Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption are set to be re-interviewed by police, after being charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.

Strike 'kills Afghan civilians'
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.

Pakistan mourns as Lahore toll up
Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.

Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.

'Scores died' in Delhi metro work
Over 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities.

Pakistan flood waters 'diverted'
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.

Nepal crash data recorders found
Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say.

Pakistan air raids kill civilians
At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area.

Bangladesh army cough syrup probe
Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup.

Pakistan police held for lynching
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.