Sunday, 16 June 2013 08:48
Two attacks in Quetta, which saw at least 24 people killed, has sent Pakistan into a state of grief and shock and raised fears of renewed tension in Balochistan's capital city.
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Monday, 17 June 2013 08:31
More than 140 workers, mostly women, at two Bangladeshi garment factories near the capital Dhaka have fallen ill after drinking suspected contaminated water in their workplace, police said.
Sunday, 16 June 2013 08:33
The Monsoon season started a week ahead of schedule in parts of India, bringing hope to millions of farmers who depend on the rains for their livelihood, easing concerns over southwestern regions hit by drought.
Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:33
A rocket attack by unknown attackers has killed a policeman and gutted a historic summer retreat used by Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Saturday, 15 June 2013 08:09
![The initial attack was followed by a bombing and siege of the hospital where the injured were taken [EPA]](/images/stories/c-asia/pakistan/2/quetta.jpg)
A gun and bomb attack near a women's university, and ensuing siege at a nearby hospital, in Quetta has killed at least 24 people, including 11 female students, and wounded dozens of others, police and local officials say.
Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:24
Pakistan's first war-ready female fighter pilot has said she is ready to defend her country, and sees no difference between herself and her male colleagues when it comes to "precision bombing".
Thursday, 13 June 2013 08:11
Six Afghan policemen have been found fatally shot at their checkpoint in the country's south while two others are missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 08:05
A suicide car bomber has struck a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's top court in Kabul, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40 others, officials say.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 07:25
Hundreds of riot-police have surrounded a building occupied by anti-G8 protesters in central London, before a summit of world leaders in Britain next week.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 07:04
An apartment block has collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai killing at least seven people amid heavy monsoon rains, police say.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 06:47
Vidya Charan Shukla, a veteran leader of India's ruling Congress party who was critically injured in a Maoist attack last month, has died.
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