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Sri Lanka camps 'to be opened'
Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil rebels will be allowed out for short periods.
Seven killed in NE India blasts
At least seven people are killed by two bomb blasts in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.
Mumbai suspects arrested in Italy
Italian police arrest a Pakistani father and son suspected of providing logistical support for last year's Mumbai attacks.
Second separated twin out of coma
The second conjoined twin separated by doctors in Australia this week wakes from an induced coma.
US sets marker on Afghan corruption
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
Bodies of Mumbai gunmen unburied
The unclaimed bodies of nine gunmen who were killed during the Mumbai attacks a year ago are still awaiting burial.
India plans surge in solar power
India backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power.
Pakistan drone attack kills eight
At least eight suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
Sri Lanka minorities hold talks
Political parties representing minority Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka hold talks in Switzerland, the first since the end of the conflict.
Soap opera denial prompts India divorce
An Indian woman is granted a divorce on the grounds that her husband was cruel to stop her watching soap operas.
Tendulkar hits ton in stalemate
Sachin Tendulkar hits his 43rd Test century as the first match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad peters out into a draw.
Eradicating polio
Final push to banish killer disease in India
Homecoming hell
Tamil activists' horror at what has become of Jaffna
Unusual feats
Two Indian cricketers smash unique records
Coaxing Karzai
Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?
Fresh start?
West seeks new beginnings from Hamid Karzai
What we want...
Afghans tell BBC what they think president should do
Bardot appeal over Nepal festival
Former film star Brigitte Bardot urges Nepal's president to stop a ritual slaughter of animals in an upcoming religious festival.
India train 'derailed by Maoists'
A passenger train in India derails, killing at least two people, after Maoist rebels blow up a railway track, police say.
Policemen die in Pakistan blast
At least three policemen have died in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.
Afghan leader 'must show results'
Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president.
UN confirms Tamil camps exodus
A senior UN official confirms Sri Lankan government claims that more than half the displaced Tamils in camps have left.
Bangladesh officers lose appeal
Five ex-army officers face the death penalty after losing a final appeal over the murder of Bangladesh's first president.
Pakistan court blast kills many
A bomb blast outside a court building in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 19 people, medics say.
India leader charged with rioting
Police in the western Indian city of Mumbai charge the leader of a right-wing regional party with rioting during violence in the city last year.

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