Sri Lanka's government has ordered the removal of a mosque from an area it says…
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Maoists kidnap govt official in central India
Maoist rebels in India have taken a government official hostage and killed his two bodyguards…
S. Korea Christians protest over Lady Gaga concert
Scores of conservative South Korean Christians will pray together against Lady Gaga's Seoul concert, organisers…
Vietnam seeks foreign help to beat mystery skin disease
Vietnam says it will ask for international help to find out what is causing a…
Vodafone steps up tax row with India
Vodafone has threatened to take India to international arbitration over planned retrospective tax legislation.
Chinese Olympic athletes avoid pork over doping fears
Chinese athletes are swearing off meat ahead of the London Olympics out of fear that…
Indian state’s ‘leftist marriage ban’ criticised
The former Communist rulers of India's West Bengal state have criticised a government minister who…
Afghan leader Karzai blames attacks on Nato ‘failure’
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has linked Sunday's militant attacks to intelligence failures, especially on…
India PM Singh says internal security a major challenge
India's internal security remains a major challenge and the threat from Maoist rebels requires constant…
US and Philippines begin South China Sea drills
Joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines are getting under way in the…