| Sri Lanka election loser arrested
The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential election, General Sarath Fonseka, is arrested for "military offences".
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| Avalanche kills troops in Kashmir
India says at least 17 soldiers have been killed after an avalanche struck a high-altitude military training camp in Kashmir.
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| Asif barred from England matches
Pakistan will be without key fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the two Twenty20 internationals against England later this month.
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| Villages empty before Afghan push
Hundreds of villagers leave a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan ahead of an expected Nato-led offensive.
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| Afghan policeman 'planted bombs'
A senior Afghan policeman is arrested in connection with planting and storing roadside bombs, Nato officials say.
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| Indian economy 'to grow by 7.2%'
India says its economy is set to grow by 7.2% this financial year, raising the chance that state support could be withdrawn.
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| Sikh judge criticises dagger bans
Britain's first Asian judge says Sikhs should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers to school and other public venues.
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| UK policeman jailed for corruption
Metropolitan Police Commander Ali Dizaei is sentenced to four years for misconduct and perverting the course of justice.
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| India missile ready for army use
India's medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni-III, is ready to be inducted into the armed forces after a successful test, the army says
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| 'Vindaloo Against Violence' campaign hots up in Australia
Thousands of Australians are backing an online campaign to eat a hot curry to protest against attacks on Indians.
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| Why doesn't Bollywood take a stand?
Soutik Biswas on life in India
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| New Zealand clinch one-day series
New Zealand continue their dominance over Bangladesh with a five-wicket win in the second one-day international.
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| India v South Africa live score
India take on South Africa in the first Test at Nagpur.
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| Open plan
Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation
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| Racing ahead
India looks to make Formula One breakthrough
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| Out of the brothel
From the Calcutta streets to a New York university
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| Poverty & power
Real change still long way off for India's poor
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| Good old boy
Marking 175 years of Sri Lanka's very own Eton
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| On the offensive
British troops help 'soften up' Taliban targets in Helmand
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| India rebels blow up rail track
Maoist rebels blow up railway tracks in eastern India leading to a derailment of a goods train and disruption of services, officials say.
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| Media chief killed in Nepal capital
The chairman of a Nepalese television station and cable network is shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.
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| Thousands mourn Karachi dead
Mourners attend funerals for more than a dozen people killed in bomb attacks targeting Shia Muslims in Karachi.
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| Fatal blast hits Afghan dog fight
A bomb attack on a dog fight in southern Afghanistan kills at least three people and injures at least 30 more, police say.
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| India US death sentences upheld
A court in India upholds death sentences for two men convicted over a 2002 shooting attack on a US centre in Calcutta.
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| Embattled climate chief supported
India gives its full support to embattled climate change chief Rajendra Pachauri, under attack over recent scientific errors.
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| Church in India mine pullout
The Church of England says it will withdraw investment from a firm involved in a controversial mining project in India.
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| Violence flares in Indian Kashmir
Three people including a policeman die in violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, police officials say.
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| India offers fresh Pakistan talks
India offers to resume official talks with Pakistan suspended after the bomb attacks on Mumbai in 2008.
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| India state agrees statue squad
A plan for a special police force to protect statues of an Indian politician and her mentors is approved in Uttar Pradesh.
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| Ancient Indian language dies out
The last speaker of the Bo language in India's Andaman Islands dies at the age of about 85, a leading linguist says.
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| India bids to contain inflation
India's central bank holds interest rates but increases cash reserve requirements for lenders in a bid to contain inflation.
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| Jaguar Land Rover boss to depart
The chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, David Smith, is to stand down, the Indian-owned carmaker confirms.
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| Questions over convicted scientist
The BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan says that there is much that remains unexplained about the conviction of Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqui.
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| Among the Taliban
'My father tried to make me into a suicide bomber'
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| Afghan flying lessons
Back to class for Afghan helicopter pilots
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| Militant hotbed in Dir
Attack in Dir shows Pakistan army far from victory
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| How to end Afghan war
Ahmed Rashid on talking to the Taliban
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| Tamil fears in Jaffna
Anxiety in Jaffna after Sri Lanka leader re-elected
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| Mumbai: Suicide city
Why are so many Mumbai teenagers killing themselves?
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