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Bangladesh's December 18 general election looks set once again to be a battle between former premiers Begum Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Sheikh Hasina... 2008-10-06

The US Senate approved the so-called US-Indo nuclear civilian agreement giving New Delhi access to nuclear fuel and technology on October 1, which will help India boost its power... 2008-10-03

Sri Lanka's representative for Transparency International, J.C. Weliamuna, was targeted by unknown attackers on September 27, when a hand grenade was thrown at his home in Colombo.... 2008-09-30

A US commando raid on a remote border village in Pakistan's tribal areas on September 3, which reportedly killed 20 people, including women and children, seemed to imply a shift in... 2008-09-09

> Violence between religious communities has spread across the eastern state of Orissa as Hindus settled scores with Christians following the assassination of a local Hindu nationalist... 2008-09-03

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