South Asia
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Number of Indian billionaires 'doubled in 2009'
The number of billionaires in India doubled in 2009, Forbes magazine says.
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Sri Lanka general trial date set
Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.
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Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.
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Modi faces Gujarat riot questions
The chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, is summoned to appear before an inquiry into riots in 2002.
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Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
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Afghan police drug abuse 'rife'
Drug abuse is rife in the Afghan police force with up to 40% of recruits testing positive in some areas, a US report says.
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Vladimir Putin set to visit India
Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
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India rebel offensive intensifies
Indian security forces step up their operations against Maoist rebels, security officials say.
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Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12'
Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
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Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch