SOUTH ASIA
New opposition front in India
India's communists and other opposition parties launch a joint campaign against rising prices and a nuclear deal with the US.
Zardari's bodyguard shot dead
A Pakistan People's Party activist and security chief for party leader Asif Zardari is killed by unknown gunmen, police say.
India media condemns vote 'taint'
The Indian press says the government's vote of confidence win was "tainted" by charges of vote buying.
Indian stocks up after key vote
Indian stocks rise more than 5% after the government wins a vote of confidence that could enable key reforms.
Action call over Pakistan missing
Amnesty International calls on Pakistan's new government to provide information about hundreds of disappeared people.
First Nepal president is sworn in
The first president of the newly-declared republic of Nepal, Ram Baran Yadav, is sworn into office.
UK men cleared of India sex abuse
Two Britons jailed in India for sexually abusing boys at a children's shelter are cleared on appeal.
Eighteen die in Kashmir bus crash
A bus plunges into a gorge in Indian-administered Kashmir killing at least 18 people, police say.
Jailed bomb plotters lose appeal
Five men who were jailed for plotting a massive fertiliser bomb attack lose their appeal.
Astrologers set 'month of the earth male rat' for Bhutan king coronation
A date is announced in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan for the long awaited coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
The bridge that took 55 years to build
Amitabha Bhattasali reports on the delays in the building of a bridge which has just opened in eastern India.
Rain hits opening day in Colombo
Malinda Warnapura hits 50 as Sri Lanka reach 85-2 at stumps on the rain-hit opening day of the first Test against India.
Cricket: Pakistan trophy decision delayed
A decision on whether to move the ICC Champions Trophy from Pakistan because of security concerns is set to be made on Thursday.
Meteoric rise
Will 'untouchable' leader be India's next PM?
Cost of war
Sri Lankan families reflect on 25 years of conflict
