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Military chief praises UK forces in Afghan battle

The head of Russia's drug control agency accuses Nato of not doing enough to curb Afghanistan's heroin production.

Prudential looks set to buy one of Asia's biggest insurance firms in a £15bn deal, the BBC understands.

Waqar Younis is set to be the new coach of Pakistan after apparently accepting a Pakistan Cricket Board offer to take up the position.

The Hindu temple devoted to celebration

Britain will be "militarily engaged" in Afghanistan for a further five years, head of the Army General Sir David Richards says.

A suicide bomb attack on a police station in north-west Pakistan kills at least three officers, officials say.

Sri Lanka accused of stifling media freedoms

The US says it is planning a new offensive later this year to drive the Taliban from the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar.

A Sri Lankan court orders that six army officers suspected of plotting to overthrow the government should remain in custody.

The Sri Lankan government says that it is concerned about the welfare of sea turtles on the southern coastline.

BBC editor witnesses Taliban Kabul attack

But India's budget may not please the underprivileged

Images from Kabul after latest suicide bomb attack

South Asian press is downbeat on peace talks

Explosions and gunfire in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, leave at least 17 people dead, officials say.

Bangladeshi authorities set up an inquiry to find out the cause of a fire in a clothes factory which killed at least 21 people.

The Afghan Taliban's top military commander, recently detained in Pakistan, is not to be extradited, the Lahore High Court rules.

India's government unveils its annual budget, saying that stimulus measures introduced to boost growth must be reviewed.

Afghanistan's cricketers return to a heroes' welcome in Kabul after qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.