http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/default.stmGet the latest BBC News from South Asia: breaking news, features, analysis and debate plus audio and video coverage from across the South Asia region.en-gbSat, 19 Dec 2009 14:49:04 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/default.stmAfghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8422058.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8422058.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 08:51:08 GMTSouth AsiaThe UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes a climate deal in Copenhagen but says it must be made legally binding.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8422133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8422133.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 13:02:39 GMTScience & EnvironmentThe sole surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks, Mohammad Qasab, retracts a confession that he took part.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419996.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419996.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:23:18 GMTSouth AsiaA judge in Karachi summons Interior Minister Rehman Malik to appear before an anti-corruption court.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419759.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419759.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 11:19:18 GMTSouth AsiaSri Lanka's presidential election campaign begins in earnest, with the two main candidates addressing rallies.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421211.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421211.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 15:49:42 GMTSouth AsiaIndia says that about 30,00 troops have been withdrawn from Indian-administered Kashmir as rebel attacks decrease.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421260.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421260.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 16:10:52 GMTSouth AsiaFood prices in India have risen to a high of nearly 20% since last year, the highest rate in a decade.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419799.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419799.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 06:56:33 GMTSouth AsiaAt least seven people die in a blast near a mosque used by police officers in north-western Pakistan, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8420138.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8420138.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 10:12:05 GMTSouth AsiaIndian opposition leader LK Advani steps down and announces that his replacement is Sushma Swaraj.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421132.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8421132.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 15:43:38 GMTSouth AsiaYoung Indian musician Rajeev Kumar excels a playing an unusual musical instrument - the harmonica - through his right-hand nostril, writes the BBC's Amarnath Tewary.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8413542.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8413542.stmWed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:07 GMTSouth AsiaSoutik Biswas on life in Indiahttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:51:03 GMTSouth AsiaFormer Pakistan captain Younus Khan says he could be available to play for the team again soon but not necessarily as captain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8422094.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8422094.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 09:53:17 GMTPakistanIndia captain Mahendra Dhoni is banned for two one-day internationals because of their slow over-rate against Sri Lanka on Friday.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/8422095.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/india/8422095.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 09:36:47 GMTIndiaBad times for pigeon lovers in Bangladeshhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419116.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419116.stmSat, 19 Dec 2009 01:08:22 GMTSouth AsiaLocals go head to head with governor in BBC debatehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8387011.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8387011.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 01:29:54 GMTSouth AsiaBritish wartime leader's unpaid bill at India clubhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8418330.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8418330.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 13:01:08 GMTSouth AsiaGlamorous woman taking Indian wrestling by stormhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8373805.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8373805.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 00:27:04 GMTSouth AsiaPakistan displaced feel unwanted in Karachihttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8407786.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8407786.stmWed, 16 Dec 2009 10:14:29 GMTSouth AsiaCar bombing in the Pakistani town of Dera Ghazi Khanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8414455.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8414455.stmTue, 15 Dec 2009 17:16:58 GMTSouth AsiaThree suspected militants are killed in the third US drone strike on Pakistan's tribal region in two days, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8420701.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8420701.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 12:53:21 GMTSouth AsiaA major assault by coalition troops in Afghanistan's eastern Uzbin Valley concludes successfully, military officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419829.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419829.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 06:54:34 GMTSouth AsiaA former UN envoy to Afghanistan denies reports that he plotted to unseat President Hamid Karzai with the help of the White House.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419984.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419984.stmFri, 18 Dec 2009 09:12:46 GMTSouth AsiaUS diplomats complain that Pakistan is delaying the extension of visas of more than 100 US officials.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8418080.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8418080.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 15:36:01 GMTSouth AsiaPakistan's opposition urges President Asif Zardari to resign after the Supreme Court annuls an amnesty on corruption.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417561.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417561.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 09:51:35 GMTSouth AsiaSeveral senior Pakistani religious leaders are admitted to hospital after falling ill from eating contaminated sweet meats.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419284.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419284.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 18:24:10 GMTSouth AsiaIndia's Supreme Court hears a plea to end the life of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for the past 36 years.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417549.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417549.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 08:27:43 GMTSouth AsiaIndian film star Chiranjeevi resigns from the Andhra Pradesh assembly in protest over moves to create a new state.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417755.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8417755.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 09:58:05 GMTSouth AsiaNato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen fails to gain any commitment from Russia to help win the war against the Taliban.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8418292.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8418292.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 12:48:42 GMTEuropeMore than 1,100 troops - 800 of them French - have launched a major operation in Afghanistan, the AFP news agency reports.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419645.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8419645.stmThu, 17 Dec 2009 22:56:49 GMTSouth AsiaIndia's financial regulator suspends UK bank Barclays from dealing in products that allow foreign investors to buy Indian stocks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8406250.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8406250.stmThu, 10 Dec 2009 14:05:32 GMTBusinessThe Indian industrial conglomerate Tata launches a new low-cost water purifier, aimed at the rural poor.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8399692.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8399692.stmMon, 07 Dec 2009 17:11:02 GMTBusinessMan-tiger conflict worsening in Sunderbans deltahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8411225.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8411225.stmMon, 14 Dec 2009 12:24:34 GMTSouth AsiaTracking Taliban down is no easy task for US marineshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8408202.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8408202.stmSat, 12 Dec 2009 12:00:08 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentSeparatists run out of optionshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8405399.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8405399.stmFri, 11 Dec 2009 07:43:52 GMTSouth AsiaBollywood shines spotlight on health disordershttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8394897.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8394897.stmSun, 06 Dec 2009 00:34:15 GMTSouth AsiaIs Himalayan glacier meltdown deadline a mistake?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8387737.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8387737.stmSat, 05 Dec 2009 10:04:34 GMTSouth Asia