Archive for the ‘South Asia’ Category
Karzai sets up Taliban talks body
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.
No CommentsPakistan rally bomb kills dozens
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan’s religious minority in days.
No CommentsS Lanka panel lost in translation
A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka’s civil war complains his testimony was not properly interpreted.
No CommentsAnthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh
Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
No CommentsPolice question Pakistan players
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.
No CommentsPolice question Pakistan’s Amir
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
No CommentsDozens die at Pakistan rally bomb
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan’s religious minority in days.
No CommentsIndia Maoists kill police hostage
Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage.
No CommentsPakistan trio hit by ICC charges
The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption – Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir – have been charged, and provisionally suspensed, by the International Cricket Council.
No CommentsStrike ‘kills Afghan civilians’
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
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