Lanka government accuses Amnesty
Sri Lanka's government criticises an Amnesty International report on people displaced by fighting in the north.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
India ‘to step up piracy battle’
India plans to bolster its naval presence in the Gulf of Aden to tackle piracy off Somalia's coast, reports say.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Rain stalls S Africa victory bid
South Africa's hopes of a three-day win in the first Test over Bangladesh are scuppered.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Curfew is enforced in Srinagar
A de facto curfew is in place in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, ahead of elections for a new state government.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Bomb hits Pakistan Shia funeral
At least five people have been killed in a blast at the funeral of a Shia cleric in north-western Pakistan, police say.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Pakistan bomb attack ‘kills nine’
Nine people are killed in a suicide attack in Pakistan's north-western Bajaur tribal region, officials and witnesses say.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Bomber attacks Afghan compound
A suicide car bomber kills at least nine people in an attack outside a government compound in Afghanistan.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
BNP drops Bangladesh poll boycott
Bangladesh's former PM Khaleda Zia announces that her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will take part in next month's elections.