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UK transfers former Tamil rebel
A former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK is transferred to immigration detention.
Bangladesh food aid set for Burma
The World Food Programme says it has permission from Burma to send a plane from Bangladesh carrying relief.
Pakistan troops 'taken hostage'
Pro-Taleban militants say they have captured six soldiers in a tribal region in north-western Pakistan.
Burma cyclone raises rice prices
Rice prices rise for a sixth straight day as supplies continue to be stretched after cyclone damage in Burma.
Afghans meet to restore dialogue
Prominent Afghans call for restoration of talks with insurgent groups to bring peace to the country.
Meeting on Pakistan judges issue
Top leaders of Pakistan's governing coalition are to meet in London for talks on the restoration of judges.
Australia launches abuse inquiry
The Australian army says it is probing allegations that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan.
Gavaskar steps down from ICC role
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar quits as chairman of the International Cricket Council's cricket committee after eight years in the job.
Focused Wright rejects IPL offer
England one-day all-rounder Luke Wright turns down the Indian Premier League in order to press his Test claims.
Tamil Tigers 'killed in fighting'
Sri Lanka's army says it has killed 15 Tamil Tigers rebels in fighting to capture a town in the north-west.
More pressure on Pakistan truce
A Pakistani soldier is killed in the north-west of the country, casting more doubt on a militants' ceasefire.
Pakistan downplays US cash claim
Pakistan plays down a recent US report that in February the Pentagon refused its request for funds to fight Taleban and al-Qaeda militants.
Many killed in Kashmir bus crash
A bus plunges into a river in Indian-administered Kashmir killing at least 28 people, police say.
UK charges over Tamil Tigers
Four men are charged with conspiring to support the banned Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, police confirm.
China hosted 'frank' Tibet talks
A spokesman for the Dalai Lama says talks with Chinese officials last week were "open and frank".
Car bomber brother back in India
The brother of a man who died in a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport has been deported to India.
Pakistan tests ballistic missile
Pakistan carries out a second successful test of a cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Nepal king 'to meet top Maoist'
Nepal's Maoist leader says he believes the king is willing to meet him to discuss the monarchy's future.
New by-election date in Pakistan
Pakistan's Election Commission announces that delayed by-elections will now be held on 26 June.
Pakistan girls' school burnt down
Militants in north-west Pakistan destroy a girls' school in the second attack of its kind since Sunday.
Police fight Karachi gangsters
Police and armed gangs exchang gunfire in a notorious slum district of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi.
Rice prices rise for a fifth day
Rice prices soar for a fifth straight day as the cyclone damage in Burma worsens already tight supplies.
Cyclone fuels rice price increase
Rice prices have gained for the fourth consecutive day, as shortages are aggravated by the cyclone in Burma.
Pakistani judges saga
The BBC's Ilyas Khan looks at the implications of the Pakistani government's decision to restore ousted judges.
Giant wrestler finds fame in India
A giant Indian wrestler who has taken the US by storm finds his popularity soaring in his homeland, reports Shantanu Guha Ray.
Nepal's Everest news blackout
Nepal imposes a communications ban from base camp upwards as the Chinese prepare to take the Olympic torch up Mount Everest, reports the BBC's Charles Haviland.
Congo spotlight on India, Pakistan
The BBC's Martin Plaut reports on new evidence against Indian and Pakistani peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Punjab reaps a poisoned harvest
The Green Revolution made the Punjab India's richest farmland but cancer fears have soured the dream says David Loyn.
