(Channel News Asia) NEW DELHI: The Indian federal government is facing an uphill struggle to build consensus on a proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre.
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April 28, 2012
April 14, 2012
Fighting poverty in India
(Channel News Asia) NEW DELHI: India has had some success in reducing poverty, but a staggering 350 million people still live below the poverty line.
October 13, 2011
Bhutan king Jigme Wangchuk marries commoner Jetsun Pema
(BBC) Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk has married his commoner bride in a lavish ceremony at a monastic fortress in the Himalayan nation.
November 25, 2010
Remembering the Mumbai terror attacks
MUMBAI, India: Two years have passed since 10 terrorists laid siege to India's financial capital Mumbai.
November 23, 2010
Indian court hears death confirmation of Mumbai attack gunman
INDIA: Two years after the Mumbai attack in India, two terrorists have been held while many more are still on the run.
August 29, 2010
Thousands flee from India floods
INDIA: Incessant rains have triggered flash floods and landslides in many parts of north India.
July 11, 2010
Secret Bhopal waste dump 'wrong'
India's environment minister says the secret dumping of toxic waste from the Bhopal chemical disaster was wrong.
July 7, 2010
Afghan corruption 'on the rise'
(BBC) Corruption in Afghanistan has doubled in the two years since 2007, according to a survey by an anti-corruption charity.
July 6, 2010
Curfew enforced in Kashmir towns
(BBC) A curfew is strictly enforced in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after a wave of violence between protesters and police.
July 2, 2010
Afghan riddle
(BBC) Pakistan weighs up its chances after McChrystal's exit
July 1, 2010
Afghan suicide raid on US office
At least four people die when suicide bombers attack the office of a US development organisation in the Afghan province of Kunduz.
Arms trade in Nepal tourist area
(BBC) The central Kathmandu tourist district of Thamel becomes a centre for illegal trade in guns and small arms, police say.
June 30, 2010
Nepal PM quits in live TV address
(BBC) Nepalese Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal announces his resignation in a televised speech.
Nato base in Afghanistan attacked
The Taliban attack a Nato base in east Afghanistan a day after the US commander, Gen Petraeus, warned of escalating violence.
June 22, 2010
Dhaka factories resume production
Garment factories at one of Bangladesh's main manufacturing zones, shut down on Tuesday after violent protests, reopen.
June 21, 2010
India court 'honour crimes' move
(BBC) India's Supreme Court orders the government to explain what it is doing to prevent "honour killings".
June 20, 2010
Kashmir strike over man's death
(BBC) A strike is being observed in Indian-administered Kashmir to protest against the death of a young man.
June 19, 2010
Bangladeshi water 'poisons 77m'
Up to 77 million people in Bangladesh have been exposed to arsenic from drinking water in recent decades, according to a study in The Lancet.
Afghan riddle
(BBC) Oslo peacemakers flummoxed by the war without end
June 18, 2010
India re-examines Bhopal disaster
(BBC) Indian government ministers who are re-examining the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster hold their first meeting.
June 16, 2010
Caste away
Savage 'honour killings' of young lovers shock Delhi
June 15, 2010
Landslides kill 58 in Bangladesh
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 58 people in south-east Bangladesh, officials say.
June 9, 2010
'Abuse rife' in tribal Pakistan
(BBC) Millions in tribal Pakistan live in a "human rights-free zone", ignored by the government and ruled by the Taliban, Amnesty says.
June 8, 2010
Pakistan Taliban in public execution
(BBC) Hundreds of people watch a rare public execution by the Taliban in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, officials say.
May 29, 2010
Trains suspended over India crash
(BBC) Railway officials in eastern India cancel night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's crash that killed 118 people.
May 26, 2010
Amnesty raps 'political justice'
(BBC) Amnesty International accuses governments of subordinating justice to political self-interest and shielding allies from scrutiny.
May 15, 2010
'Mass kidnap' in north Pakistan
(BBC) At least 60 people are abducted by suspected militants in Pakistan's volatile north-west tribal region, police say.
Diet of despair
(BBC) Indian villagers eat mud as food fails to reach them
May 10, 2010
Pakistan villagers kill 'bandits'
(BBC) Villagers in Pakistan's Punjab province kill eight men they accuse of being bandits who burgled their homes.
May 7, 2010
Maoists call off strike in Nepal
(BBC) The Maoist party in Nepal ends a general strike after six days, but continue to call on the government to stand down.
May 5, 2010
Sri Lankan emergency laws relaxed
(BBC) Sri Lanka's government eases tough emergency laws, nearly a year after troops defeated Tamil Tiger rebels.
May 3, 2010
Maoists' blockade bites in Nepal
An anti-government strike called by Maoists in Nepal enters its third day, with many businesses shut and roads empty.
May 2, 2010
Maoists' strike shuts down Nepal
(BBC) The Maoists shut down Nepal for what they describe as an indefinite strike, in a bid to force the government to resign.
April 30, 2010
Elusive peace
(BBC) Fearful times as militants regroup in Swat Valley
Acid attack on Pakistan sisters
(BBC) Three sisters suffer serious burns after unidentified men on a motorbike throw acid at them in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
April 29, 2010
Taliban 'reappear' in Swat valley
(BBC) Pakistan's Taliban resume targeted killings of leaders in the Swat valley, the BBC learns, months after the army declared them defeated.
April 28, 2010
Damning US Afghan report released
(BBC) The US defence department says a quarter of what it regards as key regions in Afghanistan support President Hamid Karzai.
Maoists converge on Nepal capital
(BBC) Thousands of Maoists converge on the Nepalese capital ahead of planned protests aimed at toppling the government.
April 27, 2010
Woman claims climbing record
(BBC) A South Korean scales Annapurna to claim the record for being the first woman to climb the world's 14 highest peaks.
Year of offensives
(BBC) Have anti-Taliban assaults in Pakistan been a success?
April 26, 2010
Indian strike over food prices
(BBC) Nationwide protests over the rising price of food and fuel hits various Indian states, disrupting some transport services.
April 25, 2010
India uproar over 'phone tapping'
(BBC) India's opposition parties are likely to disrupt parliament over reports of secret phone-tapping by the government.
'Mass illness' hits Afghan girls
Scores of schoolgirls in northern Afghanistan are taken sick in what authorities allege is mass poisoning by insurgents
April 22, 2010
Pakistan to tackle energy crisis
(BBC) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani launches a national energy plan to tackle the country's massive power crisis.
April 20, 2010
Air crisis hits S Asia businesses
(BBC) Businesses and tourism across South Asia are hit by airline inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland.
April 18, 2010
Deadly quake hits north Afghanistan
(BBC) Seven people are reported dead as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Afghanistan and is felt in neighbouring states
April 15, 2010
Afghans 'abused at secret prison'
(BBC) Afghan prisoners are being abused in a "secret jail" at Bagram airbase, witnesses tell the BBC.
April 13, 2010
'Civilians die' in Pakistan raid
At least 73 civilians died when an army jet bombed a village in Pakistan's tribal region, a local official tells the BBC.
Facing the future
(BBC) Pakistan acid attack victims rebuild shattered lives
April 12, 2010
India and Pakistan leaders meet
(BBC) The prime ministers of rivals India and Pakistan meet at a nuclear security summit in Washington.
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