South Asia
At least 11 killed in suicide attack on Pakistani court
A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare ...US warns Afghanistan of complete troop pullout without security deal
The US president, Barack Obama, has told his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai that he is preparing a contingency plan to withdraw all ...Pakistan air strikes on militant hideouts kill at least 30
Pakistan\'s military have launched air strikes against suspected militant hideouts in the north-west, killing at least 30 people, officials say.Burqa-wearing gunmen attack Afghan police
Afghan officials said militants disguised as women have attacked a police compound near Kabul, killing one police officer and wounding at least ...Indian state to release killers of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
The chief minister of an Indian state on Wednesday ordered the release of all seven people jailed for plotting the assassination of ...Pakistani couple stoned to death for adultery; six arrested
Authorities in Pakistan say six people have been arrested in connection with the stoning death of a couple accused of adultery.Peace talks collapse as Taliban execute 23 Pakistani soldiers
The Pakistani government has called off a round of peace talks with the Taliban after insurgents claimed they had executed 23 kidnapped ...18 dead in Nepal plane crash
Rescuers on Monday found the wreckage of a plane that slammed into a snow-covered mountain in Nepal and burst into flames, killing ...Afghan prisoners freed from Bagram despite US protests
Afghanistan released 65 alleged Taliban fighters from jail on Thursday despite condemnation from the United States, which says the men could return ...Deadly blast hits Pakistan police bus
A bomb attack in Karachi, Pakistan, has killed at least 11 police officers and wounded dozens more.