South Asia
India marks 3 years since last polio case reported
India is marking three years since its last reported polio case, a landmark in the global battle against the disease.Pakistan court orders Pervez Musharraf to attend future court hearings
A Pakistani court has ordered ex-President Pervez Musharraf to appear in court next week to face treason charges, despite an illness that ...Afghan war most unpopular in US history: Poll
A new poll shows that the war in Afghanistan is even more unpopular among Americans than the war in Vietnam was more ...At least 23 reported killed in huge India train fire
Railways officials in southern India say a fire on a train has killed at least 23 people.Ukrainian riot police withdraw after overnight move on demonstrators
Ukrainian police and protesters clashed again outside Kiev\'s city hall after security forces attempted to re-take the building occupied by hundreds of ...World marks international Human Rights Day
Countries around the world are marking International Human Rights Day.US Defence Chuck Hagel meets Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is in Pakistan for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and new army chief Raheel Sharif.Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.Maldives police stop presidential election
Police in the Maldives have forced the postponement of the re-run of the presidential poll, declaring the vote illegal and blocking ballot ...Pakistan rearrests ex-president Musharraf over Red Mosque deaths
Pakistani police have re-arrested former president Pervez Musharraf over the raid of an Islamabad mosque in 2007.