| Iran president in key Afghan trip
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in the Afghan capital Kabul for talks with President Hamid Karzai.
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| Five killed in Pakistan attack
Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.
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| Life bans for Yousuf and Younus
Pakistan Cricket Board issues indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan for "infighting".
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| Indian MPs approve women's bill
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
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| UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
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| Pakistan live burial convictions
A court in Pakistan sentences four men to life for the murder of two women buried alive in western Balochistan in 2008.
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| US warns of 'hard Afghan fight'
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns of "hard fighting" ahead, in his first Afghan trip since a major offensive there.
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| India sea cucumber raid arrests
A court in India bails two people after rare sea cucumbers were found at a restaurant in a five-star hotel in the capital, Delhi.
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| Sri Lanka emergency laws extended
Sri Lanka's parliament votes to extend the state of emergency until after next month's general elections.
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| Quota bill is a historic victory for India's women
Soutik Biswas on life in India
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| Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful is dropped from Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against England.
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| Quota question
Indians on historic vote for women in parliament
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| Thin red line
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
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| 'First step'
Seat quotas 'are new liberation for Indian women'
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| War-weariness
Kabul residents determined to get on with life
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| Still learning
What does future hold for Bangladesh in Test cricket?
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| No resolution
Concern in Sri Lanka over recent political unrest
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| Pakistan drone raid 'kills three'
Missiles fired by a US drone aircraft kill at least three suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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| Arrests in India tiger cubs death
Two villagers are arrested for allegedly killing two tiger cubs at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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| Bangladesh 'ignores' refugees
Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.
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| Blasts 'kill 12' in Afghanistan
At least 12 are killed by two roadside bombs in Badghis province of north-west Afghanistan, officials say.
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| Thirteen killed in Pakistan blast
At least 13 people are killed and 60 injured in a suicide attack on an anti-terrorist unit in Lahore in Pakistan, police say.
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| India holy man denies sex claims
An Indian holy man denies wrongdoing, days after video emerges apparently showing him having sex with two women.
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| 'Disruptive' Indian MPs suspended
Seven Indian MPs are suspended for disorderly behaviour over a bill to reserve a third of seats in parliament for women.
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| Two Indian tiger cubs found dead
Two tiger cubs are found dead, apparently after being poisoned, at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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| Pakistan 'holds al-Qaeda suspect'
Pakistani security forces say they have detained a senior al-Qaeda commander in the country, named as Abu Yahya Azam.
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| India's Essar 'planning UK float'
Indian conglomerate Essar Group is reported to be planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, a move that could raise up to $3bn.
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| India to review economy stimulus
India's government unveils its annual budget, saying that stimulus measures introduced to boost growth must be reviewed.
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| Etiquette for techies
Indian computer graduates get etiquette classes
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| Marathi screen revival
The rise and rise of India's Marathi-language films
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| Pakistan's kidnapping business
UK kidnap case lifts lid on Pakistan's murky secret
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| Stressed out elephants
India's overworked elephants turn violent
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| Pakistan and Kashmir militants
Why Pakistan seems intent on reviving struggle
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| Holding the peace in Helmand
Can Afghanistan hold the hard-won peace in Marjah?
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| Journey cost migrant his family
How Afghan migrant's dream cost him his family
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