South Asia News

India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.

Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns of "hard fighting" ahead, in his first Afghan trip since a major offensive there.

A court in Pakistan sentences four men to life imprisonment for the murder of two women buried alive in western Balochistan province in 2008.

A court in India bails two people after rare sea cucumbers were found at a restaurant in a five-star hotel in the capital, Delhi.

Sri Lanka's parliament votes to extend the state of emergency until after next month's general elections.

Two villagers are arrested for allegedly killing two tiger cubs at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

Missiles fired by a US drone aircraft kill at least three suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

At least 12 are killed by two roadside bombs in Badghis province of north-west Afghanistan, officials say.

Soutik Biswas on life in India