http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/south_asia/ The latest stories from the South Asia section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:26:58 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 15 The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8953417.stm Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:19:31 GMT Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11163742 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11163742 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:31:03 GMT Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11161486 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11161486 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:18:53 GMT The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11163602 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11163602 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:34:24 GMT Over 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11161014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11161014 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:20:50 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11160995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11160995 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:31:27 GMT Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11162536 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11162536 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:04:34 GMT At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11148857 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11148857 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:47:53 GMT Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11148118 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11148118 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:19:13 GMT Five policemen, including a police chief, are remanded in jail on charges that they failed to stop a mob lynching of two teenage brothers last month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11151353 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11151353 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:48:30 GMT Pakistan's military says it cancelled talks with US defence chiefs after its delegation met "unwarranted" security checks at a Washington airport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11150255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11150255 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:57:26 GMT Around 70 reportedly Afghan asylum seekers break out of a detention centre in Australia to hold a protest against their treatment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11147772 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11147772 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:34:51 GMT 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. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11148170 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11148170 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:22:43 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:26:57 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:15:49 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm Wed, 05 May 2010 13:47:08 GMT Details of the key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:59:08 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:27:14 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:45:15 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:55:49 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm Wed, 05 May 2010 12:55:38 GMT Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11167983 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11167983 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:45 GMT Hindus celebrate birth of Krishna at Janmashtami celebration http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11168289 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11168289 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:55:18 GMT Home village of Pakistani cricket star shocked at fixing allegations http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11169987 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11169987 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:09:17 GMT Celebrities join in to help Pakistan flood victims http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11151186 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11151186 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:15:45 GMT Pictures of child flood refugees' triumph over adversity http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11140724 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11140724 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:41:51 GMT What went wrong with Pakistani cricket? http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11135417 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11135417 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:14:15 GMT Getting help to Pakistan's north-west before winter http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11128880 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11128880 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:44:51 GMT Cricket betting scam probe comes at bad time for Pakistan http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11131267 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11131267 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:25:50 GMT