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Two Afghan women accused of running a prostitution ring are shot dead by the Taleban.
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At least four people die and 25 others are injured when gunmen ambush a crowded passenger bus in Sri Lanka, the army says.
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A bank in the Indian city of Calcutta opens an account for a beggar who deposited 91kg (200lb) of coins in their branch.
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There are more foreign fighters, including al-Qaeda militants, in Pakistan’s tribal region than before, says the US military chief.
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The UN agrees in principle to a Pakistani request to set up a panel that will investigate the killing of ex-PM Benazir Bhutto.
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Nine US soldiers are killed in clashes with Taleban militants in the north-east of the country, a US commander says.
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At least eight soldiers are killed by militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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The leaders of India’s governing coalition say they will seek a vote of confidence on 22 July which they expect to win.
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Police in India find no evidence against a well-known dentist arrested in connection with the murder of his teenaged daughter.
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Soaring food and fuel prices push inflation in India to a 13-year high of 11.89%, threatening growth prospects.
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A gay rights group in Nepal accuses the army of expelling a woman officer for being a lesbian.
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Indian-administered Kashmir’s government revokes a plan to give land to a Hindu organisation, but protests continue.
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A Roman Catholic priest is killed in Nepal after armed men broke into his home in the southern region of Terai.
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A helicopter that had just flown the Sri Lankan president to a ceremony is hit by gunfire soon after dropping him off.
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Bangladesh and Pakistan announce further sharp rises in fuel prices as the cost of crude oil continues to soar.
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Two militant groups based in the Waziristan region of Pakistan decide to coordinate attacks against coalition forces inside Afghanistan.
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Parliament in Bhutan bans its members from bringing laptops to work - to stop them playing computer games.
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About 1,500 teachers in the Maldives go on strike demanding the government pay promised salary rises.
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India’s main Communist party says it is discussing withdrawal of support to the government over a civilian nuclear deal with the US.
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The month of June is the deadliest for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 fall of the Taleban, official figures show.
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The government of Indian-administered Kashmir revokes a decision to transfer land to Hindu pilgrims after protests by Muslims.
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A resurgent Taleban is likely to step up the scope of its attacks around Afghanistan during 2008, the Pentagon warns.
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At least six people have died in a bomb blast at a crowded market in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, police say.
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The Indian general who commanded the military campaign that led to the creation of Bangladesh dies at 94.
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More rate rises are expected as Indian inflation reaches the highest level since records began 13 years ago.
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Militants in Pakistan carry out a “public execution” of two Afghans before thousands of cheering supporters.
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Forty police officers are feared drowned in eastern India after a police motor boat capsizes after a rebel attack.
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Pakistan’s military launches an offensive against militants near the main north-western city of Peshawar, say officials.
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A British soldier has been killed after stepping on a mine in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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An Indian man who rescued an orphaned bear cub to help his daughter overcome her mother’s death falls foul of officials.
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Pakistan’s main stock index bolts ahead after the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) stepped in to stem declines.
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A British soldier has been killed in fighting with the Taleban in southern Afghanistan, the MoD says.
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Insurgents in western Afghanistan shoot dead a policewoman for the first time, police say.
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India’s central bank announces an unexpected rise of half a percentage point in its prime lending rate in an attempt to control inflation.
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One person dies after police fires on a group of protesters in Srinagar, capital of Indian-administered Kashmir.
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The Pakistani government says it will challenge a court decision barring former PM Nawaz Sharif from contesting elections.
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Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan took more than $100m from the opium trade in 2007, a top UN official tells the BBC.
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At least two militants are killed by security forces in Swat district in north-west Pakistan, officials say, despite a ceasefire.
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A US team visits India’s remote north-east to search for the remains of US pilots who crashed during WWII.
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Fashion firm Zara forces a supplier to shut a factory after the BBC hears allegations of harsh treatment there.
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