| US to review Afghan attack case
US forces in Afghanistan are to review an inquiry into an air raid as video evidence suggests scores of civilians were killed.
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| Nano car plant protest suspended
Opposition groups blocking work at a Tata Motors plant suspend protests after the government agrees to return land.
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| US drones 'bomb Pakistan target'
At least 11 people are reported killed in a suspected US attack on a religious school in Pakistan's border region.
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| Warning over India flood victims
More than 250,000 people displaced by floods in the Indian state of Bihar could spend up to six months in temporary camps.
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| Maldives election 'on 4 October'
The Maldives will hold its first multi-party presidential election on 4 October pending parliamentary approval.
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| Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts
Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least two people and injure 29 in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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| US-India nuclear accord approved
The US plan to lift a global ban on the sale of civilian nuclear materials to India gets international approval.
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| Bhutto's widower wins presidency
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.
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| Bomber hits Pakistani checkpoint
At least 30 people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a car bomb attack in north-west Pakistan.
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| India's flood babies are named after 'river of sorrow'
New-born babies in India's flood-hit Bihar state are being named after the river that caused the deluge, reports Amarnath Tewary.
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| Cricket: Australia beat Bangladesh
Australia seal a 3-0 series whitewash against Bangladesh with a 73-run victory in their final one-dayer in Darwin.
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| Sri Lanka still plan England tour
Sri Lanka say they will go ahead with the 2009 tour of England despite player opposition.
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| Freedom question
What do Kashmiris really want from India?
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| In pictures
Massive flood rescue operation in eastern India
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| 'Master plan'
Pakistan's future if presidential favourite wins
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| Water and grief
Aid worker recounts horror of India's monsoon floods
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| Low hopes
Who Pakistanis think should be their next president
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| 'Propaganda'
Images from Afghanistan spark anger in France
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| Ban on India child fighters urged
Indian forces and Maoist rebels should stop using children in conflict immediately, a human rights group says.
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| Pakistan fury over 'US assault'
Pakistan summons the US ambassador over an alleged cross-border raid which officials say killed at least 15 villagers.
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| India rescue at 'crucial' stage
Efforts to rescue flood victims enter a 'final and crucial' stage in the Indian state of Bihar, the official in charge tells BBC.
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| Afghan attack kills Canada troops
Three Canadian soldiers die and five are hurt in an attack on their vehicle in south Afghanistan, says the Canadian military.
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| Deadly 'foreign raid' in Pakistan
Officials and witnesses in Pakistan say at least 15 people have died in an attack involving US-led forces from Afghanistan.
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| Indian hit and run driver jailed
Sanjeev Nanda, the son of a wealthy Indian arms dealer, is sentenced to five years in jail in a notorious hit and run case.
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| Pakistan 'needs help' on economy
Pakistan needs a "substantial" injection of external funds if it is to stabilise its economy, an IMF official says.
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| Talks over Tata Nano car deadlock
Talks are held in the Indian city of Calcutta to try to end a row over the building of the world's cheapest car, the Tata Nano.
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| Top Kashmir separatists detained
Muslims protest against Indian rule in Indian-administered Kashmir following the detention of three senior separatist leaders.
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| Afghan raid kills two civilians
Six militants and two civilians are killed after coalition forces call in air strikes on a Taleban compound in Afghanistan.
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| India pushes for US nuclear deal
Nuclear exporters hold a second day of talks on whether to lift a global ban on the sale of civilian nuclear materials to India.
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| Floods threat rises in Assam
The flood situation worsens in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where swollen rivers are threatening many towns.
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| S Asians killed in Dubai air crash
Two Indians and a Pakistani are among seven killed in a helicopter crash on an oil rig off the coast of Dubai, officials say.
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| More protests hit Tata Nano plant
Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is indefinitely suspended amid violent protests.
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| Work stopped at Nano car factory
Work on the Indian factory where the Nano, billed as the world's cheapest car, is to be made is suspended amid local opposition.
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| Warning shot in Pakistan?
Pakistan PM survives - but what is behind attack?
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| Prachanda speaks
The first interview Maoist leader gives as Nepal PM
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| Flood aid at last
Indian army flood operation starts to shows results
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| Time for Kashmir rethink?
Why India appears to make the same mistakes in Kashmir
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| Living off the sewers of gold
In Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, many eke out a living by sweeping sewers for gold, the BBC's Mark Dummett reports
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