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Taliban arrests halt UN contacts
The former UN special envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications. -
Kidnapped Sahil returns to the UK
Five-year-old Sahil Saeed returns to the family home in Oldham, as three people are charged with his kidnapping in Pakistan. -
US man admits Mumbai attacks role
US citizen David Headley changes his plea in a Chicago court and admits his role in the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008. -
Indian children 'sacrifice' probe
Five children poisoned to death in a village in India may have been sacrificed, police say. -
No pardon for Sri Lankan general
Sri Lanka's president rules out an early pardon for defeated presidential rival Sarath Fonseka. -
Civilians shot by Pakistan forces
Security forces shoot dead at least two civilians in north-west Pakistan, officials say. -
Key al-Qaeda man 'died in strike'
A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe. -
'Lost' Indian boy to return home
An Indian boy found abandoned in London two years ago can now return home after he is granted travel documents. -
Nepal bus crash kills at least 24
At least 24 people are killed in Nepal when a crowded bus veers off a mountain road and plunges into a river, officials say. -
Second cash garland fuels row over India low-caste icon
Indian politician Mayawati defies her critics by accepting another money garland, worth tens of thousands of dollars. -
Is India's Maoist insurgency a doomed revolution?
Soutik Biswas on life in India -
Imran critical of Pakistan set-up
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan says the country's cricket structure needs to be changed to help revive the fortunes of the national team. -
Pakistan postpones national games
The Pakistan Olympic Association postpones the country's annual national games, due to be held in Peshawar, for security reasons. -
Security fears
But cricket fans still have fun at IPL game in Delhi -
Stepping stone
Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools -
War of words
Taliban reach out by harnessing power of the web -
Indian paradox
Highly developed Kerala's economy is in a mess -
Mother's joy
Relief over the release of Pakistan child kidnap victim -
Soaring pay
But in India food prices are rising faster -
Indians sentenced for 'sex texts'
A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for an Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai. -
US men on Pakistan terror charges
Five young Americans held in Pakistan since December are charged with terrorism offences, their lawyer says. -
UN says 227m escape life in slums
Nearly a quarter of a billion people escaped from a life in the slums over the past decade, the United Nations says. -
Iran and Pakistan sign gas deal
Pakistan and Iran sign a $7.6bn deal to build a long-delayed pipeline to transport Iranian natural gas to Pakistan. -
Afghan burka-clad bombers killed
Afghan security forces shoot dead two burka-clad militants who attacked a charity in the city of Lashkar Gah. -
Sri Lanka general trial adjourned
The second of two courts martial set up to try Sri Lanka's ex-army chief, Sarath Fonseka, is abruptly adjourned.
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