SOUTH ASIA
Pakistan opposes US military aide
Pakistan asks the US not to appoint a military envoy who used to run the prison at Guantanamo.
Bombing on eve of Sri Lanka polls
A bomb in a cafe in eastern Sri Lanka kills at least 11 people on the eve of the first elections there for years.
Pakistani militants agree truce
Militants who seized control of a popular tourist destination in north Pakistan last year sign a truce.
UK transfers former Tamil rebel
A former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK is transferred to immigration detention.
Bangladesh aid arrives in Burma
A plane carrying UN relief aid from Bangladesh to cyclone victims in Burma lands in the capital Rangoon.
Pakistan frees Baloch nationalist
Pakistan's new government releases from prison a nationalist leader from the province of Balochistan, Akthar Mengal.
Pakistan troops 'taken hostage'
Pro-Taleban militants say they have captured six soldiers in a tribal region in north-western Pakistan.
Burma cyclone raises rice prices
Rice prices rise for a sixth straight day as supplies continue to be stretched after cyclone damage in Burma.
Police summon Scarlett's mother
The mother of murdered Scarlett Keeling is summoned to give evidence to investigators after saying she knew the killer's identity
Gavaskar steps down from ICC role
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar quits as chairman of the International Cricket Council's cricket committee after eight years in the job.
Meeting on Pakistan judges issue
Top leaders of Pakistan's governing coalition are to meet in London for talks on the restoration of judges.
Afghans meet to restore dialogue
Prominent Afghans call for restoration of talks with insurgent groups to bring peace to the country.
Australia launches abuse inquiry
The Australian army says it is probing allegations that its soldiers mistreated prisoners in Afghanistan.
Tamil Tigers 'killed in fighting'
Sri Lanka's army says it has killed 15 Tamil Tigers rebels in fighting to capture a town in the north-west.
Indian painter work 'not obscene'
Three obscenity cases against leading Indian painter MF Husain are thrown out of court.
