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Birthday boy James Anderson produces a superb bowling display to put England on top in the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

US forces suffered the deadliest month of their nine-year Afghan campaign, with 66 service members killed in July.

Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.

A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.

Violence erupts in the Bangladeshi capital as garment workers protest over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of their demands.

A court in Nepal rejects an appeal by Frenchman Charles Sobhraj over his life sentence for the murder of a US backpacker.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni criticises the Colombo pitch after the second Test against Sri Lanka peters out into a predictable draw to leave the hosts 1-0 up in the three-match series.

A gang armed with firebombs attacks a private TV and radio station in Colombo, linked to former opposition presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka.

The mother of teenager Scarlett Keeling says she hopes the trial into her death in Goa will improve the region for tourists.

Five paramilitary troops die in an explosion in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials said.

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.

Delhi polishes up English for Commonwealth spectacular

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast.

The BBC's John Simpson visits the city of Peshawar in Pakistan to see how the country is dealing with fighting two Talibans.

How the loss of Muralitharan will affect Sri Lankan cricket

British PM David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.

Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Garment workers' unions and manufacturers in Bangladesh give a lukewarm reaction to a new minimum wage for millions of workers.