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Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event.

Anger at preparations for India Commonwealth Games

Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.

Home village of Pakistani cricket star shocked at fixing allegations

Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner to the UK.

Hindus celebrate birth of Krishna, the god with a soft spot for butter

Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities.

The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.

Over 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities.

Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say.

Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.

A Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops.

What do Mohammad Amir's family and home-village make of his alleged involvement in a cricket betting scam?

At least 25 people are killed and more than 170 are injured in three bomb blasts during a Shia religious parade in Lahore, Pakistan.

Celebrities join in to help Pakistan flood victims

Five policemen, including a police chief, are remanded in jail on charges that they failed to stop a mob lynching of two teenage brothers last month.

CD and album sales used to account for 70% of the revenue of the Indian music industry.

Pakistan's military says it cancelled talks with US defence chiefs after its delegation met "unwarranted" security checks at a Washington airport.

At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area.

Actress and UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has issued an appeal for increased public support in providing help and relief for the millions of people who have been affected by the floods in Pakistan.