A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.

Police question Pakistan players

Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.

Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh

Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.

S Lanka panel lost in translation

A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his testimony was not properly interpreted.

India Maoists kill police hostage

Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage.

Strike 'kills Afghan civilians'

Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.

Indian wrestlers fail dope tests

Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event.

India Marxists take back village

Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago.

Pakistan mourns as Lahore toll up

Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.

Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'

The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.

'Scores died' in Delhi metro work

Over 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities.

Pakistan flood waters 'diverted'

A Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops.

Nepal crash data recorders found

Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say.

Pakistan air raids kill civilians

At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area.

Bangladesh army cough syrup probe

Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup.

Cricketer Asif dropped from movie

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, who is under scrutiny for claims of spot-fixing, is dropped from an Indian film, the movie's director tells the BBC.