Article archive for category "South Asia"
Monday 30 November 2009
- Obama to emphasize that Afghanistan commitment is not "open ended"
- British soldier dies after blast in southern Afghanistan
- Brown confirms 500 more troops for Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Indian fighter jet crashes, pilots safe
- Pakistan's Premier Gilani says he is running government, not Zadari
- Extra 500 British soldiers ready for Afghan deployment, London says
- Pakistani forces kill 10 Taliban militants in tribal region
- Indian politician arrested in corruption case
- Bangladesh ferry accident death toll rises to 71
- Mumbai attacker's lawyer removed by special court
- Report: Obama offering closer cooperation with Pakistan
- PREVIEW: Obama wants long term plan for leaving Afghanistan
- Cracked fields, broken lives: the changing monsoon season (Feature)
Sunday 29 November 2009
- Pakistani troops kill eight militants in tribal region
- Bangladesh ferry accident death toll rises to 51
- Former army commander announces candidacy for president
- India, Canada clinch civil nuclear deal
- 50 workers ill from radiation exposure at India nuclear plant
Saturday 28 November 2009
- Bangladesh ferry accident death toll rises to 35 (Roundup)
- Britain to host conference on Afghan withdrawal on January 28
- India for emission cuts with equitable burden sharing
- Overcrowded ferry sinks, at least 17 holidaymakers killed
- Pakistani president takes his fingers off nuclear button
Friday 27 November 2009
- Brown vows to block Sri Lankan bid to host Commonwealth confab
- Bhopal 25 years on: A legacy of poison, trials and tears (Feature)
- Pakistan Army claims 34 militants killed in north-western region
- British navy medic marks first with Afghan bravery award
- Sri Lanka to hold presidential elections on January 26
- India to delay public opening of Bhopal gas plant
- Four killed in Sri Lanka helicopter crash (Roundup)
- Air Force helicopter crashes in Sri Lanka
Thursday 26 November 2009
- PREVIEW: Obama wants long term plan for leaving Afghanistan
- India commemorates Mumbai attacks (Roundup)
- India commemorates Mumbai attacks (1st Lead)
- Delhi seeks probe over payments to 22,000 "ghost workers"
- Sri Lanka opposition to back former army commander in polls
- India holds prayers, ceremonies on anniversary of Mumbai attacks
- Memories of Bhopal disaster haunt survivors 25 years on (Feature)
- Volunteer groups bring rays of hope to Bhopal (Feature)
- Bhopal 25 years on: A legacy of poison, trials and tears (Feature)
Wednesday 25 November 2009
- Obama focused on exit strategy for Afghanistan
- Berlusconi agrees to boost Italian support of Afghan mission
- Taliban leader rejects Karzai's call for peace talks
- Pakistan charges seven suspects in Mumbai terror attack
- PREVIEW: Prayers, police parade to commemorate Mumbai attack
Tuesday 24 November 2009
- Prawn curry, potato dumplings on menu for Obama-Singh dinner
- Obama pledges to "finish the job" in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- US could push more NATO allies for more troops (Extra)
- US, India pledge broad cooperation on challenges (2nd Roundup)
- Obama pledges to "finish the job" in Afghanistan
- US, India pledge broad cooperation on energy, key challenges (Roundup)
- US, India agree on partnership for "green" economy (Extra)
- Obama and Singh pledge implementation of nuclear deal
- Obama to visit India next year (Extra)
- Pakistan says India planning war against it
- "Cruel Britannia" report claims torture link with Pakistan (Roundup)
- Obama calls India a "global leader" (1st Lead)
- Obama sees India as "global leader"
- Pakistan announces reforms to end insurgency in south-west region
- Afghan president to form new cabinet in "near future"
- Bangladesh begins first trial of soldiers for mutiny
- Sri Lankan authorities arrest refugees fleeing to Australia
- Indian government presents mosque demolition report to parliament
- Pakistani troops kill 18 militants near Afghan border
- Officials say 10 Afghan civilians killed in separate attacks
- India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni II missile
- Two children die at controversial Nepal religious gathering
- Obama's decision on troops for Afghanistan expected soon
- Four NATO oil trucks gutted in Pakistan, driver killed
Monday 23 November 2009
- Singh seeks closer cooperation with US (Roundup)
- India's Singh seeks better intelligence ties in war on terrorism
- Early presidential elections announced in Sri Lanka
- Army says 32 Taliban militants killed in north-west Pakistan
- Bulgaria weighs expanding its Afghanistan mission
- Four US soldiers, three Afghan army troops killed in attacks
- Five soldiers killed in north-eastern India state
- Uproar in Indian parliament over mosque demolition report leak
- Mumbai attacks spur paradigm shift in India's security (Feature)
- Pakistani groups behind Mumbai attacks off scene but active (Feature)
- Spectre of Mumbai attacks haunts peace in South Asia (Feature)
- Scarred but unbowed: Mumbai emerges defiant after attacks (Feature)
Sunday 22 November 2009
- Pakistan armed forces kill five militants
- Bomb kills five Afghan border police
- Six killed, 54 injured in twin blasts in India's Assam state (Roundup)
- Five killed in three bombings in India's Assam state
- INTERVIEW: Pakistan foreign minister claims India supports insurgents
Saturday 21 November 2009
- Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital (Roundup)
- Rocket hits luxury hotel in Afghan capital (1st Lead)
- Large explosion near hotel in Afghan capital (Urgent)
- Afghan security chiefs unveil plan to boost force level
- Six Pakistani troops, 14 Taliban killed in clashes (Roundup)
- Two held in Italy in connection with Mumbai terror attacks
- High priority to ties with US, Singh says ahead of visit
- Four Pakistan soldiers killed in Taliban rocket attack
Friday 20 November 2009
- US drone strike, Pakistani troops kill 21 militants districts (Roundup)
- Suicide bombing, roadside blasts kill 16 people in Afghanistan
- Suspected US drone attack in Pakistan kills eight (1st Lead)
- Maoist attack derails train in eastern India, one dead
- Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Pakistan
Thursday 19 November 2009
- EU urges Afghan president to work for "rapid and tangible results"
- UN congratulates Afghan leader's inauguration
- Suicide attacks kill two US soldiers, 10 Afghan civilians (Roundup)
- Afghanistan's Karzai sworn in for second five-year term (2nd Roundup)
- Ten Afghan civilians killed suicide bombing attack (Extra)
- Sweden extends Afghan mission
- Suicide attack kills 2 US soldiers as Karzai starts second term
- Britain says Karzai must deliver on clean-up pledges
- Suicide bomber kills 19 outside Pakistan court (Roundup)
- Indian farmers protest for higher sugarcane prices (Roundup)
- 12 men to die for killing Bangladesh's founder (Roundup)
- NATO cannot afford to turn its back on Afghanistan - Rasmussen
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (Roundup)
- Not much expected from Copenhagen, Indian environment minister says
- NATO welcomes Karzai's second term, demands corruption clampdown
- PROFILE: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's tainted president
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security 00000401938446, others available (3rd Lead)
- Legislators, farmers protest for higher sugarcane prices in India
- 12 men to die for killing Bangladesh's founder (1st Lead)
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (2nd Lead)
- Karzai wants tribal council for reconciliation with Taliban (Extra)
- Karzai sworn in for second term amid tight security (1st Lead)
- Karzai inauguration ceremony begins under tight security
- Suicide bomber kills 16 outside Pakistan courts (2nd Lead)
- Suicide bomber kills 10 outside Pakistan courts (1st Lead)
- 12 to die for killing Bangladesh's founder
- Blast rocks north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- Suspected US missiles kill four militants in Pakistan
Wednesday 18 November 2009
- Obama to announce Afghan plan over coming weeks
- Zardari, Clinton arrive in Kabul for Karzai inauguration (Roundup)
- Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration (Roundup)
- Pakistani troops kill 11 militants in north-west
- Clinton arrives in Kabul for Karzai inauguration
- India revises air quality standards after 15 years
- Pakistan receives Indian dossier on Mumbai attacks
- PREVIEW: Security boosted in Kabul ahead of Karzai inauguration
- Over 60 workers affected by gas leak at plant near Delhi
Tuesday 17 November 2009
- Afghans consider poverty main cause of conflict, says Oxfam
- India, Canada aim at free trade, to seal nuclear pact soon
- Report: Pakistan's Swat valley Taliban chief escapes to Afghanistan
- EU finds extra 40 trainers for Afghan police mission
- Afghan strategy discussions dominate NATO meeting
- Six security personnel, 8 Taliban killed in northern Afghanistan
- Suicide bombings cause torment for Pakistani children (Feature)
Monday 16 November 2009
- India sends most students to US, boosting a growth industry
- Brown wants "clear timetable" for Afghan security transfer
- Afghan government launches anti-corruption unit
- Taliban attack kills 8 police in southern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Nuclear pact, trade dominate agenda for India-Canada talks
- Three killed as blast rocks north-western Pakistan others available (Roundup)
- Bangladesh on high alert ahead of Mujibur appeal verdict
- 12 killed in explosion in house in southern India
- EU spotlights Karzai ahead of inauguration
- Taliban attack kills eight police in southern Afghanistan
- Three killed as blast rocks north-western Pakistan others available (2nd Lead)
- Bangladesh sets tribunals to prosecute February mutineers
- Five killed in Kashmir violence
- Three killed as blast rocks north-western Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Three killed as blast rocks north-western Pakistan
Sunday 15 November 2009
- Three Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban rocket attack
- Pakistani troops kill 17 militants in north-west (Roundup)
- One killed, five injured in Nepal helicopter crash
- Mobs set homes on fire, thousands displaced in north-eastern India
- Three gunmen killed trying to attack anti-Taliban mayor
Saturday 14 November 2009
- Three Americans killed in roadside bomb explosions in Afghanistan
- Dhaka, Delhi to ink deals on transit and fighting terrorism, crime
- Suicide bombing kills 10, injures 20 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Five killed in car bomb at Pakistan checkpoint (1st Lead)
- Blast reported in Pakistan's Peshawar city (Urgent)
- Seven killed, 25 injured in train wreck near India's Jaipur
- Bombing destroys Pakistan's spy agency office (Correction)
Friday 13 November 2009
- Foreign diplomats test Pakistani police with dummy bombs
- 96 per cent women feel unsafe in Indian capital
- Suicide bombing hits NATO convoy in Kabul, wounding 22 (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka's top soldier says he quit after government lost trust
- Exploited Afghan girl praises death sentence for tormentors
- Badly injured Slovenian climber stranded in Himalayas
- India probing Mumbai terror links of man held by FBI
- 17 killed as car bombs hit Pakistan spy agency, police others available (4th Lead)
- Britain's Brown hopeful of extra 5,000 troops for Afghanistan
- Three policemen killed in Maoist blast in eastern India
- Suicide bombing hits military base in Kabul (1st Lead)
- Malaysian police arrest Pakistani over murder
- Suicide bombing hits military base in Kabul
- Suicide car bombing at Pakistan spy agency kills seven (2nd Lead)
- Car bomb outside Pakistan spy agency kills four (1st Lead)
- Car bomb outside Pakistan spy agency kills four (Urgent)
Thursday 12 November 2009
- Obama to combine best of Afghan proposals, Gates says (Roundup)
- Seven killed, 100 missing after Cyclone Phyan crosses western India
- NATO chief says more troops are needed in Afghanistan
- Report: US president dissatisfied with Afghan options
- Sri Lanka's top military officer resigns
- Five Pakistani soldiers, 22 militants killed in Waziristan assault
- Norwegian journalist and Afghan interpreter freed in Afghanistan
- Clinton asks Afghan president to stamp out corruption
- Maoists hold huge anti-government demonstrations in Kathmandu
- Report: US envoy in Kabul questions troop increases (Roundup)
Wednesday 11 November 2009
- Obama meets top security advisers to discuss Afghanistan options
- Japan increases Afghanistan assistance to 5 billion dollars (Roundup)
- Japan increases Afghanistan assistance to 5 billion dollars
- Britain shows signs of unease over rising Afghan toll (News Feature)
- Cyclone Phyan weakens while crossing India's western coast (Roundup)
- Taliban attacks kill 10 Pakistani soldiers, 10 more missing (Roundup)
- Blast kills Afghan interpreter, injures five Swedish soldiers
- Maoists kill four people in eastern India
- Two soldiers killed, 10 missing in Taliban attack
- Go-slow hampers ports and fuel distribution in Sri Lanka
- NATO divers find one of two missing US soldiers in Afghan river
- Norwegian foreign minister visits Afghanistan
- Cyclone Phyan threatens Mumbai, India's western coast
Tuesday 10 November 2009
- White House denies Obama decision on Afghanistan
- Car bombing kills at least 32 in Pakistani market (Roundup)
- Minister accuses West of "double-standards" in Afghanistan
- TV footage shows Taliban with US ammunition in Afghanistan
- Car bombing kills more than 30 in Pakistani market (2nd Lead)
- Pakistan rejects report on US security for its nuclear arsenal
- Suspected car bombing kills eight in Pakistani market (1st Lead)
- Report: Pakistani president suspected of graft in submarine sale
- Bomb explodes in Pakistani market (Urgent)
- Indian study challenges global view on Himalayan glacial melt
- More than 30 killed in India's rain-hit Tamil Nadu
- Maoists blow up two schools in central India
- Japan passes aid package for Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Swedish foreign minister visits Afghanistan
- Maoist anti-government protestors blockade Kathmandu
- Bangladesh investigating reported army link in attack on lawmaker
- Japan passes aid package for Afghanistan
- ANALYSIS: Pakistan offensive uproots Taliban, but may not destroy it
Monday 09 November 2009
- Report: Obama to grant request for more troops in Afghanistan
- EU, Germany urge Kabul government to build trust, fight corruption
- Seven security personnel among 17 killed in Pakistan violence (correction)
- Dalai Lama talks peace as 30,000 attend meeting in eastern India
- Six security personnel among 17 killed in Pakistan violence (Roundup)
- Eight children, teacher killed as bus falls into Indian river
- Worried tribals in India's Maoist belt rush for identity cards
- Suicide bomber kills three in north-west Pakistan
Sunday 08 November 2009
- Major British paper turns against Afghan conflict, urges pullout
- Suicide bomber kills mayor, 12 more in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Dalai Lama calls Chinese protests on visit baseless (Roundup)
- Afghan, British soldiers, 26 Taliban killed in blasts, clashes
- Suicide bomber kills mayor, 12 more in Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- Dalai Lama begins visit to India's disputed Arunachal Pradesh
- Suicide bomber kills mayor, nine more in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- 16 killed in Nepal as bus falls from mountain
- Suicide blast kills at least two in Pakistan
Saturday 07 November 2009
- Seven Afghan forces, civilian killed in NATO airstrike (Roundup)
- Seven Afghan forces killed in NATO airstrike: Defence ministry
- Pakistani troops kill 12 Taliban in Waziristan offensive
- Afghan government accuses UN envoy of acting beyond his authority
- UN council calls on Afghan government to fight graft, unite country
Friday 06 November 2009
- Iran says Pakistan freed Sunni rebel leader before attack
- Brown warns Afghanistan over loss of international support (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka speeds mine-clearing to hasten resettlement of displaced
- Three soldiers killed in Afghan attacks
- India, EU ink nuclear pact, aim at trade treaty by 2010 (Roundup)
- Pakistani troops move into major Taliban stronghold (Roundup)
- Brown warns Afghanistan over international support
- 30 killed as bus plunges into gorge in India (Roundup)
- Amnesty calls on EU, India to protect human rights in South Asia
- 22 killed as bus plunges into gorge in India
- India, EU leaders hold talks on trade, climate change
- Gun attack injures army brigadier, driver in Pakistani capital
Thursday 05 November 2009
- British soldier dies in Afghanistan as war fatigue grows
- Over dozen civilians, US soldier killed in Afghanistan (2nd Roundup)
- Over dozen civilians, US soldier killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka steps up mine clearance for resettlement of war refugees
- UN relocating up to 600 staff from Afghan danger zones (Roundup)
- More than a dozen civilians, US soldier killed in Afghanistan
- India hikes Commonwealth Games funding
- Bomb blast hurts three in Bangladeshi capital
- Fighting intensifies in Pakistan's anti-Taliban offensive (Roundup)
- UN relocating up to 600 staff from Afghan danger zones (2nd Lead)
- Trade pact, climate change to top India-EU summit agenda
- "Karzai is corrupt," French foreign minister says
- Indian rebel leaders arrested in Dhaka, reports say
- UN to relocate one-third of foreign staff in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Eight children die as boat capsizes in India's Kerala state
- UN relocates hundreds of its staff in Afghanistan
- Suspected US aerial attack kills four militants in Pakistan
- Sri Lankan general home from US without facing war-crimes questions
Wednesday 04 November 2009
- Danish soldiers call for Afghan exit strategy
- Afghan police trainee shoots dead five British soldiers (2nd Roundup)
- Sri Lanka's ex-army chief leaves US without facing questioning
- Pakistani forces engage in street fighting in Taliban bastion
- Afghan police trainee shoots dead five British soldiers (Roundup)
- Abdullah questions legitimacy of new Afghan government (Roundup)
- Development not possible in shadow of gun, Indian premier says
- Abdullah: Decision to name Karzai president had no legal basis
- Afghan "policeman" shoots dead 5 British soldiers (2nd Lead)
- Five British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Five British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
Tuesday 03 November 2009
- Pakistanis support military action against Taliban in Waziristan
- EU congratulates Karzai on re-election (Roundup)
- Train collision kills 17 in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- India congratulates Karzai, says committed to Afghan reconstruction
- Karzai promises 'government of unity' in new term (Roundup)
- Sri Lankan opposition forms alliance to contest polls
- EU's Solana congratulates Karzai on re-election
- Minister says India cannot view Islam as an alien faith
- Report: Western jihadists being trained in Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Karzai promises "government of unity" in new term (2nd Lead)
- Ban Ki-moon urges Karzai to end corruption in Afghanistan
- Nine killed in train collision in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Bangladesh pledges not to shelter international terrorists
- Shutdown in India's Punjab over anti-Sikh riots
- Child stripped, chained by shopkeepers for stealing in India
- Karzai promises "government of unity" in new term (1st Lead)
- Karzai promises "national unity" government in new term
- At least six killed in railway collision in Pakistan
Monday 02 November 2009
- IMF earns 6.7 billion dollars in sale of gold reserves to India
- New Zealanders divided on sending troops to Afghanistan
- Obama calls on Karzai to combat corruption (Roundup)
- US views Karzai as legitimate
- UN's Eide advised election commission to cancel Afghan runoff
- Brown congratulates Karzai, welcomes poll cancellation
- Suicide blast kills over 30 outside Pakistani bank (2nd Roundup)
- Bombing targets police in eastern Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Bombing targets police in eastern Pakistan (Urgent)
- Ban, Brown congratulate Karzai for victory in Afghan vote (3rd Lead)
- Karzai declared Afghan election winner (3rd Lead)
- Nepal's cabinet to meet at Everest camp to highlight global warming
- Death toll in India truck-train collision rises to 15
- UN secretary general arrives in Kabul amid poll turmoil (Roundup)
- Karzai declared Afghan election winner (2nd Lead)
- Karzai declared Afghan election winner (Urgent)
- No presidential runoff, Afghan official says (1st Lead)
- Report: Polish soldiers charged with "faking" Afghan patrols
- No presidential runoff, Afghan official says (Urgent)
- Maoists stage strikes against government throughout Nepal
- Death toll in India oil depot blaze rises to 12
- Sweden's Bildt: Afghan authorities to assess presidential runoff
- Slumdog stars skip school, could lose cash, report says
- Suicide blast kills at least 30 at Pakistani garrison (4th Lead)
- Pakistan offers rewards for Taliban leaders
- Suicide bombing kills up to 20 in Pakistani garrison town (3rd Lead)
- UN secretary general arrives in Kabul amid poll turmoil
- At least 10 killed as blast rocks Pakistani garrison town (2nd Lead)
- Blast rocks Pakistani garrison town (1st Lead)
- Report: Blast rocks Pakistani garrison town (Urgent)
Sunday 01 November 2009
- Abdullah pulls out of Afghan presidential runoff vote (3rd Roundup)
- Abdullah pulls out of Afghan presidential runoff vote (2nd Roundup)
- Afghan commission: Karzai to stand in one-man election (Extra)
- Pakistani troops close in on Taliban strongholds
- Abdullah pulls out of Afghan presidential runoff election (Roundup)
- 11 injured, 35 injured as train hits truck in India
- Abdullah pulls out of Afghan presidential runoff election (3rd Lead)
- UN envoy to Afghanistan: Abdullah's withdrawal "regrettable"
- Death toll rises to 10 as India oil depot fire rages on
- Abdullah boycotts Afghan presidential runoff election (2nd Lead)
- Abdullah boycotts Afghan presidential runoff election (1st Lead)
- Abdullah boycotts Afghan presidential runoff election (Urgent)
- Seven separatist rebels killed in India's Manipur state
- Afghans among latest surge of asylum seekers entering Hong Kong
Saturday 31 October 2009
- In Pictures: 'Indira Gandhi Death Anniversary'
- UN workers in Kabul attacked hour before security ready: official
- India remembers Indira Gandhi on 25th death anniversary
- Scores injured in clashes over factory lay-offs in Bangladesh
- Karzai's challenger expected to boycott presidential run-off (Roundup)
- Bush says war in Afghanistan must be won for global stability
- Roadside bombing kills seven soldiers in Pakistan
- Death toll reaches 9 as India oil depot fire rages on
- Doubt grows over Afghan presidential run-off
- Conservationists hope to double tiger population in 10 years
Friday 30 October 2009
- UN builds security, protection for staff in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- In Pictures: 'India Oil Depot Fire'
- Non-essential UN staff to be relocated, Ban says
- South Korea plans more troops for Afghanistan after 2007 withdrawal
- Pilot killed as Indian military chopper crashes in Kashmir
- Clinton meets Pakistani tribal chiefs
- Pakistani forces kill 14 Taliban in Waziristan operation
- Slumdog child star in tussle with director Boyle over flat
- Two killed as infiltration bid foiled in Indian Kashmir
- Major fire at Indian oil depot, 6 killed, 150 injured (1st Lead)
- Major fire in Indian oil depot, 6 killed, 150 injured
- Is the Taliban winning in Pakistan? (Feature)
Thursday 29 October 2009
- Ban urges enhanced security at UN offices in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Earthquake jolts Pakistan, no casualties
- UN council plans meeting on Kabul attack that killed six UN staff
- Clinton says Taliban must be defeated (Roundup)
- Four militants killed in Indian Kashmir
- Maoists kill two workers as top commander surfaces after years
- Sri Lankan president arrives in Nepal amid tight security
- Clinton says Taliban must be defeated
- India says Pakistan must act against terrorists for headway in ties
- Families of French soldiers killed in Afghanistan to sue officers
- Philippines condemns terrorist attack on UN facility in Afghanistan
- (eca025): Loved, hated, admired: The enduring legacy of Indira Gandhi assassinated on October 31, 1984 (Feature)
- Pakistan market blast toll rises to 106
- 25 years on, India's Sikh riot victims wait for justice (Feature)
- Loved, hated, admired: The enduring legacy of Indira Gandhi (Feature)
Wednesday 28 October 2009
- UN Children's Funds says one staffer missing in Kabul attack (Extra)
- US assures Pakistan anti-terror help after bombing (2nd Roundup)
- EU condemns attack that killed over 90 people in Pakistan
- UN condemns attack that killed over 90 people in Pakistan
- Ban: UN will continue elections work despite attack (Roundup)
- In Pictures: 'Afghanistan Explosion Near Serena Hotel'
- In Pictures: 'Afghanistan UN Guest House Attack'
- In Pictures: 'Pakistan Peshawar Bomb Blast'
- Switzerland condemns "barbaric" attack on UN in Kabul
- Ban condemns "cowardly attack" in Kabul's UN building
- 12 killed as militants storm UN guesthouse in Kabul
- Car bomb kills 91 in Pakistan market during Clinton visit
- 12 killed as militants storm UN guesthouse in Kabul (Roundup)
- US assures Pakistan anti-terror help after deadly bombing (Roundup)
- Indian Premier Singh makes peace overture to Pakistan (Roundup)
- Human rights group accuses Sri Lanka of blocking war crimes probe
- Indian Premier Singh makes peace overture to Pakistan
- Death toll rises to at least 50 in Pakistan bombing (Extra)
- Malaysia releases 66 Sri Lankan refugees from camp
- Bomb kills 25 in north-west Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- NATO, EU condemn anti-UN terror attack in Afghanistan
- Bombing rocks Pakistan amid Clinton visit (1st Lead)
- Huge explosion as Clinton visits Pakistan (Urgent)
- Clinton visits Pakistan, extols anti-Taliban assault (1st Lead)
- Six UN staff dead as militants storm Kabul guesthouse (2nd Lead)
- Five UN staff dead as militants storm Kabul guesthouse ended, attackers dead or captured, second explosion (1st Lead)
- Clinton begins Pakistan visit
- Gunbattle raging in Kabul after militants storm house
Tuesday 27 October 2009
- Insurgents blow up schools in India, stop train (2nd Roundup)
- Eight US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
- Pakistan kill 42 Taliban fighters in Waziristan assault (correction)
- Bangladesh on highest security alert amid Majibur trail
- Pakistan kill 42 Taliban fighters in Waziristan assault (2nd Roundup)
- EU calls on Sri Lanka to protect Tamil war refugees
- Pakistan kill 42 Taliban fighters in Waziristan operation (Roundup)
- EU to boost Afghan strategy and funding (Roundup)
- Insurgents blow up two schools in eastern India, stop train (Roundup)
- Conservationists call for new strategies to save tigers
- UN says over 200,000 displaced from South Waziristan
- UN says over 200,000 displaced from South Waziristan
- EU to boost Afghan strategy and funding
- Insurgents blow up two schools in eastern India
Monday 26 October 2009
- Obama says won't rush Afghan decision after helicopter crash (Extra)
- Kerry: Afghan stability needed to avoid safe-haven in Pakistan
- Karzai rival demands dismissal of election chief
- Son of former Bangladeshi premier faces money laundering charges
- 14 Americans die in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Karzai's rival calls for dismissal of election chief before runoff
- Senior commander among three rebels killed in Indian Kashmir
- Clashes leave 11 soldiers, 40 militants dead in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Bangladesh attorney general receives death threat
- 14 Americans die in helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Eight killed in Maoist violence in central India
- Afghan provincial governor escapes assassination attempt
- Clashes leave five soldiers, 21 militants dead in Pakistan
- Four US soldiers die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Sunday 25 October 2009
- Afghan presidential candidate asks for more troops
- Bangladeshi police confiscate property of banned Islamist group
- Pakistani forces kill 15 Taliban members in Waziristan operation
- US soldier killed in bomb, NATO probes deaths of Afghan civilians
- Four Maoist guerrillas killed by security forces in India
- Activists swim, climb, spell 350 for climate action (Roundup)
Saturday 24 October 2009
- Thousands demonstrate in London against Afghan war effort
- Three NATO soldiers, 18 Taliban, reported dead in Afghan fighting
- Pakistan forces capture strategic town from militants (Roundup)
- Campaign for Afghan presidential runoff begins (Roundup)
- Maoist rebels kill two in eastern India
- Suspected US airstrike kills 14 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Suspected US airstrike kills 14 in Pakistan
- Officials: Pakistan overruns key Taliban town near Afghanistan
- Taliban warns Afghans away from polls, vows more disruptions
- Campaign for Afghan presidential runoff begins
Friday 23 October 2009
- Clinton to soon visit Pakistan
- Blasts, army offensive kill 41 in Pakistan
- Iran demands Pakistan hand over terrorist leader
- Water pipeline crashes down on train in India; two killed (Roundup)
- Maoist rebels in India reject laying down arms for talks
- Blasts kill 26 in Pakistan coming (3rd Lead)
- Poland to boost its Afghan mission by 600 soldiers: report
- Water pipeline crashes down on train in India, one killed
- Bangladesh bans militant Islamic group
- Landmine hits passenger bus, 18 people killed (Extra)
- Earthquake hits northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, India (Roundup)
- Blast rocks north-west Pakistani city, injures at least 8 (1st Lead)
- Earthquake hits northern Pakistan, Afghanistan, India (1st Lead)
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan Air Force facility kills seven (2nd Lead)
- Explosion rocks north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan air force facility kills seven (1st Lead)
- Suicide bombing kills five in Pakistan
- Sri Lankan refugees in Malaysian camp go on hunger strike
- Earthquake in northern Pakistan, Afghanistan
Thursday 22 October 2009
- UN names acting deputy to mission in Afghanistan
- US urges Sri Lanka to investigate human rights abuses
- India's Congress Party wins key elections in two states
- Helicopter crashes in northern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Military helicopter crashes in northern Afghanistan
- Displaced in Sri Lanka return to former rebel-held areas
- Maoists release abducted police officer in West Bengal (Roundup)
- Militants gun down senior Pakistani army officer continue downward slide (Roundup)
- Afghan legislators call for change in election body to avoid fraud
- Afghan expulsions must follow rules, EU's Barrot says
- Technology and its diffusion key to meeting climate change: Singh
- India's Congress Party wins key state elections (Roundup)
- Indian police arrest suspected serial killer of 18 women
- Maoists threaten to kill police officer in India's West Bengal
- Sri Lanka says US report on civil war's end "unsubstantiated"
- India's Congress Party leads in key state elections
- Gunmen kill army brigadier, driver in Pakistani capital
Wednesday 21 October 2009
- Bomb injures 13 in Bangladesh, ruling party MP escapes unhurt
- Dhaka rejects reports of souring relations with Yangon
- Abdullah concerned about widespread fraud in Afghan runoff (Roundup)
- Brown says Britain "determined" to provide security for Afghan poll
- Schools, universities closed in Pakistan after bombings (Roundup)
- Former Tamil child soldiers to continue education in Sri Lanka
- 22 killed, 23 injured in train collision in India (2nd Roundup)
- Afghan challenger concerned about widespread fraud in runoff vote
- France flies three illegal Afghan immigrants back to Kabul
- 21 killed, 18 injured in train collision in India (Roundup)
- Schools, universities closed in Pakistan after Taliban attacks
- EU presidency: Fewer EU election monitors to go to Afghanistan
- Worries not over for Pakistanis fleeing Waziristan assault (Feature)
- 15 killed, many trapped in train collision in India
Tuesday 20 October 2009
- Obama welcomes Karzai's move to Afghan run-off election (2nd Roundup)
- EU welcomes Afghanistan's second presidential vote
- UN wants to avoid mistakes in Afghanistan's first vote (Roundup)
- LEADALL: World leaders praise Karzai decision to accept runoff vote
- Obama welcomes Karzai's move to Afghan run-off election (Roundup)
- Karzai accepts runoff vote to be held in November 7 comments (Roundup)
- Twin suicide bombings at Pakistani university (Roundup)
- UN chief praises Karzai, Afghans in second round ballot decision
- Obama hails Afghan presidential run-off election move
- Britain welcomes Karzai's readiness for second round of voting
- Karzai accepts runoff vote to be held November 7 (2nd Lead)
- Karzai accepts runoff vote to be held in November 7 (1st Lead)
- Karzai accepts runoff vote to be held in 2 weeks (Urgent)
- Two suicide bombers kill four at Pakistani university (3rd Lead)
- Seven killed in Maoist violence in eastern India (Roundup)
- Suicide bombers hit Pakistani university; four dead location of blasts on campus (2nd Lead)
- Karzai expected to accept vote result that could force runoff
- Student killed as blasts hit Pakistani university (1st Lead)
- UN warns of refugee crisis in Pakistan
- Blasts hit Islamic university in Pakistani capital (Urgent)
- Five killed in Maoist violence in eastern India
- Report: US expects Karzai to accept Afghan runoff
- PREVIEW: NATO's Rasmussen faces weary allies at Afghanistan meeting
Monday 19 October 2009
- UN: Karzai pledges to respect constitution in disputed election
- Afghan election body invalidates fraudulent votes (Roundup)
- EU could cut Sri Lanka trade over rights abuses, Brussels says
- Afghan election body announces its verdict on vote fraud (Extra)
- 20 die as Pakistan faces resistance in Taliban heartland (Roundup)
- Worker killed, six injured in labour unrest near Delhi
- Afghan election body to announce rulings on validity of votes
- US officials visit Pakistan as troops take on Taliban
- Pakistan to assist Iran in suicide bombing probe
- Bangladesh premier cleared of another graft charge
Sunday 18 October 2009
- Pakistan claims 60 Taliban killed in Waziristan assault (2nd Roundup)
- (eca 055) Karzai under pressure to accept vote results (News Feature)
- Karzai under pressure to accept vote results (News Feature)
- Pakistani troops kill 60 Taliban in Waziristan assault (Roundup)
- US military aircraft detained at Mumbai
- Pakistan pushes ahead with anti-Taliban assault near Afghan border
Saturday 17 October 2009
- Election body fails to finalize results for Afghan votes (Roundup)
- Bloodshed feared as Pakistan moves into Taliban heartland (Feature)
- Pakistan begins offensive against Taliban, al-Qaeda (Roundup)
- Bangladesh to be beat poverty by 2020, pledges prime minister
- Three US soldiers, 25 militants killed in Afghanistan
- 32 killed in blaze at fireworks warehouse in southern India
- Pakistan begins offensive against Taliban, al-Qaeda (2nd Lead)
- Afghans await results of tainted presidential election
- Pakistan begins offensive against Taliban, al-Qaeda (1st Lead)
- Bangladeshi asylum seekers offer proof of homosexuality
- Pakistan begins offensive against Taliban, al-Qaeda (Urgent)
- 32 killed in blaze at fireworks warehouse in southern India
- Clinton believes Karzai likely to win run-off (Roundup)
Friday 16 October 2009
- Clinton believes Karzai likely to win run-off
- Suicide, rocket attacks kills 16 in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- British officer: Al Qaeda "on the run," more troops needed (Roundup)
- Four US soldiers, two civilians killed in Afghanistan
- Runoff election likely in Afghanistan, news reports say (Roundup)
- Suicide blast at police station kills 13 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Commonwealth Games boss rejects Indian demand to remove official
- Sri Lanka military denies rift between former commander, government
- British commander: No better option yet than Guantanamo (Extra)
- British officer: Al Qaeda "on the run" in Pakistan
- Suicide blast at police station kills 11 in Pakistan (3rd Lead)
- Suicide blast at police station kills 10 in Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- Blast at police station kills three in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Blast hits north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- UN to cut food aid for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal
- Runoff election "likely," Afghan ambassador says
Thursday 15 October 2009
- Obama signs bill for Pakistani aid
- Multiple suicide attacks hit Pakistan; 39 killed (2nd Roundup)
- ANALYSIS: Taliban bring guerrilla war to Pakistan's urban centers
- Multiple suicide attacks hit Pakistan; 38 killed
- US official in India to discuss bilateral ties, terrorism
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan police station kills 11 (Roundup)
- Afghan top challenger cool on joining future government
- One killed as explosion hits north-western Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Explosion hits north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- Asian meeting opens with finger pointing at West, calls for unity
- Gunfights between Taliban and security forces in Lahore end (Extra)
- Report: Obama to announce substantial troop surge to Afghanistan
- Gunmen raid security offices in Pakistan; 23 killed 00000401898284, others available (3rd Lead)
- Gunmen raid security offices in Pakistan; five killed (2nd Lead)
- Gunmen raid three security offices in eastern Pakistan differentiate it from Kohut attack (1st Lead)
- Gunman attack intelligence office in eastern Pakistan (Urgent)
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan police station kills at least 8 (2nd Lead)
- Suicide bombing at Pakistan police station kills at least 8 (1st Lead)
- Blast hits police station in north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
Wednesday 14 October 2009
- Britain to step up troop levels in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Two Afghan soldiers, 45 Taliban killed in blasts, clashes
- EU sends Afghanistan 2 million euros in flood aid
- Moonies hold mass wedding in South Korea
- Britain to provide 500 more troops for Afghanistan (Extra)
- Pakistani jets hit Taliban targets, kill 10
- Britain expected to announce more troops for Afghanistan
Tuesday 13 October 2009
- Al-Qaeda number two lashes out at Pakistani military
- Key elections held in three Indian states and others available (Roundup)
- Report: With support crew, Obama's Afghan troop request tops 34,000
- Sri Lanka to go for early presidential elections
- Bangladesh provides lifelong protection to slain founder's family
- Maoist rebels step up violence in eastern India (Roundup)
- India rejects Albania's claim to Mother Teresa's remains
- Japan to change Afghanistan strategy
- Key elections held in three Indian states
- Maoist rebels attack railway station, blow up tracks in India
Monday 12 October 2009
- Clinton: Nobel win won't influence Obama's decision on troops
- Afghan election monitor resigns over "foreign interference"
- Suicide bombing kills at least 41 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- NATO defends UN envoy in Afghanistan
- Terrorists wanted to take senior officers hostage in army raid
- Suicide bombing kills at least 30 in Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- India tests nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missiles (Roundup)
- Suicide bombing kills 30 in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Suicide bombing kills 30 in Pakistan (Urgent)
- Pakistani airstrikes kill 12 militants near Afghan border
- Rebels kill top mine officials, step up violence in eastern India
- India tests nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missiles
Sunday 11 October 2009
- Pakistan army HQ siege ends with 20 dead, 39 rescued (2nd Roundup)
- Pakistani Taliban flex muscles at Pakistan army headquarter (Feature)
- UN envoy: "widespread fraud" in Afghan elections (Roundup)
- UN Afghan envoy: "widespread fraud" in Afghan elections
- Dhaka rejects reports over Bangladesh-Myanmar border tension
- Pakistan army HQ siege ends with 20 dead, 39 rescued (Roundup)
- Pakistan's support to terrorism harming South Asia: Singh
- US soldier, more than dozen Taliban killed in Afghanistan
- Indian scientists accused of attempting human sacrifice
- 30 injured in gruesome train robbery in India
- Militant held in Pakistan base siege planned Sri Lankan team attack
- Pakistani army headquarters siege ends, 30 hostages freed (5th Lead)
- Hostages freed at Pakistani army headquarters (4th Lead)
- Ruling party sweeps provincial election in Sri Lanka
- Hostages freed at Pakistani Army base (3rd Lead)
- Hostages freed at Pakistani Army base (2nd Lead)
- Hostages freed at Pakistani Army base (1st Lead)
- Hostages freed at Pakistani Army base (Urgent)
Saturday 10 October 2009
- Militants hold hostages in Pakistani army headquarter (3rd Roundup)
- Militants hold hostages in Pakistani army headquarter (2nd Roundup)
- Low voter turnout and violations mar polls in Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- Pakistan blocks TV channels for covering attack on army HQ (Extra)
- 11 killed as gunmen storm Pakistani army headquarter (Roundup)
- Five rebels killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kashmir (Roundup)
- Seven killed after drinking tainted liquor in India
- Standoff at Pakistan army headquarters after 11 killed (5th Lead)
- Standoff at Pakistan army headquarters after 11 killed taken by attackers (4th Lead)
- Three NATO soldiers, 20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
- Nine die in attack on Pakistan army headquarters (3rd Lead)
- Three rebels killed as Kashmir infiltration foiled
- Pakistani military headquarters attacked (2nd Lead)
- Pakistani military headquarters attacked (1st Lead)
- Pakistani military headquarters attacked (Urgent)
- Voting opens in provincial election in southern Sri Lanka
Friday 09 October 2009
- Two Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan
- UN condemns bomb attack that killed dozens of people in Pakistan
- EU concerned over political deadlock in Nepal
- International forces' mandate in Afghanistan extended another year
- Bangladeshi premier congratulates Obama for wining Nobel Prize
- US bases in eastern Afghanistan closed after Taliban attack
- Suicide car bombing kills 45 in north-western Pakistan (Roundup)
- Suicide car bombing kills 42 in north-western Pakistan (3rd Lead)
- Militant killed in Indian Kashmir; explosives cache recovered
- Search on for Maoist rebels in India's Maharashtra
- Suicide car bombing kills 41 in north-western Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- Indian foreign secretary heads to Kabul after embassy bombing
- Blast kills 10 in north-western Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Blast rocks city in north-western Pakistan (Urgent)
- Militants destroy NATO trucks in Pakistan
- Report: Obama meeting with Afghanistan commander postponed
Thursday 08 October 2009
- UN condemns Afghan suicide attack on Indian embassy (Roundup)
- Ban condemns Afghan suicide attack on Indian embassy
- Afghan government claims 27 Taliban killed in south
- Nepal landslide, flood toll crosses 50
- 17 policemen feared killed in Maoist attack in India's Maharashtra
- Suicide attack targets Indian embassy, kills 17 Afghans (2nd Roundup)
- Bangladesh to take maritime dispute to UN tribunal
- Taliban bomber attacks Indian embassy, killing 12 Afghans (Roundup)
- EU will not be deterred by Afghan attack, Solana says
- Pakistani troops kill 17 militants in Swat
- Indian embassy was target of suicide attack, Taliban say
- Commonwealth delegates inspect India's preparedness for 2010 games
- Suicide attack in Afghan capital kills 12, injures 84 others available (4th Lead)
- Families of killed al-Qaeda fighters seek return to homeland
- Suicide attack in Afghan capital kills at least seven attack directed at its embassy (3rd Lead)
- Suicide attack in Afghan capital kills four bombing causing blast, info from embassy official (2nd Lead)
- Suicide attack in Afghan capital kills three (1st Lead)
- Report: Suicide attack hits Afghan capital
Wednesday 07 October 2009
- Obama meets top advisors on Afghanistan, Pakistan (Roundup)
- Obama meets top advisors on Afghanistan, Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Pakistani military expresses concern over US aid bill (Roundup)
- Top Taliban commander killed in Pakistan's Swat valley (Roundup)
- At least nine killed in Pakistan boat accident
- Europeans must do more in Afghanistan, NATO chief says
- Pakistan to free Swedish mother, child detained on terror charges
- Pakistani military expresses concern over US aid bill
- ANALYSIS: No solution in Afghan dilemma as US-led war enters 9th year
- Pakistan-born Chaudry named deputy speaker in Norway's parliament
- Pakistani court orders murder case opened against Musharraf
- Dutch diplomats arrested in Pakistan for carrying illegal arms
- Top Taliban commander killed in Pakistan's Swat valley
- Death toll in India floods tops 300
- Two Afghan civilians killed, 25 injured in attack on bus
- Five militants killed, Indian Kashmir on high alert
- Majority of Britons oppose Afghan involvement: poll
- Report: Tension mounts on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
- Obama to meet top advisors on Afghanistan Wednesday
Tuesday 06 October 2009
- Republicans warn Obama on lengthy Afghan debate
- Pakistan seeks clear US vision for South Asia
- (eca182): Obama wrestles with next steps in Afghanistan (News Feature)
- Bangladesh urges German and Japanese as official UN languages
- Obama wrestles with next steps in Afghanistan (News Feature)
- Dutch lawmakers vote against new military mission in Uruzghan
- At least 36 killed in landslides in western Nepal (Roundup)
- Ten soldiers, over 100 Taliban killed in Afghanistan attack (2nd Roundup)
- Ten Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban ambush (Roundup)
- Pakistani Taliban claim bombing at UN office (Roundup)
- Death toll nears 300 in India floods (Roundup)
- British minister in Sri Lanka to assess refugee resettlement plans
- Death toll reaches 283 in India floods
- Pakistani Taliban claim bombing at UN office (1st Lead)
- Ten Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban ambush (1st Lead)
- Landslide in western Nepal kills at least 12
- Pakistani Taliban claim bombing at UN office
- Ten Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban ambush, officials say
- Maoists behead police official in India
- Road crash kills nine in Pakistan
- Leaving Afghanistan not an option, White House says (Roundup)
Monday 05 October 2009
- Leaving Afghanistan not an option, White House says
- US condemns attack on UN in Pakistan
- UN condemns attack on food agency, deaths of workers (Extra)
- Afghanistan begins sample audit of presidential vote
- New Pakistani Taliban chief meets reporters to prove he is alive
- UN closes offices in Pakistan after bomber kills five (Roundup)
- Separatist militants kill 11 in India's Assam (Roundup)
- UN's Ban condemns "terrorist attack" against WFP in Pakistan (Extra)
- India floods leave 240 dead, 1.5 million homeless
- Two NATO soldiers killed in insurgent attacks in Afghanistan
- WFP confirms three staff killed in Pakistan blast (Extra)
- UN closes offices in Pakistan after suicide bombing (Extra)
- Suicide blast at UN office in Pakistan kills three (2nd Lead)
- Swedish general says civilian should lead Swedish Afghan mission
- Bomb kills one at UN office in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Explosion targets UN office in Pakistan (Urgent)
- Separatist militants kill 10 in India's Assam
- US debate over future course in Afghanistan heats up
- Pakistani migrants risk risk life, limb for better futures (Feature)
Sunday 04 October 2009
- Nine US soldiers, 2 Afghan troops killed in Taliban attacks (Roundup)
- Stalling Afghan election result harms country: Karzai
- Nine Taliban militants killed in north-west Pakistan
- Police investigating mid-air scuffle between Air India pilots, crew
- Eight US, two Afghan forces killed in "complex" attack (2nd Lead)
- More than 200 dead in southern India floods
- Eight US, two Afghan forces killed in "complex" attack (1st Lead)
- Eight US soldiers, two Afghan troops killed in "complex" attack
Saturday 03 October 2009
- Eleven militants, one soldier killed in Pakistan clashes
- Four civilians killed, 20 injured in blast in northern Afghanistan
- Challenger accuses UN chief of being partial in Afghan elections
- Death toll exceeds 140 from floods in southern India
- Five US soldiers killed in attacks in Afghanistan
- Bangladesh files lawsuits over mutineers' deaths
- Maoists blow up rail tracks in eastern India
- Indian Prime Minister Singh, Obama to meet in November
Friday 02 October 2009
- Pakistan kills 27 Islamist militants
- US-Pakistan split emerges on whereabouts of Taliban leaders (Feature)
- More than 300 separatists surrender in India's north-eastern Assam
- More than 130 killed as heavy rains lash southern India (Roundup)
- Two foreign soldiers killed in Afghan bombing, attack (Roundup)
- Taliban burn two NATO fuel trucks in northern Afghanistan
- Death toll crosses 70 after heavy rains in southern India
- Suspected Maoist rebels kill 16 in India's Bihar state (Roundup)
- Taliban deny Pakistan claim that Uzbek militant killed in US strike
- Suspected Maoist rebels kill 16 in India's Bihar state
- Thirteen people injured in Sri Lanka car bomb
Thursday 01 October 2009
- UN: Outcome of Afghan election panel probe expected soon
- Dutch deplore loss of civilian lives in Afghan air strike
- McChrystal on Afghanistan: Situation "serious"
- Scores of Tibetan exiles arrested in anti-China protests
- Heavy rain kills 45 in southern India
- Death toll in India boat accidents reaches 100 (Roundup)
- Afghan civilians killed in anti-Taliban operations
- Nests of dinosaur eggs found in southern India
- Al-Qaeda vows to take revenge over the death of Taliban leader
- Death toll in India boat accidents nears 100
- Sacked envoy criticizes UN's Afghanistan stance
- Dozens of Tibetans arrested in anti-China protests in Kathmandu
- Dutch divided over new mission in Afghanistan
Wednesday 30 September 2009
- Obama meets with top advisors on Afghanistan
- 87 drown in boat accidents in India (Roundup)
- UN ends deputy representative's appointment in Afghanistan
- Italy and Pakistan sign military agreement
- 60 drown in boat accidents in India (1st Lead)
- US soldier, 22 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Rash of animal deaths raises concerns about Bangladesh zoo
- Danish soldiers sent home from Afghanistan over illegal ammunition
- Suspected US airstrike kills nine Taliban in Pakistan
- US soldier, 22 Taliban killed in Afghanistan operation (1st Lead)
- Berlusconi to hold talks with Pakistan's Zardari
- Suicide bomber targets foreign forces in Afghanistan
- Church collapse kills 23 people in Nepal
- At least 56 die after boat capsizes in eastern India
Tuesday 29 September 2009
- Obama, NATO chief focus on Afghanistan
- Suspected US drone attacks kills 13 militants in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Roadside bombs kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Roadside bombs kill 36 civilians in Afghanistan (3rd Lead)
- Roadside bomb hits civilian bus, killing 30 Afghans (2nd Lead)
- Missile kills five militants in Pakistan
- 19 drown, many missing as boat capsizes in India (Roundup)
- Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in southern Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Roadside bomb kills 12 civilians in southern Afghanistan
- 11 killed, 14 missing after boat capsizes in eastern India
Monday 28 September 2009
- Militants kill six truck drivers in eastern Afghanistan
- Bodies exhumed in rape, murder probe in Indian Kashmir
- Car bomber kills tribal elder, four others in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Three militants, civilian woman killed in Kashmir gunbattle
- India urges action against Pakistan-based terrorist groups
- Car bomber kills tribal elder, four others in north-west Pakistan
Sunday 27 September 2009
- Afghan minister survives attack, 6 NATO soldiers killed (Roundup)
- Report: Top US Afghan commander has asked Pentagon for more troops
- Refugees injured after clash with military in northern Sri Lanka
- Death toll in north-west Pakistan bombings reaches 27
- Afghan energy minister survives blast, four dead
Saturday 26 September 2009
- Afghan commission announces preliminary results for 357 lawmakers
- August deadliest month for Afghan civilians: UN report
- 11 killed in firecracker explosion in India
- India readies offensive against Maoist rebels
- Two suicide car bombs kill 15 in north-western Pakistan (Roundup)
- Car bombings kill 13 in north-western Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- India chimney crash toll rises to 40, several trapped
- Police kill 18 Taliban in northern Afghanistan, governor says
- Bombing kills five in north-western Pakistan (Extra)
- Suicide bombing at Pakistani police station kills three (1st Lead)
- Four killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
Friday 25 September 2009
- Singh advocates for developing countries
- UN expert visits Sri Lanka's camps for displaced civilians
- Five US soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Suspected US drone strike kills 12 in Pakistan
Thursday 24 September 2009
- 21 dead in chimney collapse at Indian power plant (Roundup)
- Poland seeks NATO discussion on Afghanistan
- Militants kill anti-Taliban militiamen in Pakistan (Roundup)
- 17 dead in chimney collapse at Indian power plant
- International forces claim "several" Taliban killed in Afghanistan
- Bangladesh to train 62,000 for earthquake disaster mitigation
- Militants kill seven anti-Taliban tribesmen in Pakistan
Wednesday 23 September 2009
- 20 killed at power plant under construction in India
- Roadside bombs kill 12 civilians in Afghanistan
- Thousands flee as Pakistan hits militant stronghold
- Howzat! First slip in the bedroom for Indian cricketers?
- Six killed over cellphone calls in Pakistan
- Skydivers claim highest altitude landing near Mt Everest
- Four soldiers, four militants killed in Kashmir violence
- UN envoy on human rights of displaced due in Sri Lanka
- India urges strong G20 stand against protectionism
- India launches seven satellites in single mission
- Workers lynch top company executive in India
- Rajiv Gandhi assassin ends hunger strike
Tuesday 22 September 2009
- Report: Top commander to soon request more troops
- Nine drown on Pakistan beach
- Investigation after Danish soldier publishes Afghan war book
- Rajiv Gandhi assassin on hunger strike for release
- Pakistani forces repulse Taliban raids; 24 militants killed
- Toll in Bhutan quake climbs to 12 as another hits the region
- Fifteen feared killed in Maoist violence in eastern India
- Afghan President Karzai: More US troops is "right approach"
- New Zealand Labour leader slams Afghan troops' decision
Monday 21 September 2009
- 10 dead as quake rocks Bhutan, India and Tibet (2nd Roundup)
- US commander seeks more troops, warns of defeat (3rd Roundup)
- Pakistan detains foreigners on suspicion of al-Qaeda ties
- McChrystal sounds the alarm on Afghan mission (News Feature)
- US commander seeks more troops, warns of defeat (2nd Roundup)
- Seven dead as quake rocks Bhutan, India and Tibet (Roundup)
- Court allows publication of Afghan war veteran's book
- Quake jolts India's north-east, Bhutan and Tibet details from Bhutan, India (2nd Lead)
- Italy pays last respects to six soldiers killed in Afghanistan
- Pakistan detains militant leader linked to Mumbai attacks (Roundup)
- Quake jolts India's north-east, Bhutan and Tibet slug (1st Lead)
- Quake jolts India's north-east, Bhutan
- Pakistan detains militant leader linked to Mumbai attacks
- India plans to bring back the cheetah
- US commander seeks more troops, warns of failure (Roundup)
- More than 70 New Zealand troops sent to Afghanistan (Roundup)
- US commander in Afghanistan seeks more troops, warns of failure
- More than 70 New Zealand troops sent to Afghanistan
Sunday 20 September 2009
- Man gambles daughter in card game in India
- Pakistani troops kill eight militants, wounded leader dies (Roundup)
- Bodies of six Italian soldiers' killed in Afghanistan returned home
- Wounded Taliban leader dies in Pakistan
- Teenage girl kills seven family members in India over love affair
Saturday 19 September 2009
- Pakistan arrests pro-government militia leader
- Militant commander killed in Kashmir combat
- Millions leave Bangladesh capital to celebrate religious festivals
- Death toll in offensive against Maoist rebels rises to 15
- Death toll from suicide bombing in Pakistan market rises to 39
Friday 18 September 2009
- Suicide car bomb kills 33 in north-western Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Ban condemns suicide attack that killed dozens in Pakistan
- Pakistan's Zardari cites "mistakes" of the past for militants' rise
- US drone kills Uzbek militant leader in Pakistan
- Police officer, nine Maoist rebels killed in central India (Roundup)
- Suicide car bomb kills 25 in north-western Pakistan (Roundup)
- Time against NATO in Afghanistan, says British general (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka assures UN of early resettlement of Tamil refugees
- Iranian president congratulates Karzai on re-election
- High alert in India's Jammu after firing across Pakistan border
- Police officer, nine Maoist rebels killed in central India
- Suicide car bomb kills 25 in north-western Pakistan responsibility (2nd Lead)
- Suicide blast kills 10 people in north-western Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Time not on NATO's side in Afghanistan, says British general
- Blast kills five people in north-western Pakistan
- Head-on crash kills 14 in Pakistan
- Sri Lanka's Muslims split over ideological differences (Feature)
Thursday 17 September 2009
- Road accident leaves at least 30 killed in Pakistan
- Karzai admits government officials "partial" in election (Roundup)
- Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 10 Afghans, six Italians (Roundup)
- Karzai admits government officials "partial" in election (1st Lead)
- UN envoy visits displaced Tamils in northern Sri Lanka
- UN expert: Sri Lanka should investigate execution video
- India ready to quantify non-binding emission cuts: report
- Suicide bombing in Kabul kills 10 Afghans, 6 Italians (3rd Lead)
- Official: At least six Italian soldiers killed in Kabul attack
- Suicide bombing in Kabul kills nine, injures 38 (2nd Lead)
- Karzai urges common sense after election results, charges of fraud
- Suicide bombing in Kabul kills two, injures 38 (1st Lead)
- Large explosion rocks Kabul
Wednesday 16 September 2009
- Final preliminary result shows majority for Karzai (2nd Roundup)
- Obama: No decision yet on Afghanistan troop increases
- Bangladesh to ban 84 porn websites
- EU monitors say 1.5 million Afghan votes rigged (3rd Roundup)
- EU monitors say 1.5 million Afghan votes rigged (2nd Roundup)
- EU monitors say 1.5 million Afghan votes rigged (Roundup)
- Senior rebel leader arrested in Pakistan
- EU monitors say 1.5 million votes Afghan votes rigged (1st Lead)
- EU monitors: 1.5 million votes Afghan votes rigged (Urgent)
- Afghanistan to announce preliminary results for presidential vote
Tuesday 15 September 2009
- US military chief calls for more troops in Afghanistan
- Bangladeshi mutineers won't face court martial
- Afghan election results delay stretches EU nerves (News Feature)
- Britain relaxes travel warning to Sri Lanka
- Afghan election board to recount about 10 per cent of vote centres
- Little success in containing Maoists, Indian prime minister says
- Gunmen kill guard in failed attack on Pakistani oil depot
Monday 14 September 2009
- US drone, Pakistani troops kill 28 militants (2nd Roundup)
- US drone, Pakistani troops kill 20 militants (Roundup)
- Final results of Afghan election delayed by several weeks (Roundup)
- Final results of Afghan election delayed by several weeks (1st Lead)
- Stampede in Pakistan kills 18 women, injures nine
- Election commission delays announcement of Afghan election results
- Free Ramadan meal a relief for poor Pakistanis (Feature)
- Bangladeshis protest offshore gas-leasing to foreign firms
- Suspected US missile strike kills four militants in Pakistan
Sunday 13 September 2009
- Pakistan says Taliban leader in Swat surrounded (2nd Roundup)
- Pakistani minister says Taliban leader surrounded in Swat (Extra)
- Roadside bomb kills three Pakistani soldiers (Roundup)
- Tainted liquor toll rises to 29 in India's Uttar Pradesh
- 50 insurgents, 10 soldiers reported killed in Afghanistan
- Metro train coach derails in New Delhi, none hurt
- Roadside bomb kills two Pakistani soldiers
Saturday 12 September 2009
- Election results remain sealed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Four killed, many injured in Kashmir blast
- Election results remain sealed in Afghanistan
- At least 30 Islamist militants dead in Pakistan's north-west (Roundup)
- Rebels kill four troopers in north-eastern India
- Poll: Majority of Poles support withdrawal from Afghanistan
- Rare Bengal tiger dies at Bangladesh's prime zoo
- Indian border force claim rockets fired from Pakistan (Roundup)
- One soldier, eight militants dead in Pakistan's north-west
- Seven police, 11 Taliban killed in northern Afghanistan
- NATO abandoned Afghan journalist's body to "avoid more casualties"
- Indian border force claim rockets fired from Pakistan
Friday 11 September 2009
- 18 die after drinking tainted liquor in India
- Pakistan arrests Taliban spokesman in Swat (Roundup)
- Indian court acquits businessman of girl's rape, murder
- Pakistan arrests Taliban spokesman in Swat Valley (1st Lead)
- Pakistan arrests Taliban spokesman in Swat valley
- US envoy urges patience on Afghan election
Thursday 10 September 2009
- Report: Loss of European Union influence at UN put lives at risk
- EU renews call for investigating Afghan vote fraud allegations
- At least 20 killed, several missing in Nepal bus accident (Roundup)
- Bangladesh to allow India to use port facilities
- Indian fighter jet crashes, pilot killed
- Afghan journalists criticize NATO for kidnapped reporter's death
- Weapons-laden United Arab Emirates plane released by India
- Pakistani troops kill six militants in Swat on local tip-off
- At least 12 killed, dozens missing in Nepal bus accident
- Afghan election commission favours Karzai, Abdullah says
- Five girls killed in stampede inside flooded Delhi school
- Six killed in shopping centre collapse near New Delhi
Wednesday 09 September 2009
- Two killed in Indian shopping centre collapse (Roundup)
- Britain says it could offer venue for Afghanistan conference
- Kidnapped Western reporter freed, Afghan aide killed in raid (Roundup)
- One soldier, seven Taliban killed in Pakistan clashes
- Karzai hails election results and "courageous" Afghan voters
- British soldier died in journalist rescue in Afghanistan (Extra)
- Several injured, trapped in Indian shopping centre collapse
- Army officer, three rebels killed in Kashmir clash (Roundup)
- British reporter freed, Afghan aide killed in raid (2nd Lead)
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- Army officer, two rebels killed as Kashmir infiltration bid foiled
- British reporter freed, Afghan aide killed in raid (1st Lead)
- Greek aid volunteer kidnapped in Pakistan
- Kidnapped reporter freed in US raid in northern Afghanistan
Tuesday 08 September 2009
- Karzai wins majority amid "clear proof of fraud" (2nd Roundup)
- UN strongly deplores expulsion of official by Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- Militant violence, US drone attack kill 47 in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- US drone attack kills nine in north-west Pakistan (Extra)
- Karzai wins absolute majority, but 'clear proof of fraud'
- Karzai wins absolute majority amid "clear proof of fraud" (Roundup)
- Suicide bomber targets NATO forces near Kabul airport (Roundup)
- Four schoolchildren, 24 Taliban killed in Pakistan violence (Roundup)
- More than 20,000 Bhutanese refugees resettled in Western nations
- Hoax bomb threat causes panic in New Delhi (Roundup)
- Indian court says student died in staged killing by police (Roundup)
- Suicide bomber targets NATO forces near Kabul airport (3rd Lead)
- Afghan militant group in secret talks with the West (News Feature)
- Taliban kill four Shiite students in Pakistan
- Bomb scare in Indian capital
- UN, US urge Afghan government to investigate alleged election fraud
- Indian court says student died in staged killing by police
- Suicide attack kills two, wounds seven near Kabul airport (2nd Lead)
- Suicide attack kills two, wounds seven near Kabul airport (1st Lead)
- Suicide car bomb explodes near Kabul airport
- UNICEF slams Sri Lanka's decision to expel official
Monday 07 September 2009
- Second Dutch soldier in two days killed in Afghanistan
- Karzai slams deadly NATO airstrike (2nd Roundup)
- NATO soldiers, Afghan couple and child killed in attacks (Roundup)
- 20 killed in road crash in Indian Kashmir
- Indian mothers-in-law band together to fight "cruel" stereotype
- Court accepts graft charges against former Bangladeshi premier
- UAE air force plane detained in Kolkata with arms, explosives
- Ahmadinejad calls on West to have more respect for Afghan people
- Karzai slams deadly NATO airstrike (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka unlikely to revoke expulsion of UN official
- Karzai slams deadly NATO airstrike
- Roadside bomb kills two soldiers in Pakistan
- Maoist rebels kill five in eastern India
- Couple, their child killed in Kabul rocket attack
Sunday 06 September 2009
- Dutch soldier killed in Afghan firefight
- Pakistani forces kill 36 militants in north-west (Roundup)
- Top NATO commander visits site of Afghan airstrike
- Three dead in "accidental" Nepal bomb blast
- French soldier dies after Afghan attack
- Karzai edging closer to victory in disputed Afghan election (Roundup)
- Karzai still short of absolute majority as vote count continues
- Four militants killed in north-western Pakistan: army
- India says Pakistan blocking Mumbai-attack probe
- Three Pakistani policemen shot dead in sleep
- US soldier killed in Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan
Saturday 05 September 2009
- Pakistan troops kill more than 60 militants (Roundup)
- EU piles pressure on next Afghan government, regrets bombing
- India condemns attack on Hindu priests in Nepal (Roundup)
- Pakistan troops kill 55 militants in north-west tribal region
- Former Bangladeshi minister killed in road crash
- India condemns attack on Hindu priests in Nepal
Friday 04 September 2009
- Eight US embassy guards fired in hazing scandal
- Polish soldier dies, 5 wounded in Afghanistan
- Brown pins military "success" on training Afghan forces (Roundup)
- In Pictures: 'Afghanistan NATO Airstrikes on Tankers'
- Brown defends Afghanistan mission as "justified and achievable"
- Up to 60 killed in NATO airstrike, Afghan officials say
- French soldier killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
- Up to 60 killed in NATO airstrike, Afghan governor says (5th Lead)
- Bildt: New civilian deaths in Afghanistan "regrettable" (Extra)
- 90 Afghans dead as NATO airstrike hits fuel trucks (4th Lead)
- Disaster averted as fire on plane put out at Mumbai airport
- 10 people including four children killed in Mumbai landslide
- Moderate quake hits India's north-eastern states
- Shock, grief over Indian minister's death claims 67 lives
- 90 Afghans dead as NATO airstrike hits fuel trucks (3rd Lead)
- 90 dead in explosion of oil trucks, Afghan governor says (2nd Lead)
- 90 dead in explosion of oil trucks, Afghan governor says (1st Lead)
- 90 dead in explosion of oil trucks, northern Afghan governor says
Thursday 03 September 2009
- Sri Lanka government concern at outcry over Tamil "execution" video
- UN's Ban "very concerned" for Sri Lankan refugees
- Five militants killed in explosion near Afghan capital
- ROUNDUP : Indian government minister killed in helicopter crash
- British soldier dies in southern Afghanistan
- Indian government minister killed in helicopter crash
Wednesday 02 September 2009
- NATO chief calls for more military trainers for Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Afghan elections were setback for Taliban, Holbrooke says
- Rasmussen calls for more military trainers for Afghanistan
- Karzai extends his lead in Afghan election (Roundup)
- President Karzai extends his lead in Afghan election
- Search for Indian politician after chopper goes missing
- Afghan deputy spy chief among 24 killed in suicide attack (Roundup)
- Pakistani minister injured, driver killed in attack (Roundup)
- Afghan deputy spy chief, 21 others killed in suicide attack (2nd Lead)
- Report: Afghan opium production, cultivation fall (Roundup)
- Pakistani minister injured, driver killed in attack (Extra)
- Pakistani court reimposes restrictions on nuclear scientist
- Afghan deputy spy chief, 10 others killed in suicide attack (1st Lead)
- Pakistani troops kill two militants in restive north-west
- Afghan deputy spy chief killed in suicide attack
- UN report: Afghan opium production declines 10 per cent in 2009
- 5 militants killed as Indian Army says Kashmir infiltration foiled
- 23 killed as bus plunges into gorge in northern India
- Tibetans arrested in Nepal for blocking vehicles of China officials
Tuesday 01 September 2009
- US support for war in Afghanistan at all-time low
- Indian Army trooper killed in firing across border with Pakistan
- US soldier killed by roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan
- Pakistani troops kill 35 militants along Afghan border (Roundup)
- 14 people missing in landslide in eastern Nepal
- Torrential rains kills 15 in Pakistani's biggest city
- Pakistani troops kill five militants along Afghan border
- Price spiral makes Pakistanis doubt Ramadan blessings (Feature)
Monday 31 August 2009
- Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
- US soldiers killed as US general calls for revised Afghan strategy
- Karzai's vote shrinks, but he still leads in Afghan vote (Roundup)
- Bodies of 30 Taliban found in Pakistan's Swat valley (Roundup)
- Karzai's vote shrinks, but he still leads in Afghan election
- Kidnapped Afghan police escape after killing six captors
- Two police killed in rebel attacks in Indian Kashmir capital
- Earthquake jolts India's north-eastern states
- Journalist sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in Sri Lanka
- Stranded NATO trucks destroyed on Afghan-Pakistan border
Sunday 30 August 2009
- Suicide bomber kills 14 police recruits in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Pakistan rejects report on modification of US missiles
- Swat's return to normalcy clouded by deadly violence (News Feature)
- 52 dead in floods in India's Bihar, over 1.5 million affected
- Complaints of fraud nearly triple in Afghan disputed elections
- Suicide bomber kills 13 police recruits in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Crisis looms as Nepal vice president refuses to retake oath
- Afghan, NATO forces kill 35 insurgents, 2 children killed in blast
- Suicide bomber kills 13 police recruits in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Suicide bomber kills four police recruits in Pakistan
- Western diplomats press Nepal to investigate war disappearances
- British soldier killed by roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan
Saturday 29 August 2009
- Karzai lead in controversial Afghan election grows (Roundup)
- Karzai lead in controversial Afghan election grows to 15 per cent
- British prime minister Brown on surprise visit to Afghanistan
- India's first lunar mission ends after contact lost with mooncraft
- Bangladeshi civic group protests gas leases to foreign firms
- Indian premier rejects claims that 1998 nuclear tests "fizzled"
- Suicide bomber targets US convoy (1st Lead)
- Six militants killed in north-west Pakistan
- Suicide bomber targets US military convoy in southern Afghanistan
Friday 28 August 2009
- Britain backs Pakistan action against Taliban, vows Brown (Roundup)
- Militants, including woman, killed in Afghan ambush (Roundup)
- Climate change hits crop production in Nepal, aid group says
- Brown and Pakistan leader discuss Taliban, regional issues
- Pakistani court orders removal of restrictions on nuclear scientist
- Former ISAF commander in Afghanistan new head of British army
- 27 dead in floods in India's Bihar state
- Mumbai gets special force to counter terrorist attacks
- Militants, including woman, killed in ambush in north Afghanistan
- Row continues over "massive fraud" in Afghan elections, reports say
- PROFILE: Young slayer takes up reins of Pakistani Taliban
- Suspected Maoist militants kill four people in eastern India
- Malaysian police on manhunt for Pakistani facing rape charge
Thursday 27 August 2009
- Suicide bomber, US drone attack kill 28 in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Suicide bomber, US drone attack kill 23 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- official: Suicide bomber kills 17 in Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- Freed Afghan Guantanamo detainee to sue US for mistreatment (Roundup)
- Suicide bombing kills 20 security personnel in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- URGENT : 20 security personnel killed in Pakistan bombing
- Freed Afghan Guantanamo detainee to sue US for mistreatment: lawyer
- New NATO guidelines put emphasis on protecting Afghans
- US soldier, 12 Taliban killed in battle at Afghan clinic (Roundup)
- Suspected US missile kills six militants in Pakistan
- US soldier, 12 Taliban killed in battle in Afghan clinic
- Indian man arrested for marrying 14 women
Wednesday 26 August 2009
- Karzai lead widens in Afghan presidential vote count (Roundup)
- Taliban deny responsibility for deadly Kandahar blast (Roundup)
- Top Bangladeshi leaders mourn death of a "true friend" in Kennedy
- Karzai extends lead in Afghan presidential election count (1st Lead)
- Karzai extends lead in Afghan presidential election count
- Prayers in India mark Mother Teresa's 99th birth anniversary
- Sri Lanka dismisses video footage of soldiers committing atrocities
- Taliban cannot absolve themselves of Kandahar blast, NATO says
- Karzai "saddened" by Kennedy death
- Red Cross says staff killed in Afghan blast (Extra)
- Taliban deny responsibility for deadly Kandahar blast (1st Lead)
- Interpol issues notice seeking militant behind Mumbai attacks
- Afghan official killed; death toll in Kandahar blast reaches 43
Tuesday 25 August 2009
- In Pictures: 'Afghanistan Multiple Bomb Attacks'
- US urges patience as Afghan vote tally continues
- Car bombs kill 36 in southern Afghanistan (2nd Roundup)
- Car bombs kill 36 southern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Over 30 killed in "huge explosion" in southern Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- 30 killed in Afghan bomb attack (Extra)
- Karzai has slight lead in partial vote count in Afghanistan in future Karzai cabinet (Roundup)
- Bomb attack in Afghan city of Kandahar, numerous casualties
- Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death
- Rasmussen: NATO to stay in Afghanistan despite record casualties
- 2009 deadliest year in Afghanistan for foreign forces (Roundup)
- Karzai has slight lead in partial vote count in Afghanistan fourth-placed candidates, figures on turnout (3rd Lead)
- Karzai has slight lead in partial vote count in Afghanistan (2nd Lead)
- Karzai leads in partial vote count in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Karzai leads in partial vote count in Afghanistan (Urgent)
- Bomb kills four US soldiers in southern Afghanistan
- Maoist rebels blow up rail station, torch vehicles in India
- One dead as suspected rebel opens fire at Indian railway station
Monday 24 August 2009
- Sri Lanka police finds bomb planned for attack on Defence Secretary
- French diplomat named to assist Pakistan's recovery programmes
- NATO troops killed as Afghanistan prepares partial election results
- Maoist rebels blow up rail track, phone tower in India
- Three doctors accused of helping Tamil rebels released on bail
- Afghan reporter shot dead in Pakistan
- One killed, resort torched after football clash in Kolkata
Sunday 23 August 2009
- UN-backed group: Fraud could affect the outcome of Afghan election
- Suicide bombing kills three in Pakistan (Extra)
- Maoists kill five policemen in India's Bihar
- Reports say Pakistani Taliban appoints new chief (Roundup)
- Seven Afghan troops killed in post-election violence
- Reports: Pakistani Taliban appoints new chief
Saturday 22 August 2009
- Bangladesh not to recognize Kosovo "at this moment"
- Observer group highlights Afghan vote irregularities (2nd Roundup)
- India, Nepal reach new trade treaty
- India will keep providing evidence to Pakistan on Mumbai attack
- Monitors report irregularities in Afghan vote (Roundup)
- Indian actress arrested for beating, burning child
- Taliban cut off voters' fingers in Afghan election, observers say
- EU renews call for Afghan unity, patience ahead of vote result
- EU observers call Afghan elections "largely positive" so far
Friday 21 August 2009
- Obama sees Afghan election as "important step forward" (Roundup)
- Obama sees Afghan election as "important step forward"
- US, British soldiers killed in attacks in Afghanistan (Extra)
- Heavy rains, winds bring Delhi to a halt
- Low turnout in Afghan poll; top candidates claim victory (2nd Roundup)
- Low turnout in Afghan poll; top contenders claim victory (Roundup)
- Observer: Fewer than half of voters went to Afghan polls (Extra)
- Frenchman freed three months after Pakistani kidnapping
- Don't claim victory yet, EU tells Afghan election candidates
- Two more British soldiers killed in Afghan explosion
- President Karzai's campaign claims victory in Afghan election
- Suspected US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan
- UN Security Council praises Afghan polls
Thursday 20 August 2009
- Obama calls Afghan elections successful
- Afghan president praises courage of voters (Roundup)
- Over 50 killed in over 100 attacks on Afghan election day (Roundup)
- UN praises Afghans for casting ballots despite violence
- NATO chief hails Afghan elections
- URGENT More than 50 killed during Aghanistan voting
- Despite attacks Afghan election "successful" - Karzai (Roundup)
- Voting closes in Afghan presidential election (Extra)
- EU encourages Afghans to vote, monitoring mission operative (Roundup)
- India's BJP in downward spiral, says expelled leader (Roundup)
- Afghan election body extends balloting for an hour (Extra)
- EU encourages Afghans to vote, monitoring mission operative
- Sri Lankan army to expedite mine clearing to resettle displaced
- In Pictures: 'Afghanistan Elections'
- India's opposition BJP in downward spiral, says expelled leader
- 22 children injured after schoolbus catches fire in India
- Afghans vote in Afghan presidential, provincial elections (2nd Lead)
- Rockets hit Afghan towns on election day; early turnout low
- Afghans vote in Afghan presidential, provincial elections available (1st Lead)
- Voting begins in Afghan presidential, provincial elections
Wednesday 19 August 2009
- US airstrike kills 4 Afghan police; district chief killed in blast
- PREVIEW: Afghan forces on alert as Taliban issue pre-vote warning
- Pakistan army kills five militants in north-west tribal zone
- Sri Lanka relocates 16,000 refugees after floods hit camps
- Will fraud mar credibility of Afghan elections? (News Feature)
- Three gunmen killed in Kabul city a day before vote Taliban fighters (Roundup)
- Gunmen occupy bank in Kabul city a day before vote
- UN general secretary calls on Afghans to vote
Tuesday 18 August 2009
- Ban condemns deadly attack in Kabul
- UN staffers, NATO soldier among 10 killed in Kabul blast (2nd Roundup)
- Afghanistan asks media to avoid reporting violence on polling day
- Taliban strength at post-2001 peak, NATO commander says (Roundup)
- Arrested Taliban spokesman says leader is dead (Roundup)
- Taliban strength at post-2001 peak, NATO commander says
- UN staffers, NATO soldiers among seven killed in Kabul blast attack, epa photos (Roundup)
- Six killed, 44 wounded in Kabul suicide attack (1st Lead)
- Suicide attacks hit Kabul city, southern town (Extra)
- India's environmental crises alarming, says prime minister
- NATO to halt military operations during Afghan elections (1st Lead)
- Pakistani officials say Taliban spokesman arrested
- Two rockets fired into Afghan capital, no casualties
- Once peaceful Afghan province sees violence rise before vote available (Feature)
- West has high stakes in Afghan elections (News Feature)
- Afghan elections pivotal to US mission (News Feature)
Monday 17 August 2009
- Polish army commander may lose post over Afghan policy
- Obama predicts difficult fight ahead in Afghanistan
- India says more terror attacks being planned in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Four foreign soldiers, civilian killed in Afghan attacks (Roundup)
- UN urges Nepal to end social inequality for lasting stability
- Murder charge against Bangladesh premier withdrawn
- Parcel bomb kills 7 civilians in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Final push for Afghan presidential candidates (News Feature)
- British Afghan quagmire deepens with rising death toll (News Feature)
- Border troop chief says mutiny benefited Bangladesh's foes
- India says Pakistan-based terror groups planning new attacks (Roundup)
- British minister admits that "smart" Taliban present a challenge
- Plane skids off runway, shutting operations at Dhaka airport
- Explosion kills six in north-west Pakistan
- Pakistan-based terror groups are planning new attacks, India says
- Three British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
Sunday 16 August 2009
- Karzai attends televised debate for Afghan presidential candidates
- US pledges to support Pakistan in energy crisis (Roundup)
- Bin Laden's trail 'not just cold; it is in a deep freeze'
- 20 farmers commit suicide in southern India after lack of rain
- Two kidnapped in Bangladesh's insurgent-stronghold hilly region
- Afghan, NATO soldiers killed in Taliban attacks
- Bodies of 18 militants found in Pakistan's Swat valley
- "Cyberwar" intensifies ahead of Afghanistan election (Feature)
Saturday 15 August 2009
- Another soldier's death takes Britain's Afghan toll to 200
- Ban condemns deadly attack on Kabul NATO headquarters
- Security fears abound in Afghanistan as election nears
- Massive suicide attack in Kabul kills 7, wounds 91 (Roundup)
- Twenty five killed in Pakistan's northwest (Roundup)
- Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan detained at US airport
- Three soldiers killed by suicide bomber in northwest Pakistan
- Suicide attack kills seven, wounds 91 in Kabul (4th Lead)
- Suicide attack kills three, wounds 85 in Kabul (3rd Lead)
- Suicide attack kills three, wounds more than 60 in Kabul (2nd Lead)
- India celebrates Independence Day in shadow of drought
- Large blast hits Kabul days before presidential election (1st Lead)
- Large blast hits Kabul days before presidential election
Friday 14 August 2009
- UN leading assistance for Afghanistan's general elections
- Bangladesh scales up security ahead of Mujibur Rahman anniversary
- Fourteen killed Bangladesh road crash
- Security tight as India prepares to celebrate Independence Day
- Pakistan wants change in national thinking to fight Taliban
- Harassed Indian husbands rally for their rights (Feature)
Thursday 13 August 2009
- Three British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Pakistan kills 14 Taliban in gunship and artillery raids (Roundup)
- Not much to show after eight years of Karzai
- Former Afghan president survives Taliban attack (Roundup)
- Indian rejects US criticism on religious freedom
- PROFILE: Hamid Karzai, incumbent and front-runner presidential election
- PROFILE: President Karzai's main challengers: Abdullah and Ghani
- Pakistan kills 10 Taliban in gunship raids
- Two policemen, eight militants killed in northern Afghanistan
- US soldier, 14 Afghan civilians killed in bomb blasts
Wednesday 12 August 2009
- More than 100 killed in Pakistan clashes (2nd Roundup)
- 70 killed as Pakistani Taliban and local militia clash (Roundup)
- 70 killed in clash between Pakistani Taliban and local militia
- Nepal's former king ready to pay taxes
- Seven policemen killed in blast, clash in Afghanistan (2nd Roundup)
- Police chief, bodyguard killed in northern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Bangladesh plans anti-militancy awareness campaign during Ramadan
- Afghan, US forces launch pre-vote operation in Taliban heartland
- Police chief, three bodyguards killed in northern Afghanistan
- Nepal bus accident kills 11 people
Tuesday 11 August 2009
- Suspected US airstrike kills 14 militants in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Four NATO, three Afghan soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Bildt: Upcoming Afghanistan elections key for stability
- A quarter of India's districts face risk of drought
- Bomb explodes at Nepal political party headquarters
- Protests spiral in north-eastern India over killing of youth
- Suspected US airstrike kills 12 militants in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Polish officer killed in Afghanistan
- Suspected US airstrike kills eight militants in Pakistan
- Afghanistan's Karzai leads in voter survey
- Six Maoist rebels killed in gunbattle in central India
- Thousands spend night in open after quake jolts Indian islands
- Three Afghan army soldiers killed in Taliban attack
Monday 10 August 2009
- Taliban fighters attack town near Afghan capital (2nd Roundup)
- Taliban fighters attack provincial capital in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Report: US commander in Afghanistan warns of Taliban resurgence
- Taliban fighters attack provincial capital in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Four militants killed in India-controlled Kashmir
- Taliban fighters attack provincial capital in Afghanistan
- Italy seeks to drop "peace" from its definition of Afghan mission
- Pakistani police ordered to open case against Musharraf
- Police search for woman suicide bomber in Sri Lanka's capital
- New Zealand to deploy elite SAS to Afghanistan
- Suicide bomber targets NATO forces in northern Afghanistan
- Elections/UN/ UN: Violence is affecting election preparations in Afghanistan
Sunday 09 August 2009
- Eight killed in north-western Pakistan combat (Roundup)
- Eight killed in north-western Pakistan combat
- At least 45 feared dead in northern India landslide
- Defector says Pakistani Taliban in violent power struggle
Saturday 08 August 2009
- 15 killed in landslide in India, 50 missing
- Low turn out in local polls in northern Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- India's agriculture hurt by poor rains
- Army chief: Britain could be in Afghanistan for 40 years
- Voting begins in first local election since Tamil rebel defeat
Friday 07 August 2009
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, his aide says (2nd Roundup)
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, his aide says (Roundup)
- ANALYSIS: Mehsud's death to have little impact on Taliban insurgency
- Taliban efforts to find new Pakistani chief halted (Extra)
- Sri Lankan army questions captured Tamil rebel leader (2nd Roundup)
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, his aide says (3rd Lead)
- PROFILE: Baitullah Mehsud: Pakistani Taliban's godfather
- Indian lawmaker wants special squad to ward off monkeys
- Sri Lankan military questions captured Tamil rebel leader (Roundup)
- Police: Militants held in Delhi were planning terror strikes (Roundup)
- Three British soldiers die in southern Afghanistan
- Three foreign troops killed in southern Afghan ambush
- Police: Two militants held in Delhi were planning terror strikes
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, his aide says (2nd Lead)
- New Tamil rebel leader arrested, returned to Sri Lanka
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, aide says background (1st Lead)
- Pakistani Taliban chief is dead, militants say (Urgent)
Thursday 06 August 2009
- New Tamil rebel leader arrested in Thailand, says Lankan military
- Airstrike, bomb blasts kill 16 in Afghanistan (3rd Roundup)
- Afghan officials lower death toll of blast from 21 to 5 (2nd Roundup)
- Airstrike, bomb blasts kill 32 in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Fate of Pakistani Taliban chief remains unclear
- Bomb blasts kill 27 in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Pakistani troops kill seven militants in Swat
- Court sentences three to death for 2003 Mumbai bombings (Roundup)
- Pakistan: Anti-Christian rioters to face justice
- Fox Star studios to distribute Shahrukh Khan film worldwide
- Officials: Bomb blast kills 21 civilians in southern Afghanistan
- Indian court sentences three to death for 2003 Mumbai bombings
- Bus plunges into Pakistan river; 34 feared dead
Wednesday 05 August 2009
- Pakistan checking reports on death of local Taliban chief (Extra)
- Afghanistan "will be my highest priority": NATO Chief (Roundup)
- Afghan elections will be "challenging" says British envoy
- NATO disputes killing Afghan civilians in airstrike visit to Afghanistan (Roundup)
- US missile strike kills wife of Pakistani Taliban chief (Roundup)
- Three days into job, NATO's Rasmussen visits Afghanistan
- Ten dead after fighting in Kashmir (Roundup)
- US missile strike kills wife of Pakistani Taliban chief (1st Lead)
- Airstrike, bomb blast kill 10 civilians in Afghanistan
- Lightning strike kills 10 in India
- US hits Taliban chief's in-laws in Pakistan, two killed
- Seven dead after fighting in Kashmir
- Pakistani pilot killed in jet fighter crash
Tuesday 04 August 2009
- Suicide attack kills five in southern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Suicide attack kills five in southern Afghanistan (2nd Lead)
- South Korean Oh Eun Sun reaches 13th 8,000-metre summit (Roundup)
- Strike, protests over "staged killing" in India's Manipur state
- Eight rockets hit Kabul ahead of election (1st Lead)
- Iranian blogger tells of escape from "brutal" regime (Feature)
- Rockets hit Kabul ahead of election; two hurt
Monday 03 August 2009
- Council of Churches: Pakistan failing to protect Christians
- Roadside bombs, clashes kill nearly 30 in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Roadside bomb kills 12, injures 20 in western Afghanistan (2nd Lead)
- France calls for dialogue with Taliban
- Roadside bomb kills 12, injures 20 in western Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Roadside bomb kills 12, injures 20 in western Afghanistan
Sunday 02 August 2009
- Five NATO, four Afghan soldiers killed in attacks (Roundup)
- Floods leave thousands homeless in eastern India
- Five NATO soldiers killed in attacks in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Four militants killed by security forces in Indian Kashmir
- Britain should give up lead role in Afghanistan, says MPs report
- Troops patrol Pakistani town after religious violence
- Indian cricket board rejects anti-doping clause
- Two NATO soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Pakistan building collapse death toll rises to 19
Saturday 01 August 2009
- Three US soldiers, three Afghan police killed in bomb blasts
- Muslim mob kills six Christians over blasphemy rumours in Pakistan
- India's Kolkata city bans old vehicles amid protests
- Militants kill two police officers in Indian Kashmir capital
- NATO secretary general in favour of negotiations with Taliban
Friday 31 July 2009
- Pakistan's court declares Musharraf's emergency rule illegal (Roundup)
- Rain-triggered mudslide kills 10 in Bangladesh
- Pakistan's court declares Musharraf's 2007 emergency rule illegal
- Landmark free education bill tabled in Indian Parliament
- UN concerned over delays in Nepal's peace process
- UN: Rise in Afghan civilian deaths; 1,013 killed in 2009
- Six militants killed in north-west Pakistan
- Bangladeshi premier expands her cabinet
- Nine killed by landslides in western Nepal
- Indian cricketers wary of signing anti-doping code
Thursday 30 July 2009
- Pakistan diplomacy rocks Indian Parliament
- Ruling party says India has adequate food grain stocks
- Eight security forces killed in Afghan bombings (Roundup)
- Germany to provide 77 million dollars in aid to Bangladesh
- Taliban to Afghans: fight against NATO forces instead of voting
- UNICEF stresses rebuilding schools in north-west Pakistan
- Four Afghan army soldiers killed in bomb blast
Wednesday 29 July 2009
- Britain remains committed to Afghanistan, Miliband says
- Bangladesh plans partial troop pull-out from south-east
- Former Jaipur queen Maharani Gayatri Devi dies at 90
- Dialogue with Pakistan only way forward, says Indian premier
- Policeman, four militants killed in north-west Pakistan (Roundup)
- Poor nations seek 95-per-cent emission cuts by 2050
- High-profile Indian lawyer convicted for influencing witness
- Blast outside Pakistani courthouse kills one
Tuesday 28 July 2009
- Albania to send additional troops to Afghanistan
- Campaign worker, 15 others killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Indian Kashmir leader resigns over sex scandal allegations
- India and Afghanistan set up partnership panel to combat terrorism
- Campaign worker, 14 others killed in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Presidential campaign worker, six others killed in Afghanistan
- 11 killed as torrential rains cripple Delhi
- Pakistan: Indian military acquisitions threaten peace
- Pressure forces Taliban chief into talks with Pakistan (Feature)
- Most Britons believe troops should come home from Afghanistan
Monday 27 July 2009
- (eca091): "Bloody July" prompts British rethink on Afghanistan (News Feature)
- Two more British soldiers die in southern Afghanistan
- Pakistani troops, pro-government tribesmen kill 11 militants
- Heirs of Bangladesh's slain founder to get lifelong state security
- "Bloody July" prompts British rethink on Afghanistan (News Feature)
- Court finds three guilty in deadly 2003 Mumbai bombings
- Britain looks to split Taliban with politics (Roundup)
- Afghan reconciliation the key to victory, Miliband says (Extra)
- Poor nations meet in Bangladesh to seek common climate strategy
- Taliban in western Afghanistan agree to ceasefire ahead of election
- Six troopers killed in Maoist landmine blast in India
- British government urges Afghan talks with "moderate" Taliban
- Pakistan investigating cleric behind peace deal with Taliban
- US Blackwater-Xe mercenaries spreads fear in Pakistani town (Feature)
Sunday 26 July 2009
- Sweden to push EU for more aid to Afghanistan
- Three soldiers, 16 Taliban killed in Afghan violence (Roundup)
- Afghan president's running mate survives ambush
- Pakistan probes former lawmaker for Pole's beheading
- Two Afghan army soldiers, 16 Taliban killed in latest violence
- India's first indigenous nuclear submarine launched
Saturday 25 July 2009
- Seven fighters killed as suicide squad storm Afghan city (2nd Roundup)
- British soldier killed in southern Afghanistan, London reports
- Seven fighters killed as suicide squad storm Afghan city (Roundup)
- Suicide bombers stage attacks in eastern Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Pakistani troops kill 14 militants in northwest region
- Suicide bombers stage attacks in eastern Afghanistan
- Bill Gates awarded Indian peace prize
Friday 24 July 2009
- Two US soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Bangladeshi premier Hasina re-elected ruling party chief
- Season's highest tide hits Mumbai (Roundup)
- One soldier, five militants killed in Pakistan's north-west
- Swedish foreign minister visits Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Nepal vice president ordered to retake oath over language row
- Karzai wants "new agreement" with international forces after polls
- Snake catcher on guard at state assembly in eastern India
- Mumbai braces for highest tide in 100 years
- Swedish foreign minister visits Afghanistan
Thursday 23 July 2009
- Afghans differ from world view of NATO role: poll
- UN panel extends mandate for UN mission in Nepal
- Court accepts confession by Mumbai accused, but trial to continue
- Biden says more US and British soldiers will die in Afghan conflict
- Report: Osama bin Laden's son killed by US attack in Pakistan
Wednesday 22 July 2009
- Dhaka rejects New Delhi claim of Bangladeshis overstaying in India
- Brown confident of success of anti-Taliban offensive (Roundup)
- Pakistani troops kill 27 Taliban in the north-western region
- Pakistani court demands Musharraf explain emergency rule decision
- Tamil rebels appoint new leader to continue the fight
- "Hang me, please," Mumbai terrorist attack suspect tells court
- US airline apologises for frisking former Indian president
- Senior British minister criticizes government over Afghanistan
- Indian hamlet finds spot in the sun despite rainclouds (Feature)
- Millions turn out to watch solar eclipse over India (Roundup)
- Nine die in building collapse in Karachi
- Stargazers watch rare astronomical show in Bangladesh
- Disappointment reigns as bad weather blocks view of total eclipse
- Millions turn out to watch solar eclipse over India (1st Lead)
- Clouds, rains play spoilsport as solar eclipse begins over India
Tuesday 21 July 2009
- Eight suicide bombers attack Afghan government buildings (Roundup)
- Eight suicide bombers attack Afghan government buildings
- Afghan blasts kill four US troops, British soldier (Roundup)
- India angry with US airline for frisking former president
- Four US soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan
- Indian classical music icon Hangal dead
- More than 50 militants killed in north-west Pakistan
- 10 Filipino workers killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
Monday 20 July 2009
- India, US enhance ties, sign defence, space pacts (Roundup)
- 1ST LEAD India, US sign defence, space pacts
- Mumbai terror suspect confesses to role in attacks (2nd Roundup)
- Red Cross closes offices in eastern Sri Lanka
- Mumbai terror suspect confesses to role in attacks (Roundup)
- 14 Afghan civilians killed in bomb blast, mistaken shooting (1st Lead)
- Mumbai terror suspect confesses to role in attacks
- India monsoon death toll tops 400 after 21 perish in rains
- Two climbers first locals on Afghanistan's highest peak
- Clinton holds talks with Indian Prime Minister Singh
- 14 Afghan civilians killed in bomb blast, mistaken shooting
- NATO aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan
- Militants kill four policemen in Pakistan's north-west
- Health issues loom for Sri Lanka's displaced (News Feature)
Sunday 19 July 2009
- Monsoon batters Pakistan's largest city, 33 dead (Roundup)
- 16 civilians killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- US, India to work together on climate change, Clinton says (Roundup)
- Clinton warns of terrorist syndicate, urges Pakistan action
- Sri Lankan troops recover Tamil rebel chief's secret documents
- India, US hold productive talks on climate change
- Captured US soldier pleads to his countrymen in Taliban video
- 16 civilians killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Two choppers crash, NATO soldier, 35 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
- Twenty two die as monsoon batters Pakistan's largest city
- 14-year prison sentence for joke SMS on Pakistani president (Feature)
Saturday 18 July 2009
- Clinton urges Pakistan to hunt anti-India terrorists (Roundup)
- Clinton urges Pakistan to hunt anti-India terrorists (1st Lead)
- Suicide attack kills three Afghan army soldiers
- Clinton condoles Mumbai attack victims, meets business leaders
- US air force jet crashes in eastern Afghanistan
Friday 17 July 2009
- High security in Mumbai as Hillary Clinton begins India trip Eds : Adds Clinton has reached Mumbai, background grafs 13 onwards (Roundup)
- US drone attack, clashes kill 10 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Britain discusses armament increase after rise in Afghan death toll
- High security in Mumbai ahead of Hillary Clinton's visit
- Suspected US missile attack kills five in Pakistan (Extra)
- Eleven Afghan civilians, NATO soldier killed in bombings
- Nepal begins process of discharging Maoist child soldiers
- Two soldiers, two Taliban killed in north-west Pakistan
- India's moon probe malfunctions; mission might end prematurely
- Pakistani court absolves Sharif of hijacking Musharraf's plane
Thursday 16 July 2009
- Killing of UN employee in Pakistan condemned
- Six civilians among over 30 reported killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- India and Pakistan vow to fight terrorism (Roundup)
- Normalcy returns to Indian Kashmir town after protests over murders
- India and Pakistan agree to resume dialogue (1st Lead)
- Five security personnel, over 20 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
- UN employee, bodyguard shot dead in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Indian and Pakistani Prime Ministers meet at Non-Aligned summit
- Indian politician arrested, house burnt down after remarks
- UN employee shot dead in Pakistan
Wednesday 15 July 2009
- UN Security Council urges free, transparent Afghan elections
- Three soldiers, 13 militants killed in Pakistan clashes (Roundup)
- Two NATO soldiers killed in traffic accident in Afghanistan
- Security increased in Mumbai on terrorism threat
- Al-Zawahiri urges Pakistanis to support Taliban
- Confusion over Afghanistan remarks by Dutch prime minister
- Six militants killed in Pakistan's Swat Valley
Tuesday 14 July 2009
- Obama hopes for progress after Afghan elections
- Study: Taliban's influence on the rise in Afghanistan
- Six foreign civilians, 3 soldiers killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Moldova helicopter on NATO contract shot down in Afghanistan
- US mortar fire injures civilian in Pakistan (Extra)
- Heavy rains disrupt life in India's Mumbai city
- Pakistani tribesmen, military kill 32 Taliban (Roundup)
- Six foreign civilians, 2 US marines killed in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Shutdown in India's famed Darjeeling tea region
- Pakistani tribesmen kill 15 militants near Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Two NATO soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Construction pillar collapses in India
- Conflict over, but Tamil civilians languish in camps (Feature)
- Seven die as bus swept away by flood in eastern India
- Pakistani tribesmen kill 15 militants near Afghanistan
Monday 13 July 2009
- Brown says Britain has "difficult summer" in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- South Korean climber dies on Nanga Parbat (Roundup)
- South Korean climber dies on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat
- Pakistani refugees return home uncertain about future (News Feature)
- Pakistani refugees return to an uncertain future in Swat (Feature)
- Town symbolizes grief as Britons question Afghan war (News Feature)
- Obama orders investigation into Taliban prisoner massacre
- India seeks stronger Non-Aligned Movement, ties with France
- Blast kills eleven in eastern Pakistan (Roundup)
- NATO soldier, four police killed in attacks in Afghanistan
- Army officer killed by landmine in India's Assam state
- Six injured in second accident at Delhi metro site
- Indian state on high alert after Maoists kill 29 police
- Blast kills nine in eastern Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Public opinion in Britain over Afghanistan evenly divided
- Blast kills nine in eastern Pakistan
- Thousands displaced by Pakistan offensive begin return home
Sunday 12 July 2009
- Two soldiers killed in blasts in southern Afghanistan (2nd Roundup)
- Four US soldiers killed in blasts in southern Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Four US soldiers killed in blasts in southern Afghanistan
- 24 policemen killed in Maoist rebel attack in central India
- Fifteen women killed, more missing in Indian boat mishap
- Thirteen militants killed in north-western Pakistan (Roundup)
- Report: Pakistan army offers mediation between US and Taliban
- Five police, 12 militants killed in attacks in Afghanistan
- Five policemen, forest guard killed in north-western Pakistan
- Five killed in Delhi metro rail bridge collapse
- Obama: "Long way to go" in Afghanistan
Saturday 11 July 2009
- Pakistan says Mumbai attacks trial to start next week
- Report: US general calls for greater investment in Afghanistan
- Former police official, 19 Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan
- Tainted liquor toll rises to 136 in India's Gujarat
- Up to 15 Taliban killed by missile attack, Pakistan troops
- Report: US commander wants big jump in number of Afghan forces
Friday 10 July 2009
- British death toll in Afghanistan exceeds Iraq total (3rd Roundup)
- Five more British soldiers dead in Afghanistan (Extra)
- British Afghan toll reaches "Iraq landmark" (2nd Roundup)
- Further British death in Afghanistan takes toll to 179 (Extra)
- Six security personnel, 44 militants killed in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Death toll from tainted liquor rises to 111 in India (Roundup)
- UN says uprooted Pakistanis should not be forced to return
- Four police, 32 militants killed in north-west Pakistan (Roundup)
- Two British soldiers dead; Afghan militants killed, detained (Roundup)
- Death toll from tainted liquor surpasses 100 in India (1st Lead)
- Two British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
- Death toll from tainted liquor crosses 100 in India
- Pakistani aircraft kill 24 militants
Thursday 09 July 2009
- Pakistan says uprooted civilians can return home next week (Roundup)
- Indian and Pakistani prime ministers to meet next week in Egypt
- Death toll from tainted alcohol rises in India
- Sri Lankan government tells Red Cross to scale down its operations
- Powerful blast near Afghan capital kills 25 people (Roundup)
- India's Supreme Court to decide on homosexuality
- Red Cross told to leave Sri Lanka conflict zone
- Pakistan says uprooted civilians in Swat can return home next week
- Powerful blast near Afghan capital kills 25 people (1st Lead)
- Britain praises Pakistan's united front against terrorism
- Twenty-one civilians, four police killed in Afghan blast
- Nepalese government seeks extension of UN peace mission
Wednesday 08 July 2009
- More Afghan troops needed, Marines general says
- US missile strikes kill over 50 Taliban in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Tainted liquor claims 43 lives in India's Gujarat state (2nd Roundup)
- US missile strikes kill over 40 Taliban in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Civilian woman, militants killed in Afghanistan clashes (Roundup)
- Doctors say they provided false information during Sri Lanka war
- US missile strikes kill over 40 Taliban in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Civilian woman, militants killed in Afghanistan clashes
- Riots in India's Gujarat state after tainted liquor kills 25 (Roundup)
- Violent protests in Indian Kashmir over student's death
- Another British soldier dies in Afghanistan
- Riots in India's Gujarat state after tainted liquor kills 16
- Suspected US missile strike kills eight Taliban in Pakistan
- 17 killed in fireworks factory blaze in southern India
Tuesday 07 July 2009
- Four foreign soldiers, six police killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka extends state of emergency by another month
- US drone attack, clashes kill 16 Taliban in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Britain extends support for Pakistan anti-Taliban efforts
- Seven die after consuming tainted liquor in India
- British, Canadian servicemen die in Afghan helicopter crash (1st Lead)
- India blames developed world for slowdown, climate change
- Suspected US drone attack kills 12 in Pakistan
- British and Canadian servicemen die in Afghan helicopter crash
- Nepal's former king "concerned" over state of nation
Monday 06 July 2009
- Pakistan appeals against release of top militant
- Dutch NGO confirms abduction of two aid workers in Afghanistan
- Five NATO soldiers, four police killed in Taliban clashes (Roundup)
- Tibetan exiles celebrate Dalai Lama's birthday in India
- Four NATO soldiers, believed US, die in Afghan attack
- India aims at 9 per cent growth, promises inclusive growth (Roundup)
- Pakistan army kills 14 Taliban in north-western region
- India aims at 9 per cent growth, promises jobs, poverty reduction
- Romanian authorities detain 38 illegal Afghan immigrants
- 10 killed, 49 injured in explosives factory blasts in India
- Nepal warns Tibetan exiles about anti-China protests
Sunday 05 July 2009
- 2 British soldiers and 15 Taliban killed in Helmand (Roundup)
- Pakistani air raids kill five near Afghan border (Roundup)
- One killed, 400,000 displaced in floods in India's Assam state
- Pakistani air raids kill five near Afghan border
- Recruiter of child suicide bombers arrested in Afghanistan
- Tamil rebel kills soldier in eastern Sri Lanka
- Police crack down on Muslim rebels in eastern Sri Lanka
Saturday 04 July 2009
- 3 soldiers, 7 Afghan police killed in Taliban attacks (Roundup)
- 10 dead as bus falls on rail tracks in Kolkata
- Court in Indian Kashmir orders exhumation of murdered women
- Locals clash with Taliban in north-west Pakistan, 19 killed
- Two US soldiers killed in Taliban attack on military base
- Two rebels, one soldier killed in Kashmir combat
Friday 03 July 2009
- Pakistani army helicopter crashes, 26 soldiers killed (Roundup)
- Pakistan to challenge release of top militant
- US drone, Pakistani troops kill 28 militants in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Taliban claims downing of Pakistan Army helicopter (Extra)
- Britain relaxes travel restrictions for its citizens to Sri Lanka
- US pushes ahead with Afghan offensive, reports first casualties
- Monsoon floods displace 200,000 in north-east India
- Seven dead, more feared drowned as bus falls into Pakistan canal
- US drone attack kills 15 in Pakistan
- Japan extends refuelling assistance for anti-terrorism mission
- British commander killed in Afghanistan
Thursday 02 July 2009
- US launches offensive; soldier captured (3rd Roundup)
- Militant violence leaves 54 dead in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- US launches offensive; soldier captured (2nd Roundup)
- Obama's Afghan strategy is put to its first major test (News Feature)
- Soldier captured, Taliban says, as US offensive begins (Roundup)
- Pakistan violence kills 51 Taliban, seven others (2nd Roundup)
- Soldier captured, Taliban says, as US offensive begins (3rd Lead)
- Three killed in clashes over mosque desecration in India
- Blast near Pakistani capital kills at least five (Extra)
- Soldier captured, Taliban says, as US offensive begins (2nd Lead)
- Clashes kill more than 50 militants, 2 policemen in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Two British soldiers killed in Afghan operations
- Court decriminalizes gay sex in India (Roundup)
- Reports: US starts offensive against Taliban in Afghanistan (1st Lead)
- Norway temporarily shuts embassy in Pakistan (Extra)
- UN welcomes India ruling legalising gay sex
- Indian court rules gay sex "not criminal"
- Clashes kill 28 militants, 2 policemen in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Reports: US forces launch major offensive in Helmand province
- Pakistani gunships kill 28 Islamist militants
Wednesday 01 July 2009
- Poll: Pakistanis turn against militants, but view US unfavourably
- Sectarian clashes, militant violence kill 43 in Pakistan
- Taliban commander killed in northern Afghanistan
- Protests rage in Indian-administered Kashmir town
- UN inquiry into Bhutto's assassination begins
- First conviction in India's anti-Christian riots case
Tuesday 30 June 2009
- Eighteen militants killed as Taliban scraps peace deal in Pakistan
- Dozens killed in clash, bombing, airstrikes in Afghanistan
- ANALYSIS: "Good" and "bad" Taliban unite in Pakistan's tribal region
- Car bomb kills four in southern Pakistan
Monday 29 June 2009
- India vows cooperation on climate change but not at economic cost
- Afghan government: Police die in fire from US-hired guards military comment (Roundup)
- Bombing kills four foreign troops in central Afghanistan
- Curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir after youth dies in police gunfire
- Eloping couple, family killed in Pakistan
- Lightning claims 23 lives in three Indian states
- Nine Afghan police killed in shootout with US-hired guards
- Soldier killed by rebels in India-administered Kashmir, army says
- Polish engineer's refusal to convert costs him his life (Feature)
Sunday 28 June 2009
- Clashes leave 14 Pakistani soldiers, 18 Taliban dead (2nd Roundup)
- Six militants killed in India's restive north-east
- Pakistani raids kill eight militants near Afghan border (Roundup)
- More than a dozen police and Taliban killed in Farah clashes
- Sectarian clashes in Pakistan's tribal region kill 33
Saturday 27 June 2009
- Pakistan violence leaves 22 militants, four civilians dead (Roundup)
- Pakistan to start mass production of first modern fighter jet
- Seven workers die in accident in northern India
- G8 eyes farms, free trade and fair elections for Afghans (Roundup)
- Afghan president protests US diplomat's presence at rival's meeting
- Iran should work with West on Afghan drugs, says G8 leader (Extra)
- US to shift Afghan funding from poppy destruction to farms (Extra)
- Nine police killed in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan
- Pakistan police kill five militants in Karachi
- G8 praises Pakistan's anti-Taliban offensive (1st Lead)
- Run a fair election, G8 urges Afghan government
Friday 26 June 2009
- G8 to target Afghanistan-Pakistan smuggling crackdown
- India says ties with Pakistan under "stress"
- Indians mourn pop icon Michael Jackson's death (Extra)
- Indian forces to use chilli grenades
- Militants take war to Pakistan's part of Kashmir
- Nepal police detain Tibetan exiles near border with China
- France seeks extradition of alleged paedophile from Nepal
Thursday 25 June 2009
- 120 die in unrelenting heatwave across India
- Local elections in northern Sri Lanka fixed for August 8
- UN says security must be ensured before Pakistani refugees return
- Sri Lanka to allow Tamil relief ship
- British man alleges Bangladesh torture was "under direction" of MI5
Wednesday 24 June 2009
- Report alleges ill-treatment of detainees in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Plot to bomb western embassies in Pakistan foiled: report
- Taliban kill six troops, three policemen in Pakistan (Roundup)
- 30 Taliban, two intelligence workers killed in Afghan clashes
- Pakistani court upholds death sentence of Indian man (Roundup)
- 25 killed in bus crash in Indian Kashmir
- Indian troops crack down on Maoist rebels, reject ceasefire offer
- Pakistani court upholds death sentence of Indian man
- BBC report alleges ill-treatment of detainees in Afghanistan
- Taliban kill five troops, three policemen in north-west Pakistan
Tuesday 23 June 2009
- US drones kill more than 50 Taliban in Pakistan (3rd Roundup)
- Pro-government Taliban leader murdered in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Indian orders arrest warrants for 22 Pakistani terrorist suspects
- US drone targets Taliban funeral in Pakistan, eight killed (Extra)
- Three aid workers killed, British forces launch air assaults
- Delayed monsoon worries Indian government
- Militant leader opposing Pakistani Taliban chief killed (Roundup)
- Maoists attack government offices in three Indian states
- Washington and Bishkek agree on further US use of Kyrgyz air base
- Militant leader opposing Pakistani Taliban chief killed (2nd Lead)
- Two civilians killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
- Tamil politician accused of helping Sri Lanka rebels
- Militant leader opposing Pakistani Taliban chief killed (1st Lead)
- Militant leader opposing Pakistani Taliban chief killed
Monday 22 June 2009
- Six civilians among 43 killed in Pakistan clashes (Roundup)
- 14 killed in suicide attacks, explosions in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Indian states on alert during Maoist general strike
- Italian official: Iran must decide Monday on G8 invite
- Pakistan airstrikes kill 21 in volatile north-west
- Al-Qaeda ready to use Pakistan's nuclear weapons against US
- Five killed in Afghanistan attacks
- Twenty20 win gives terror-hit Pakistan reason to rejoice (Feature)
Sunday 21 June 2009
- Ten civilians, seven militants killed in Pakistan clashes
- Three civilians, two police killed in fresh Afghan clashes
- Situation tense in Maoist-hit Lalgarh, says Indian minister (Roundup)
- At least two US soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
- 12 troopers killed by rebel landmine in India
Saturday 20 June 2009
- Clashes leave 38 Taliban, six soldiers dead in Pakistan
- Security forces enter Maoist stronghold in eastern India (Roundup)
- US chartered plane forced to land in India after aispace violation
- Security forces enter Maoist stronghold in eastern India
- Pentagon admits errors in Afghan airstrike caused civilian deaths
Friday 19 June 2009
- UN panel to probe facts of murder of Pakistan's Bhutto (Roundup)
- UN appoints panel to probe facts of murder of Pakistan's Bhutto
- Bangladesh introduces daylight saving time
- Protesters in Bangladesh demand Suu Kyi's release
- Pakistani minister says Swat operation is nearing the end (Roundup)
- Pakistani minister says Swat operation is nearing the end
- Slovakia to deploy additional troops in Afghanistan
- Report: Poles attack in first major offensive in Afghanistan
- Indian government asks Maoists to lay down arms as forces advance
- NATO's Baltic members endure testing times in Afghanistan (Feature)
- Nepal government heads for showdown with Maoists
Thursday 18 June 2009
- Army starts crackdown on Maoist rebels in eastern India (Roundup)
- US airstrikes, Pakistan military kill 43 Taliban (Roundup)
- Indian bandit shot dead after stand-off against 400 police officers
- Unregistered refugees allegedly persecuted in Bangladeshi camp
- Indian fighter jet crashes, pilot safe
- Troops begin offensive against Maoist rebellion in eastern India
- Suspected US airstrikes in Pakistan kill five
- Dissenters say Pakistani Taliban chief implements foreign agenda
- European diplomats urge extension of UN monitoring in Nepal
Wednesday 17 June 2009
- Clinton plans visit to India next month
- Bangladesh to go to UN in maritime row with India and Myanmar
- Pakistani police produce Sri Lankan cricket attack suspect
- Outgoing NATO chief arrives in Kabul, as three soldiers killed
- Pakistan closes Peshawar airport amid rise in violence
- Nepalese prime minister brings in five new ministers
- EU to give Pakistan over 100 million euros in aid (Roundup)
- Three Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Copenhagen says
- Pakistani troops, tribal militia kill 28 Taliban
- India to review Pakistan action on terrorists before resuming talks
- EU to give Pakistan over 100 million euros in aid
- Suspected Maoists kill three workers, more clashes in eastern India
- Maoists seek to form new government
Tuesday 16 June 2009
- Militants kill 12 in India's north-east
- Pakistan army prepares to track down local Taliban chief (Roundup)
- Key Tajik terrorist wounded in Pakistan air-strike
- Maoists take over part of India's West Bengal state
- Bangladeshi experts to visit controversial Indian dam project
- Presidential campaigns officially begin in Afghanistan
- EU looks to boost Pakistan against domestic foes at summit
- Bangladesh decides to join Asian Highway Network
- Afghan army soldier, four Taliban killed in northern Afghanistan
- ANALYSIS: Pakistan leaps into dark with fight in Taliban heartland
- Al Jazeera calls for release of its two arrested Afghan journalists
Monday 15 June 2009
- Troops recover small submarine used by rebels in northern Sri Lanka
- Pakistan vows military offensive to destroy insurgency (Roundup)
- EU ministers agree to seek better ties with Afghanistan and Pakistan
- Pakistan vows military offensive to destroy insurgency
- Bangladesh names new army chief
- Maoist strike disrupts life in Kathmandu and west Nepal
- New US general takes NATO command in Afghanistan
Sunday 14 June 2009
- Pakistan orders forces to start operations against Taliban chief
- Twenty-five killed as Taliban intensifies attacks in Afghanistan
- US to assist Bangladesh in warding off terrorism threats
- Nine die in Pakistan market blast; US airstrike kills three (Roundup)
- Bangladesh calls for further cooperation among South Asian nations
- Pakistan market blast kills nine (2nd Lead)
- Police kill three Maoist rebels in central India
- Indian nuclear scientist found dead in mysterious circumstances
- Pakistan market blast kills eight (1st Lead)
- Suspected US airstrike kills three in north-western Pakistan
Saturday 13 June 2009
- Pakistan pounds militants after moderate cleric's murder (Roundup)
- US official visits Bangladesh to explore prospect of cooperation
- Over 250 indigenous people homeless in Bangladesh arson attacks
- Pakistani and Indian officials play down release of top militant
- Curry powder triggers fire alert on Indian plane
- 41 presidential candidates to stand in Afghan election
- NATO soldier, eight Afghans killed in bomb attacks
- 12 killed in road crash in western India
Friday 12 June 2009
- President Zardari: Pakistan to fight militancy to the end
- Anti-Taliban cleric, dozens more dead in Pakistan havoc (3rd Roundup)
- Amnesty: Sri Lankan justice system failing conflict's victims
- VAnti-Taliban cleric, dozens more dead in Pakistan havoc (2nd Roundup)
- NATO agrees Afghan police mission, sees heavy fighting ahead (Roundup)
- Is NATO sweeping up the EU's Afghan police mess? (News Feature)
- India plans troop phase-out from Kashmir towns
- Iran is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, Gates says (Extra)
- Heavy fighting ahead in Afghanistan, Gates warns (Extra)
- Anti-Taliban cleric among 12 killed in Pakistan blasts (Roundup)
- Maoists strike again in eastern India, 11 policemen killed
- Help the Afghan police, NATO chief urges members
- Pro-government cleric among eight killed in Pakistan blasts (1st Lead)
- UN reviewing operations in Pakistan following blast
- Pakistani militants attack home of top military commander available (1st Lead)
- Casualties feared as blasts hit two Pakistani mosques (Urgent)
- British soldier dies in Afghanistan
- Pakistani militants clash with police in Peshawar
Thursday 11 June 2009
- Myanmar imposes condition to repatriate Rohingyas from Bangladesh
- Aid groups helping Pakistan's refugees warn of funding shortfall
- US sees India as key global partner, Clinton to visit in July
- Afghan soldier, more than 50 Taliban killed in clashes
- Minister injured, 85 dead in Pakistan violence in attack (Roundup)
- Pakistani detainee talks of "mental torture" at British prison
- More than 80 killed in latest Pakistan violence
- Afghanistan should be able to defend itself soon, minister says
- US military probes reports of Afghan civilian deaths in strike
- US commander in Afghanistan confirmed by Senate
Wednesday 10 June 2009
- Death toll in Pakistan hotel bombing rises to 18
- Pakistan in new anti-Taliban drive after hotel bombing
- More than 40 killed in latest Afghan violence (Roundup)
- Bangladesh's premier to be cleared of graft charges
- US pushes India to engage in talks with Pakistan
- Missing Indian Air Force plane found (Roundup)
- Canadian lawmaker to be deported from Sri Lanka
- ISAF countries discuss Afghanistan in Netherlands
- 11 policemen killed in Maoist rebel attack in eastern India
- Five militants killed in northern Afghanistan
- Philippines condemns Pakistan hotel bombing
- US military kills Afghan rebel commander suspected of Iran links
- Search on for missing Indian Air Force plane
- Death toll rises to 16 in Pakistan hotel bombing
- Japan to give 2 billion dollars in loans to fight climate change
- Skilled Afghans flee in hope of a better future (Feature)
- EU to spotlight Pakistan, Afghanistan in summit series June 17, EU summit June 18-19 (News Feature)
Tuesday 09 June 2009
- 11 dead, 56 wounded in blast at Pakistan hotel (3rd Lead)
- 11 dead, 34 injured in blast at Pakistan hotel (2nd Lead)
- At least five dead, 25 injured, in blast at Pakistan hotel (1st Lead)
- Casualties feared after blast at Pakistan hotel (Urgent)
- Three candidates disqualified from Afghan presidential race
- Sri Lanka extends anti-terror laws to deal with Tamil Tiger remnants
- EU voices concern over deaths of suspected Bangladeshi mutineers
- Spokesman: NATO has all the troops it needs for Afghan elections
- Fire breaks out in military camp in northern Sri Lanka
- One child killed, 52 wounded in Afghan blast
- Troops, villagers kill 27 Taliban in north-western Pakistan
- India has vital interest in making peace with Pakistan, Singh says
Monday 08 June 2009
- Pentagon concedes "problems" in Afghan airstrike
- EU for stronger South Asian integration
- Pakistani troops kill seven Taliban in Swat; win local support
- Sri Lanka turns away ship carrying aid for displaced Tamils
- EU wants fair investigation into Bangladesh's 1971 war crimes
- Army major among five killed in Indian Kashmir
- Political violence hits Pakistan's financial capital
- Heavy rains kill 20 people across northern India
- Man kills his five children near Delhi, attempts suicide
Sunday 07 June 2009
- Police chief among over three dozen people killed in Afghanistan
- Bus plunges in river in Kashmir, 26 feared dead
- Pakistani villagers rise up agains Taliban, kill 13 (Roundup)
- Bombed villagers take on Taliban in north-western Pakistan
- Indian scientists clone buffalo, report says
- Bangladesh's prime mutiny suspect reportedly admits role
- India's ruling coalition lawmaker held on murder charge
- Alleged Indian underworld figure arrested in Bangladesh
Saturday 06 June 2009
- Suicide bombing kills two policeman in Pakistani capital (2nd Roundup)
- NATO soldier among 19 killed in Afghan violence (Roundup)
- Suicide bombing kills one policeman in Pakistani capital (1st Lead)
- Blast rocks Pakistani capital (Urgent)
- Two key figures linked to Taliban killed in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Three civilians killed, eight wounded in explosion in Afghanistan
- Protestors clash with police in Indian Kashmir
- Pakistani army claims militants killed hardline cleric's aides
Friday 05 June 2009
- Ban to Sri Lanka - heal wounds instead of celebrating (Roundup)
- UN chief and Security Council discuss Sri Lanka situation
- Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills 38 (Roundup)
- Red Cross says blocked access to prisoners in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills at least 30 (Roundup)
- Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills at least 30 (1st Lead)
- India: No dialogue with Pakistan
- Sri Lankan navy inspects vessel carrying relief aid for Tamils
- Explosion in Pakistani mosque kills at least 10
- Red Cross says blocked access to prisoners in Pakistan
- Doctors in former rebel-held areas being investigated in Sri Lanka
- Amnesty urges UN to push for full access to Sri Lanka
- Afghan patience wanes as conflict escalates (Feature)
Thursday 04 June 2009
- Sri Lanka Navy detains vessel carrying relief aid for displaced
- Pakistan arrests cleric who brokered Swat peace deal
- Disaster-prone Bangladesh to relay alerts through cell phones
- Somali pirates attack Slovenian ship but fail to seize it
- Bangladesh names new army chief
- US envoy seeks more world aid amid Pakistan offensive (2nd Roundup)
- US envoy seeks more world aid amid Pakistan offensive (Roundup)
- Indian President Patil unveils new government agenda
- Three coalition soldiers killed in north-eastern Afghanistan
- Cadets abducted in Pakistan's north-west freed
- How the Taliban has turned extortion into a gold mine (Feature)
Wednesday 03 June 2009
- US envoy: Bin Laden blaming US for Pakistan refugee crisis "silly"
- US seeks further 200 million dollars for Pakistan refugees (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka calls for new era in international relations grafs 9, 10 (2nd Roundup)
- British soldier, 13 Afghan security guards killed in blasts (Roundup)
- India conveys disappointment over terrorism suspect's release
- Refugees march in Pakistani capital to protest inadequate relief
- Indian Kashmir tense over deaths of women
- British soldier, eight Afghan security guards killed in blasts
- Sri Lanka calls for new era in international relations held (Roundup)
- British soldiers dies in blast in southern Afghanistan
- Meira Kumar elected India's first woman speaker
- Afghanistan sees success stories, but impatience building (Feature)
- Sri Lanka holds national victory parade to mark crushing of rebels
Tuesday 02 June 2009
- UN Security Council to discuss situation in Sri Lanka
- Former Bangladeshi lawmaker arrested for border force mutiny
- Britain says Taliban "leader" killed in Afghanistan
- Two soldiers, six Afghan civilians killed in attacks (Roundup)
- Pakistani court frees head of terrorist organization (Roundup)
- Pakistan army rescues scores of cadets; others missing (Roundup)
- Sri Lankan media activist abducted, assaulted and warned
- Six Afghan civilians killed in roadside bomb blast
- Pakistani court frees head of terrorist organization (1st Lead)
- Pakistan army recovers scores of cadets; others missing (2nd Lead)
- India unhappy over release of Mumbai terror suspect
- Pakistan's military rescues cadets kidnapped by rebels (1st Lead)
- 34 killed in bus crash in central India
- Pakistani court frees head of terrorist organization
- Pakistan's military recovers kidnapped cadets
Monday 01 June 2009
- US envoy Holbrooke headed to Pakistan to assess humanitarian crisis
- Dozens of students, staff seized in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Suspected militants seize 400 students, staff in Pakistan (Extra)
- Thai foreign minister: Change in Myanmar would stabilize region
- Journalist-activist abducted and assaulted in Sri Lanka capital
- 18 militants, two soldiers killed in north-west Pakistan bombing; adds quotes, background (Roundup)
- Indian Kashmir shuts down over killings of women
- Mobs torch trains, railway station during protests in India
- Belgian prime minister arrives on unannounced visit to Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka pushes ahead with resettlement plans for displaced
- Singh calls for new beginning as Indian parliament begins session
- At least one dead in explosion at Pakistan bus station
- US offers emergency assistance for Bangladeshi cyclone victims
- General strike disrupts Nepalese capital Kathmandu
Sunday 31 May 2009
- Bangladesh needs foreign aid to help cyclone victims, says minister
- Red Cross alarmed by "dire" humanitarian situation in Swat
- Dhaka seeks London's support for 1971 war crimes prosecutions
- Pakistani forces face new front after gains in Swat (Roundup)
- Controversial Indian poet Kamala Das dies
- Six Afghan police, 12 Taliban killed in latest clashes
- Pakistani forces kill dozens of militants near Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka calls for international help in post-war phase
- Dining out in Kabul with a critical eye (Feature)
Saturday 30 May 2009
- Two British troops killed in Afghanistan
- Pakistan troops retake control of Swat's main town (Roundup)
- Police: Indian gangster Dawood eyes criminal network in Bangladesh
- Pakistan troops retake control of Swat's main town
- Afghan provincial governor wounded in roadside blast
Friday 29 May 2009
- Report: Killer of Indian music magnate captured in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh opposition party demands parliamentary probe into mutiny
- Minister: Myanmar assures repatriation of Rohingya from Bangladesh
- Pakistani forces kill 28 Taliban in Swat
- Civilian death toll in Sri Lanka over 20,000: report
- US military: Soldiers kill 35 militants after being ambushed
Thursday 28 May 2009
- UN seeks 543 million dollars to assist Pakistan's war victims
- 59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government
- Taliban unleash further terror in north-west Pakistan (Roundup)
- At least 16 killed in Bangladesh road crash
- Five dead in back-to-back blasts in north-western Pakistan (2nd Lead)
- Two British soldiers among dozens killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- UN challenged by size and speed of Pakistan displacement
- Army claims DNA match in ID'ing body believed to be rebel leader's
- Back-to-back blasts in north-western Pakistan kill three (1st Lead)
- Back-to-back blasts in north-western Pakistan kill three (Urgent)
- Pakistan Taliban says it hit Lahore to avenge Swat offensive (Roundup)
- Britain confirms two servicemen killed in Afghanistan
- Three soldiers, dozens of militants killed in Afghanistan for militants (1st Lead)
- 59 ministers sworn in to complete India's new government
- US military: 29 suspected insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan
- Homeless Slumdog child stars to get new flats
- US-based monitor: Pakistani Taliban claims bombing in Lahore
- India cyclone death toll reaches 100, situation grim
- Sri Lanka praises UN Human Rights Council resolution
Wednesday 27 May 2009
- Sri Lanka hails countries that supported UN resolution
- UN resolution commends Sri Lanka on human rights (Roundup)
- Ban condemns bomb attack that killed scores in Pakistan
- UN resolution commends Sri Lanka on human rights
- Death toll in cyclone rises further to 113 in Bangladesh
- Army commandos kill 11 rebels in eastern Sri Lanka
- 59 new ministers to be sworn in Singh's cabinet
- Taliban ambush kills Afghan district governor, three sons
- Trial of Bangladesh mutineers suggested under Army Act
- 23 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan bombing (2nd Roundup)
- Pakistani forces kill 12 Taliban in Swat (Extra)
- Indian fighter jet crashes, pilot safe
- Suicide attack on Pakistani police kills 23 (Roundup)
- US-led forces kill Afghan civilian, four Taliban militants
- Cyclone Aila kills 82 in eastern India, rescue work on
- 40 killed in car bombing on Pakistan police offices (2nd Lead)
- General: Apex of violence not yet reached this year in Afghanistan
- Six killed as huge blast rocks Pakistan city (1st Lead)
- Huge blast rocks Pakistan city, fatalities feared (Urgent)
Tuesday 26 May 2009
- Divisions on Sri Lanka at UN while aid restricted (Roundup)
- Death toll from cyclone rises to 91 in Bangladesh (Roundup)
- Sri Lankan official: Aid workers must use bicycles
- Three NATO soldiers among 20 killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Pakistani court lifts electoral ban on former premier (Roundup)
- Six troops, 29 Taliban killed in Pakistan's Swat Valley (Roundup)
- Three NATO soldiers, four Afghans killed in blasts (1st Lead)
- New Nepalese premier calls for support from the Maoists
- UN: Displacement situation in Pakistan worst since 1947 (Roundup)
- 29 dead, rescue operations on in cyclone-hit eastern India (Roundup)
- Pakistani court lifts ban on former prime minister Sharif
- UN: Displacement situation in Pakistan worst since 1947
- Sri Lanka army chief vows never to allow Tamil rebels to rise again
- Death toll from cyclone rises to 34 in Bangladesh
- Three NATO soldiers, three Afghan civilians killed in blast
- Rights group says stranded civilians in Swat face "catastrophe"
- Three policemen killed in Pakistan's north-west
- 24 dead, more than 100,000 affected by cyclone in West Bengal
- Threat of death haunts people marooned in Swat (News Feature)
Monday 25 May 2009
- Nine dead as cyclone "Aila" hits Bangladesh (Roundup)
- Nineteen killed as cyclone hits India's West Bengal state (Roundup)
- Nine killed as cyclone hits India's West Bengal state (1st Lead)
- At least four dead as cyclone "Aila" hits Bangladesh (1st Lead)
- Pakistani troops flush Taliban out of Swat's ruined ski resort
- Western states want Sri Lanka to grant aid groups access
- US to help Bangladesh develop elite naval commando force
- India human rights activist to be freed on bail
- Two killed as cyclonic storm heads towards India's eastern coast
- Nearly 100 human skulls found in pond in northern India
- Record-breaking Everest climber raises environmental concerns
- New Nepalese prime minister sworn in
- Coast, islands inundated as cyclone Aila heads toward Bangladesh
- Tamil rebels make conflicting claims over rebel leader's death
Sunday 24 May 2009
- Bangladesh sounds alert over cyclone "Aila" in the Bay of Bengal
- NATO soldier, civilian among dozen killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Civilian killed in new US air attack in Afghanistan
- Pakistan troops gain ground in Swat's main city (Roundup)
- Key ally of India's ruling Congress party agrees to join government
- Indian authorities promise new homes for Slumdog kids
- Taliban publicly execute two thieves in eastern Afghanistan
- Close to 10,000 Tamil rebels surrender, reports Sri Lankan paper
- Radical Islamism targeted by Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan (Roundup)
- Pakistan expands fight in Swat's main town
- Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan start summit in Tehran
- French tourist abducted in Pakistan
Saturday 23 May 2009
- Obama calls India's Singh, congratulates him on new term
- UN chief calls for early political settlement in Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- Two NATO soldiers, 60 Taliban killed in Afghanistan (Roundup)
- India's new government asks Pakistan to act against militants
- Nepal parliament elects new prime minister
- Pakistani troops battle Taliban in Swat's main city
- India unveils new government; Mukherjee new finance minister (Roundup)
- Indian government unveils key posts, Mukherjee new finance minister
- NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan
- Two killed in blast at church in Kathmandu
- UN chief to visit refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka
Friday 22 May 2009
- UN secretary general arrives in Sri Lanka (Extra)
- Singh sworn in as Indian prime minister for second term (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka puts recent army death toll at over 6,000 (Roundup)
- Recovery of Indian economy first priority, Singh says (Extra)
- Car bomb, clashes kill 30 people in north-west Pakistan (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka wants UN rights council to praise its efforts
- Britain gives aid to help Swat Valley refugees
- Singh sworn in as Indian prime minister for second term (4th Lead)
- Red Cross locates missing doctors in Sri Lankan prison
- Ten killed in blast near Pakistani cinema (1st Lead)
- Five killed in blast near Pakistani cinema (Extra)
- Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan to hold summit on Sunday
- Singh sworn in as Indian prime minister for second term (3rd Lead)
- Singh sworn in for second term as Indian prime minister (2nd Lead)
- Bangladesh steps up border vigilance to prevent Rohingya entry
- UN seeks 543 million dollars for Pakistan refugees (1st Lead)
- Afghan president to stay in office despite expiration of term
- Singh set to begin second term as India's prime minister (1st Lead)
- 6,261 soldiers and police killed in Sri Lankan offensive available (1st Lead)
- India rushes medical aid, doctors to Sri Lanka
- UN to offer Sri Lanka more assistance as casualty numbers released
- UN seeks 454 million dollars for Pakistan refugees
- Singh set to begin second term as India's prime minister
- Nepal parliament to elect new premier Saturday
Thursday 21 May 2009
- Maoists kill 16 policemen in India's Maharashtra state
- Bangladeshi lawmakers to visit Germany Bundestag
- Allies wrangling over ministries after Indian vote (Roundup)
- Afghan, international forces kill ten Taliban militants
- Bangladesh to make mutiny probe report public
- India remembers Rajiv Gandhi as battle against LTTE ends
- Five Pakistani troops killed in Swat fight (Roundup)
- India pledges help to resettle displaced in northern Sri Lanka
- Allies wrangle over ministerial berths after Indian elections
- Sweden pledges aid to Pakistan refugees
- Slumdog children hope for new homes after shanties razed
- Pakistan seeks donors' support to take care of refugees
- Nepali mountaineer summits Everest for record 19th time
- Taliban lying low to fight another day in Pakistan (Feature)
Wednesday 20 May 2009
- Pakistani troops seize Taliban stronghold, 80 rebels killed (Roundup)
- Singh appointed Indian premier, new cabinet on May 22 (Roundup)
- Pakistani troops capture Taliban stronghold, 80 militants killed
- Red Cross: refugee status in Sri Lanka "very critical"
- Singh appointed Indian premier, new cabinet on May 22 (1st Lead)
- Nobel winning group condemns Taliban landmine use
- Manmohan Singh to stake claim to form new Indian government
- NATO airstrike kills eight civilians in southern Afghanistan
- Two US citizens killed in Afghan roadside blast
- Sri Lankan civil war ends but propaganda war goes on (News Feature)
- UN mission rejects criticism over Maoist verification
- 26 mountaineers reach Mount Everest from Nepal side
- End of war in Sri Lanka welcomed amid concerns about human cost
Tuesday 19 May 2009
- UN to hold Human Rights Council session on Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- Britain urges Sri Lankan government to seize chance for peace
- US to provide 100 million dollars in aid to Pakistan
- UN to hold Human Rights Council session on Sri Lanka
- Karzai visits Afghan victims of deadly US strike
- Civilian casualties anger locals in Pakistan's restive north-west
- President: Civil war over; army says top rebel's body ID'd leader's body, concern about three doctors in custody (Roundup)
- India's Congress party re-elects Singh as leader (Roundup)
- 10 killed in India's troubled north-east (Roundup)
- ANALYSIS: Sri Lanka's president reaches out to Tamil minority
- Norway urges Sri Lanka to aid refugees
- Pakistan army pushes deeper into Taliban-held towns in Swat
- Amnesty urges government of Sri Lanka to protect human rights
- India's Congress party re-elects Singh as leader
- British police in minor clashes with Tamil protestors
- President: Civil war over; army says top rebel's body ID'd (4th Lead)
- Six separatist rebels killed in India's troubled north-east
- India tests nuclear-capable Agni II missile
- Sri Lankan president formally announces end of civil war (3rd Lead)
- URGENT : Sri Lankan army: body of rebel leader identified
- Sri Lankan president formally announces end of civil war available (2nd Lead)
- Tamil rebels claim their commander is still alive (Extra)
- Sri Lankan president formally announces end of civil war (1st Lead)
- Sri Lankan president to formally announce end of civil war
Monday 18 May 2009
- ANALYSIS: Sri Lankan civil war over, but ethnic conflict is not
- US calls on Sri Lanka "to turn the page on its past"
- UN looks at Sri Lanka's post-conflict period (Extra)
- UN warns of massive displacement in Pakistan
- UN: 265,000 have fled Sri Lanka conflict zone
- UN Secretary General due in Sri Lanka on Friday (Extra)
- EU calls for inquiry into Sri Lanka abuse allegations (Roundup)
- Pakistani army in Swat moves in to retake Taliban-held town (Roundup)
- Watchdog slams Bangladesh forces for human rights abuses
- Sri Lanka army chief says 25-year war is over rebel chief Prabhakaran dead, says state TV (2nd Roundup)
- Landslide kills six in Bangladesh
- India offers Sri Lanka help for quick rehabilitation of Tamils
- OBITUARY: Velupillai Prabhakaran, Tamil guerilla leader
- Indian markets soar as Manmohan Singh wins second term (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka army chief says 25-year war is over Prabhakaran dead, says state TV (Roundup)
- Sweden urges immediate access to Sri Lanka rebel-held areas (Extra)
- Afghan president's brother escapes unharmed after attack (Roundup)
- Maoists block election of new Nepal premier
- EU calls for inquiry into Sri Lankan abuse allegations
- Tamil rebel chief Prabhakaran dead, state TV says (4th Lead)
- Tamil rebel chief Prabhakaran dead, state TV says (3rd Lead)
- Afghan president's brother escapes unharmed after attack
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set to form new government
- Tamil rebel chief Prabhakaran dead, army sources say (Urgent)
- Tamil rebel leadership pinned down, seven bodies found meter area, demo outside British HC (2nd Lead)
- Pakistani army moves in to retake Swat town held by Taliban
- Bodies of four top rebels recovered in Sri Lanka (1st Lead)
- Defence Ministry says body believed of rebel leader's son recovered
Sunday 17 May 2009
- Iran postpones security meeting with Afghan, Pakistan presidents
- Twenty, including 12 policemen, killed in Afghan violence (Roundup)
- India's Congress Party sets broad agenda after win (News Feature)
- (eca063) Rahul Gandhi comes of age with India's 2009 elections (Feature)
- Nepal parties inch closer to government without Maoists (Roundup)
- After win, Congress Party leaders says hard work ahead (Roundup)
- Tamil rebels say they are silencing their guns (Roundup)
- Rahul Gandhi comes of age with India's 2009 elections (Feature)
- Bangladesh premier cleared of extortion charge
- Pakistani troops enter key Taliban town in Swat valley (Roundup)
- Pope Benedict XVI calls for end to suffering in Sri Lanka
- CHRONOLOGY: The Sri Lankan-Tamil rebels conflict
- Nepal parties inch closer to forming government without Maoists
- Pakistani writer says New Zealand treated him like terrorist
- Tamil rebels say they are silencing their guns (3rd Lead)
- Bomb blast in a train injures 29 in southern Nepal
- Tamil Tigers announce end to armed struggle (Urgent)
- Seven police killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan
- India's Congress Party set to choose allies, form government
- Pakistan army approaching urban warfare in Swat
- Rebel attack foiled, president returns claiming victory (2nd Lead)
- Rebel attack foiled, president returns claiming victory (1st Lead)
- ANALYSIS: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers defeated, but problems remain
Saturday 16 May 2009
- Bangladesh urges Myanmar to help repatriate Rohingya refugees
- Car bomb, military actions kill at least 80 in Pakistan (2nd Roundup)
- Congress Party-led alliance wins Indian elections (Roundup)
- Pakistan says its nuclear arsenal safe
- Sri Lanka claims rebels defeated; fighting continues deaths (2nd Roundup)
- PROFILE: Economist Singh back in power as India faces testing times
- Sri Lankan President says Tamil rebels defeated (1st Lead)
- Car bomb, drone attack and army action kill 70 in Pakistan (Roundup)
- Sri Lankan President says Tamil rebels defeated (Urgent)
- ANALYSIS: Indian voters give verdict for stability, re-elect UPA
- Pakistani troops kill 47 militants in north-western region (Extra)
- Bangladesh to issue formal protest against Indian dam project
- Congress party declares victory in India's elections (4th Lead)
- Civilians flee last rebel area in north-eastern Sri Lanka (Roundup)
- Two former intelligence chiefs arrested for arms' smuggling
- Afghan investigation finds 140 civilians killed by US airstrike
- Women, children among 10 killed in Pakistan bombing (1st Lead)
- Singh to be prime minister for another term after huge win (3rd Lead)
- Car bomb kills at least 10 in north-west Pakistan (Extra)
- Suspected US missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan (1st Lead)
- Insurgents' rocket hits Afghan mosque, killing five
- Indian Congress party to return to power; rival concedes (2nd Lead)
- Iran to host security meeting with Afghan, Pakistan presidents
- Sri Lanka military: Last stretch of rebel-held coast taken announcement of rebels' defeat Sunday (3rd Lead)
- Congress Party set to return to power, polling trends show (1st Lead)
- Suspected US missile strike kills seven in Pakistan
- Ten killed in bus accident in north central Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan military: Last stretch of rebel-held coast taken (2nd Lead)
- Sri Lanka says it takes last stretch of rebel-held coast (1st Lead)
- Ministry: Sri Lankan troops take last stretch of rebel-held coast
- Vote count begins in India's marathon polls
Friday 15 May 2009
- Two ISAF soldiers killed in Afghan fighting
- UN official warns of "killing field" in northern Sri Lanka
- Pakistan army kills 55 Taliban fighters others available (2nd Roundup)
- Parties scramble for allies as India readies for poll count (Roundup)
- Pakistan army kills 55 Taliban fighters (Roundup)
- Sri Lanka's president: civilian rescue, fighting over soon (Roundup)
- UN concerned over "massive" displacement in Pakistan
- 16 killed in road crash in southern India
- Parties scramble for allies as India readies for poll count
- Pakistan army kills 55 Taliban in Swat offensive (Extra)
- Sarkozy gives millions to aid Pakistani displaced persons (Roundup)
- Zardari in Paris creates difficulties for Sarkozy (News Feature)
- Bangladesh busts militants' den, captures two
- Sri Lankan president says civilians to be rescued (1st Lead)
- Sarkozy to hold talks with Pakistani president
- Pakistani villagers rejoice at Taliban retreat (Feature)
- Indian fighter jet crashes, 7 injured
- New exodus as Pakistan prepares for urban warfare in Swat
- British soldier dies in southern Afghanistan
- President: Civilians trapped in war zone to be rescued in 48 hours
Thursday 14 May 2009
- Red Cross sees "unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe" in Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh court issues official sexual harassment guidelines
- Dozens killed as Pakistani troops close on Swat's main town (Roundup)
- "Slumdog" kids lose homes as Mumbai shantytown razed
- Civilians flee war zone as government rejects UN pressure rebel statement (Roundup)
- Indian court rules charges be dropped against Gandhi family scion
- EU sends Pakistan 5.5 million euros to help conflict victims
- Civilians flee war zone as Sri Lanka government rejects UN pressure
- Indian political parties begin talks after elections
- At least 30 Taliban reported dead in shelling of Pakistan redoubt
- Suicide attack in southern Afghanistan kills policeman
Wednesday 13 May 2009