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Pakistani government criticises nine BBC Urdu job cuts

The Pakistani government has criticised a decision by the BBC Urdu service to terminate the jobs of nine senior reporters across the country. Information minister Pervez...

‘Forging close ties with India important mandate of Pak’

Islamabad: Forging close ties with India was an “important mandate” of the government headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as he was very keen on improving...

UN Says 2 Killed in Myanmar Refugee Camp Dispute

YANGON, Myanmar — The U.N. refugee agency says two people were killed and six wounded when security forces tried to quell a dispute at a refugee camp housing Muslims...

Bangladesh anger as trade privileges suspended by US

28 June 2013 Last updated at 16:53 BST Bangladesh has expressed shock at a US decision to suspend trade privileges over concerns about dangerous working conditions and...

David Cameron under pressure to raise human rights in Kazakhstan

David Cameron has been challenged to stand up to Kazakhstan’s authoritarian leader over “deteriorating” human rights during his forthcoming visit to the former...

Religious Leaders in Burma Tackle Issue of Hate Speech

VOA News RANGOON — This week's Time Magazine cover bearing the image of Wirathu, a monk who has come under international scrutiny for spreading anti-Muslim hate...

Tight Lips Over Who Started Fires in Sumatra

PONTAIN MEKAR, Indonesia — Sitting in a makeshift security post on a hilltop overlooking scorched earth as far as the eye can see, the last thing Hendro wants to talk...

Sharif expresses grief over loss of lives in north India

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday expressed grief and sadness over the loss of lives and displacement of hundreds of people in northern India due...

Firefighters called to catch uninvited lizard in Chinese house

27 June 2013 Last updated at 16:33 BST A large lizard has been captured in a house in China’s Sichuan province. It took firefighters 30 minutes to wrangle the...

Anger as Indian politicians involved in scuffles at airport over flood relief

As India on Thursday began the mass cremation of hundreds of bodies left by the Himalayan floods, half a dozen politicians from rival parties have been condemned after...