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BBC News for South Asia
The latest stories from the South Asia section of the BBC News web site.
BBC News - South Asia
Obama pleads for Koran row calm last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:31:20 GMT
US President Barack Obama warns Americans they must not turn on each other in the row over a pastor who wanted to burn the Koran, following a day of angry protests across Afghanistan over the stunt.
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Pakistan trio set to return home last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:28:18 GMT
The three Pakistan cricketers questioned by police over alleged spot fixing are to fly home.
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Manipur police on murder charges last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:30:33 GMT
A court in India's Manipur state issues warrants for the arrest of nine policemen charged with killing an unarmed man.
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Delhi flood fears as river swells last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:25:52 GMT
Thousands of people are evacuated from low-lying areas near the Yamuna river in the Indian capital, Delhi.
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US soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts' last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:33:06 GMT
A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.
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India to hold caste census in 2011 last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:00:59 GMT
India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet announces.
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Delhi games face disease threat last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:35:19 GMT
India's Commonwealth Games village in Delhi is being threatened by dengue fever-carrying mosquitoes.
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British hostage freed in Pakistan last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:08 GMT
A British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
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Taliban chief says victory close last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:22:10 GMT
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
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Accidental boy stowaway goes home four months on last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:43:38 GMT
A nine-year-old Indian boy who mistakenly ended up on a cross-country train adventure is reunited with his family - four months later.
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Mumbai's famous tiffin workers take IT lessons last updated on: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:29:12 GMT
Tiffin carriers in the Indian city of Mumbai learn English and basic computer skills to improve their business prospects.
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Indo-Pak doubles pair lose in US Open final last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:41:25 GMT
Bob and Mike Bryan overcome India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan to claim the US Open men's doubles crown for a third time
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England v Pakistan 1st ODI as it happened last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:06:03 GMT
England hold off a late Pakistan flurry to win the first one-day international by 24 runs at Chester-le-Street.
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Riaz to face police questioning last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:11:49 GMT
Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.
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Afghanistan last updated on: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:26:57 GMT
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Bangladesh last updated on: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:15:49 GMT
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Bhutan last updated on: Wed, 05 May 2010 13:47:08 GMT
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India last updated on: Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:59:08 GMT
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The Maldives last updated on: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:27:14 GMT
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Nepal last updated on: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:45:15 GMT
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Pakistan last updated on: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:55:49 GMT
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Sri Lanka last updated on: Wed, 05 May 2010 12:55:38 GMT
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India's film stars opt for the small screen last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:38:19 GMT
India's film-star hungry public do not have to go to the cinema to get their fix.
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Rally for peace last updated on: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:26:10 GMT
The tennis players with a message at US Open
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Band of brothers last updated on: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:13:45 GMT
First days in Afghanistan for new US army recruits
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Magnificent Mary last updated on: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:11:40 GMT
India's top woman boxer dreams of Olympic glory
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Low pay and squalor last updated on: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:28:40 GMT
The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi
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Tragic dance last updated on: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:42:57 GMT
Afghan boys dressed in women's clothes and sexually abused
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Minority rapport last updated on: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:41:46 GMT
Affluent but tiny Indian community hopes romance can stop decline
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How to fix Pakistan last updated on: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:14 GMT
Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?
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