South Asia
Australia cricket starts to break all-white mould
Mar 11, 2013 04:01 EDT
As Australian cricket struggles to recapture former glories, the sport's chiefs are painfully aware of the need to widen the net to reflect the country's burgeoning cultural diversity.
Pakistan Christians close schools to protest attack
Mar 11, 2013 03:24 EDT
Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
Main accused in Delhi gang-rape found dead in cell
Mar 11, 2013 03:16 EDT
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi last December was found dead in his prison cell Monday, prompting fury from the rape victim's family and accusations of murder.
Giant Indian engineering firm hit by World Bank ban
Mar 11, 2013 02:24 EDT
Shares in Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro, one of the country's biggest companies, were down in early trade on Monday after it was banned from World Bank-funded projects for six months.
Main accused in Delhi gang-rape commits suicide
Mar 11, 2013 01:01 EDT
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi in December hanged himself in jail Monday while in solitary confinement, prompting outrage from the victim's family.
Main accused in Delhi gang-rape commits suicide
Mar 10, 2013 23:22 EDT
The main accused in the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi last December hanged himself in jail Monday while in solitary confinement, police and prison officials told AFP.
Protests over Pakistan anti-Christian riot
Mar 10, 2013 15:15 EDT
Christians demonstrated in cities around Pakistan on Sunday to protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
Ingram sets up South African win
Mar 10, 2013 12:35 EDT
Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten century to set up a comfortable 125-run win for South Africa in the first one-day international against Pakistan at Chevrolet Park on Sunday.
Record-setting Ashraful, Rahim boost Bangladesh
Mar 10, 2013 12:24 EDT
Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim smashed impressive centuries in a record stand as Bangladesh dominated the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday.
In India, speculation another Gandhi might step aside
Mar 10, 2013 10:41 EDT
India's patrician finance minister P. Chidambaram is fast emerging as a potential prime ministerial candidate amid fresh doubts about the aspirations of ruling party heir-apparent Rahul Gandhi.
'Drunken row' sparked Pakistan anti-Christian riot
Mar 10, 2013 08:52 EDT
A drunken row between two friends was the trigger for blasphemy allegations that prompted a mob of angry Pakistani Muslim protesters to burn more than 100 Christian homes, police and witnesses said.
S. Africa's Ingram scores century against Pakistan
Mar 10, 2013 08:40 EDT
Colin Ingram hit an unbeaten century as South Africa piled up 315 for four in the first one-day international against Pakistan at Chevrolet Park on Sunday.
Ashraful, Rahim boost Bangladesh in S. Lanka Test
Mar 10, 2013 08:39 EDT
Mohammad Ashraful and Mushfiqur Rahim smashed impressive centuries in a record stand as Bangladesh dominated the third day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday.
India, Asia's unlikely powerbroker in papal vote
Mar 10, 2013 08:23 EDT
India's Catholics may account for less than two percent of the country's population but they will be Asia's most powerful voice in the election to choose a new pope.
120 million wash away sins as India's Kumbh festival ends
Mar 10, 2013 07:45 EDT
The world's biggest religious festival concluded on Sunday with nearly two million pilgrims taking a dip in an Indian holy river that washed away the sins of 120 million people in the last 60 days.
China eyes India trade by boosting spending in Nepal
Mar 10, 2013 07:06 EDT
China's ambassador to Kathmandu was recently pictured in a traditional Nepali cap and silk scarf, digging with a spade to symbolise the laying of the foundations of a new dry port near the Tibet border.
Blast near Pakistan mosque kills girl, 4
Mar 10, 2013 06:26 EDT
A remote controlled bomb exploded near a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing a four-year-old girl and wounding three others, an official said.
Nepal police crack down on festival cannabis smokers
Mar 10, 2013 06:10 EDT
Nepalese police said Sunday they have arrested more than 60 pilgrims for smoking cannabis and disturbing the peace at a major religious festival.
Record 120 million wash away sins as India festival ends
Mar 10, 2013 05:38 EDT
A record 120 million pilgrims washed away their sins with plunges in an Indian holy river during the world's biggest religious festival set to end Sunday, officials said.
Indian police to summon boxer over drugs haul
Mar 10, 2013 04:57 EDT
Indian police said on Sunday it will question the 2008 Olympic bronze-medallist boxer Vijender Singh over alleged links to a man who was arrested after heroin worth $24 million was seized from his house.
