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  Sri Lanka minorities hold talks (20 November 11:33)
Political parties representing minority Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka hold talks in Switzerland, the first since the end of the conflict.
  India plans surge in solar power (20 November 10:04)
India backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power.
  Afghan ex-warlord escapes attack (20 November 07:48)
MP and former Afghan warlord Abdul Rasul Sayyaf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in which five bodyguards die.
  Coaxing Karzai (20 November 05:49)
Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?
  Bodies of Mumbai gunmen unburied (20 November 05:10)
The unclaimed bodies of nine gunmen who were killed during the Mumbai attacks a year ago are still awaiting burial.
  Tendulkar hits ton in stalemate (20 November 04:52)
Sachin Tendulkar hits his 43rd Test century as the first match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad peters out into a draw.
  Unusual feats (20 November 03:24)
Two Indian cricketers smash unique records
  Afghan suicide bomber hits market (20 November 12:50)
A suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan.
  Bardot appeal over Nepal festival (20 November 11:42)
Former film star Brigitte Bardot urges Nepal's president to stop a ritual slaughter of animals in an upcoming religious festival.
  Policemen die in Pakistan blast (20 November 10:50)
At least two policemen have died in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.
  India train derailed by Maoists (20 November 10:26)
A passenger train in India has derailed, killing at least two people, after Maoist rebels blew up a railway track, police say.
  BBC World Service speaks to Sachin Tendulkar (20 November 03:34)
India star reaches 20 years in first-class cricket
  Afghan leader must show results (20 November 12:29)
Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president.
  Sri Lanka heap pressure on India (19 November 09:56)
Sri Lanka break a Test partnership record to leave India facing a rearguard action on the final day of the first Test in Ahmedabad.
  What we want (19 November 09:27)
Afghans tell BBC what they think president should do
  UN confirms Tamil camps exodus (19 November 08:51)
A senior UN official confirms Sri Lankan government claims that more than half the displaced Tamils in camps have left.
  Children cost Indian man his job (19 November 08:15)
A housing society official is dismissed from his post in the Indian city of Mumbai - because he has too many children.
  Karzai sets Afghan forces target (19 November 03:55)
Hamid Karzai says he wants Afghan forces in charge within five years, as he is sworn in for a second term as president.
  Pakistan court blast kills many (19 November 02:39)
A bomb blast outside a court building in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 16 people, medics say.
  India leader charged with rioting (19 November 02:05)
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.
  Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader (19 November 12:59)
Hamid Karzai is sworn in for a second elected term as Afghan president, following an election mired in fraud.
  Peshawar court explosion kills 16 (19 November 12:17)
A bomb blast outside a court building in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 16 people.
  Nine imprisoned for India riots (19 November 11:02)
Nine people are convicted and sent to prison in connection with the anti-Christian riots in the eastern Indian state of Orissa last year.
  Pakistan drone raid kills three (19 November 11:01)
At least three suspected militants have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, officials say.
  Bangladesh officers lose appeal (19 November 10:46)
Five ex-army officers lose an appeal against their convictions for the murder of Bangladesh's first president in 1975.
  Canada hears of Afghan torture (19 November 10:18)
A Canadian diplomat says many Afghan detainees captured by Canadian forces in 2006 and 2007 are likely to have been tortured.
  Karzai prepares for inauguration (19 November 09:21)
Afghanistan is set for President Hamid Karzai to be sworn in for a second term as the country's leader.
  Fresh start (19 November 06:18)
West seeks new beginnings from Hamid Karzai
  Critical moment for Afghanistan (19 November 12:41)
Afghanistan is at a "critical moment" as Hamid Karzai faces a second presidential term, Hillary Clinton says.
  Helmand to get more Afghan troops (18 November 10:47)
Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai is to provide 5,000 troops to be trained and mentored by British forces in Helmand, Gordon Brown has said.
  Obama admits delay on Guantanamo (18 November 10:16)
President Obama admits the US will miss the January 2010 deadline he set for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
  On the take (18 November 10:03)
How corruption permeates life in Afghanistan
  Tamils end asylum ship stand-off (18 November 08:38)
Fifty-six Sri Lankan asylum seekers leave an Australian ship in Indonesia after a stand-off of more than a month.
  Mumbai heros wife seeks inquiry (18 November 07:42)
The wife of a top Mumbai police officer demands an inquiry into how he was killed in attacks in the Indian city a year ago.
  Bangladesh tense ahead of verdict (18 November 07:14)
Thousands of extra police are deployed in Bangladesh ahead of a verdict in the trial of army officers accused of killing the first president.
  India English growth too slow (18 November 05:48)
India is falling behind countries such as China in its attempts to teach more of its people to speak English, a report says.
  Poor women bear climate burden (18 November 05:30)
Women in developing countries will be the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the UN Population Fund warns.
  Ruthless Jayawardene stuns India (18 November 05:28)
Mahela Jayawardene hits his sixth Test double century to help Sri Lanka take control of the first Test against India.
  Protests against India land bill (18 November 05:25)
Hundreds of Indian farmers gather to protest against plans they say will make it easier for their land to be used by industry.
  Obama close to Afghan decision (18 November 04:52)
The US president says he is "very close" to deciding whether to send thousands of extra troops to Afghanistan.
  Farmers protest against land bill (18 November 02:02)
Hundreds of farmers gather near the Indian capital, Delhi, to protest against a move to amend the land acquisition bill.
  Shakib signs for Worcestershire (18 November 12:53)
Worcestershire make their first overseas signing for 2010 by agreeing a deal for Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan.
  Soviet lessons (18 November 11:56)
Echoes for Nato in the Soviet exit from Afghanistan
  Afghans blame poverty for war (18 November 06:53)
Poverty and unemployment are seen as the main factors fuelling conflict in Afghanistan, according to a survey in that country.
  Tigers die hard (17 November 10:11)
What now for Tamil rebel riches and support worldwide?
  Nepal minister defiant over slaps (17 November 09:32)
A Nepalese official assaulted by a minister last week is still waiting for an apology, as the minister defends her actions.
  Taliban leader flees Pakistan (17 November 08:24)
One of the most wanted Taliban leaders in Pakistan says he has escaped to Afghanistan and is planning new attacks.
  Indian woman divorces husband who stopped her watching soaps (17 November 07:03)
An Indian woman is granted a divorce on the grounds that her husband was cruel to stop her watching soap operas.
  Soap opera denial prompts India divorce (17 November 07:03)
An Indian woman is granted a divorce on the grounds that her husband was cruel to stop her watching soap operas.
  Afghanistan not war without end (17 November 06:57)
Afghanistan is "not a war without end" but Nato cannot leave a vacuum for the Taliban to fill, Britain's foreign secretary says.
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