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Seven smaller bombs exploded in Bangalore on July 25, killing at least one person and wounding more than a dozen. India has suffered a series of bombings over the past year, with... 2008-07-29

Growing extremism and militant activity in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) remain formidable challenges for the fledgling civilian administration. The ruling... 2008-07-28

Pakistan's relations with neighbouring Afghanistan remain frosty, with the latter's suspicion toward the former having intensified on the back of the Indian embassy bombings in Kabul... 2008-07-09

The Indian Embassy in Kabul was the target of a suicide bomb killing at least 40 people on July 7. Two senior diplomats and three other Indians are believed to be among the casualties.... 2008-07-07

Colombo has seen a series of bomb attacks on buses and trains lately that have resulted in at least 32 deaths and more than 100 injuries. The government has blamed these attacks on... 2008-06-13

A military reshuffle on June 2 strengthened the position of army chief General Moeen U Ahmed. Principal Staff Officer Lt-Gen. Masud Uddin Chowdhury, Moeen's main rival, was transferred... 2008-06-11

The pressure on the government is now mounting as the Karnataka state elections in May extended the Congress Party's losing trend ahead of the upcoming national elections, due in... 2008-06-09

Despite ongoing criticism, murmurings of impeachment and efforts by the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to curtail his clout, President Musharraf continues to guard his position.... 2008-06-09

As we go to print the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that he and his PML-N party members will leave the newly elected government coalition due to the failure to... 2008-05-13

The first stage of the Karnataka state elections began on May 10 in what has become a key gauge for the next national elections, due before May 2009. The election campaign was hard-fought,... 2008-05-12