South Asia
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Afghan violence 'will get worse'
Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC.
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Police question Pakistan players
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.
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Imran Khan on corruption in cricket
The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.
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Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens
A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
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Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh
Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
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S 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.
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India Marxists take back village
Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago.
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India 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.
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Indian wrestlers fail dope tests
Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event.
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Bad sport
Delhi's anger and embarrassment about the Commonwealth Games