A Sri Lankan minister goes on hunger strike outside the UN’s Colombo office demanding it end a probe into alleged war crimes. UN probe ‘cannot enter’ Sri LankaThe Sri Lankan foreign minister has said that a UN panel on human rights will not be allowed into the country. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss…Sri Lanka thrash Black Caps in [...]
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Indian Maoist attacks kill seven
Maoists in India kill seven people in a wave of attacks carried out during a strike called by the rebels in parts of India. Senior Indian Maoist ‘shot dead’A top Maoist rebel leader is killed in a clash in India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state, police say. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wo…India Maoists ‘kill many’ in bus attackMaoist rebels [...]
Afghan corruption ‘on the rise’
Corruption in Afghanistan has doubled in the two years since 2007, according to a survey by an anti-corruption charity. Japan in Afghan corruption callThe Japanese prime minister, in talks with the Afghan president, asks for good governance from Kabul as part of a $5bn aid offer. More: http://ne…Karzai to visit US amid tensionsAfghan President Hamid [...]
India train ‘derailed’ by rebels
Separatist rebels trigger off an explosion on railway tracks in north-eastern India leading to the derailment of a passenger train, police say. Maoists to ‘punish’ rogue rebelsA Maoist leader in India says they will “punish” any rogue rebels if they are found responsible for Friday’s train crash. More: http://news.bbc.c…India train sabotage suspect heldIndian police arrest [...]
Maldives cabinet is reappointed
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed reappoints his cabinet which staged a mass resignation last week. Maldives cabinet quits in protestThe cabinet of the Maldives stages a mass resignation after parliament repeatedly blocks the government’s work. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rs…Maldives parties trading chargesOpposition politicians in the Maldives accuse President Mohamed Nasheed of trying to undermine parliament. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1…Maldives offer [...]
Indian army marches in Srinagar
Army soldiers march through Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir in a show of force to help quell street protests. Pakistanis, Indians clash in Kashmir, one dead Indian troop fired across the de facto border in the disputed Himalaya region of Kashmir, killing a Pakistani soldier in the latest flare…Man dies in Kashmir stone peltingA civilian dies [...]
Nato error kills Afghan soldiers
A Nato airstrike has accidentally killed five Afghan soldiers and wounded two others, officials in Afghanistan say. Afghan crash kills Nato soldiersThree Australian commandos are among four Nato soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/wo…Afghan translator kills two US soldiersTwo US soldiers who died in Afghanistan on Friday were shot dead by [...]
India admiral dies at arms range
A senior Indian naval officer dies as a result of an “accidental firing” at a firing range, a navy spokesman says. Former Indian VP Shekhawat diesOne of India’s best known politicians, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, dies in Jaipur at the age of 87. More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/…Man dies in Kashmir stone peltingA civilian dies in Indian-administered Kashmir after [...]
UK troops to pull out of Sangin
UK troops in the Sangin area of Afghanistan’s Helmand province will be replaced by US forces, the UK defence secretary says. UK troops ‘to move out of Sangin’UK troops in Afghanistan are to hand over responsibility for the Sangin area of Helmand to US forces, the BBC understands. More: http://news.bbc….Russia sends troops to KyrgyzstanGREETINGS, Russia [...]
Indian cricket captain shows off his bride
Indian cricket hero MS Dhoni appears in public with his bride Sakshi for one of the first times since their weekend marriage. Afridi to lead Pakistan in TestsAll-rounder Shahid Afridi is named as Pakistan captain for the tour to England after ending his four-year absence from Test cricket. More: http:/…Sri Lanka set 216-run target for [...]
