Ambassador Anne Patterson Pakistan protest to US ambassador
Pakistan summons the US ambassador to protest at a deadly US missile attack deep inside Pakistan territory.

Sri Lankan soldier Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area'
Sri Lankan troops have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the Jaffna peninsula, the army says.

Kathmandu is halted by shutdown
Life in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, comes to a virtual halt during a shutdown called in protest at two killings.

Manipur journalists in protest
Journalists in the north-east Indian state of Manipur go on strike following the the killing of one of their colleagues.

Abuse of India's boys 'is rising'
Sexual exploitation of male children is on the rise in India, particularly in places of religious tourism, a report reveals.

India 'sinks Somali pirate ship'
An Indian navy warship has destroyed a Somali pirate "mother ship" that fired on it in the Gulf of Aden, officials say.

Amnesty in urgent Sri Lanka plea
Amnesty International urges the Sri Lankan government to allow aid to reach more than 300,000 people displaced by fighting.

Nepali police 'torture children'
The international pressure group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), accuses police in Nepal of torturing children.

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India secure win in fading light
India take a 3-0 lead in the one-day series with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis win over a much-improved England side in Kanpur.

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Miandad named as Pakistan chief
Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad is appointed director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Heavy workloads
Afghan children describe lives of work and no school

Pirate menace
Why India is hurt by lawlessness on the high seas

Tortured
Victims of police excesses speak out in India

Cash-strapped
Small firms in India come under pressure

Mutual benefit
Kaushik Basu on how China can help India

Top Pakistan ex-commando killed
A former chief of Pakistan's elite military commandos is killed near the capital Islamabad, police officials say.

'Five killed' in Pakistan attack
A missile fired by a suspected US drone kills at least five people in north-western Pakistan, officials and locals say.

India 'film villain' Nambiar dies
Veteran Indian film star MN Nambiar dies at home after a brief illness aged 89.

Soap operas back on air in India
A strike by thousands of workers in India's thriving TV soap entertainment industry is called off.

Bangladesh election to go ahead
The government in Bangladesh says general elections will be held as planned on 18 December - despite a former PM's boycott threat.

UN in talks on Afghan returnees
The UN refugee agency holds talks in Afghanistan to mobilise support for the return and reintegration of Afghan refugees.

Pakistan backed raid, says Nato
Nato-led troops in Afghanistan say Pakistani security forces helped in a recent attack on militants.

Terror suspect 'unfit for trial'
A Pakistani scientist accused of having links to al-Qaeda is mentally unfit to stand trial, according to US psychiatrists.

Indian 'transfusion tiger' dies
A wild tiger cub attacked by Indian villagers dies two days after vets gave it a rare blood transfusion.

Indian ship crew in 'safe waters'
The mainly Indian crew of a Japanese ship, released by Somali pirates, enter safe water on their way back home.

'Punish India police for torture'
Police in India must be punished for torturing Muslims detained after last year's blasts in Hyderabad, a rights group says.

Jobs plan controversy in India
The government of the Indian state of Maharashtra asks businesses to give preference to 'locals' when recruiting staff.

Pakistan asks IMF for rescue loan
Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says.

Tata Group cools expansion plans
Indian conglomerate Tata Group says it will cut down on acquisitions because of increasing problems in raising capital.

High turnout
Kashmir voters cast their ballots as protests fade

Road threat
Traffic dangers to India's precious wildlife

Robust defence
Afghan president tells BBC what his country needs

Testing times
Tibetans debate future direction of their struggle

Taleban fears in Peshawar
Militant attacks send shockwaves through Peshawar

Delhi's smog fears
Is Delhi losing its battle against pollution?

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