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Hundreds of Catholic nuns and slum dwellers in the Indian city of Calcutta mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa.

Taliban militants have killed eight Afghan police officers in the northern province of Kunduz, police say.

Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital on Wednesday in the country's first international gay parade.

Afghanistan outcry over messy poster campaigns

Scottish climbers recount first ascents in Afghanistan

Monsoon rains are seriously hampering the building work for the venues for the Commonwealth games in Delhi.

Remote Pakistan mountain villages cut off by flooding

India's lower house of parliament approves a controversial law that opens its nuclear power market to private investment.

India cruise to a 105-run win against New Zealand to reach the final of the tri-series, where they will play Sri Lanka on Sunday.

India cruise to a 105-run win against New Zealand to reach the final of the tri-series, where they will play Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Thousands of Pakistanis flee their homes in southern coastal areas as flood-water sweeps down from the north.

An Afghan police recruit shoots dead two Spanish police officers and their interpreter in north-western Afghanistan, officials say.

Heavy rains in the Indian capital hamper the building work for the Commonwealth Games due to start in October.

The aid operation in Pakistan urgently needs at least 40 more helicopters to help an estimated 800,000 people trapped by flood waters, the UN says.

Pakistan's national cricketers donate $54,000 of bonuses to help the floods relief effort in the devastated country.

The American general in charge of US marines has said President Obama's plan to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next July is encouraging Taliban insurgents.

A senior US general warns that President Barack Obama's deadline to begin pulling troops out of Afghanistan is encouraging the Taliban.

A tourist plane crashes into hills outside Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, killing all 14 people on board.

Pakistan floods leave mother and newborn baby searching for help

Pakistan is in danger from epidemic diseases, PM Yousuf Raza Gilani warns, as 17 million people struggle to cope with flood devastation.