http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/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-gbMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:24:29 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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/-/2/hi/south_asia/default.stmTens of thousands of devotees pour into a remote town in north-eastern India to hear the Dalai Lama speak.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349875.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349875.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 09:55:32 GMTSouth AsiaThe president of the Maldives strongly criticises the world's rich countries for doing too little to stem climate change.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349797.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349797.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 07:31:22 GMTSouth AsiaChild welfare officials investigate the case of a baby who was reportedly rented out to beggars in the Indian city of Bangalore.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349982.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349982.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 12:32:18 GMTSouth AsiaA suicide bomber kills at least three people in an attack in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349775.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349775.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:25 GMTSouth AsiaAfghan President Hamid Karzai says he will replace officials who have been involved in corruption or who are incompetent.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8351006.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8351006.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:36:01 GMTSouth AsiaThe price of gold hits a new all-time high as the precious metal becomes more attractive compared with the dollar.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8351154.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8351154.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 16:25:37 GMTBusinessA separatist group in India's troubled north-east enforces a dawn-to-dusk strike across the Indian state of Assam. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349821.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349821.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 08:32:04 GMTSouth AsiaSri Lanka and Australia agree to set up a joint mechanism to tackle the problem of people smuggling.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349761.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349761.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:56:17 GMTSouth AsiaNato officials investigate whether the death of eight Afghans working with US troops was a "friendly-fire" incident.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8348129.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8348129.stmSat, 07 Nov 2009 17:44:20 GMTSouth AsiaPakistan take on New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in the deciding game of their best-of-three one-day series.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2009/11/84131/html/scorecard.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2009/11/84131/html/scorecard.stmTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:51:15 GMTCricketDoug Bollinger takes 5-35 as Australia beat India by six wickets to take a winning 4-2 lead in their one-day series.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/8349019.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8349019.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 10:52:10 GMTCricketThe Maldives' battle against rising sea levelshttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8350629.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8350629.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 15:17:06 GMTSouth AsiaLack of trust makes India-China ties uncertainhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8351439.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8351439.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 18:12:52 GMTSouth AsiaCivilians hit hardest in Afghanistan conflicthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8302963.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8302963.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 10:39:54 GMTSouth AsiaRural India could be an engine for economic growthhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8346080.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8346080.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 17:40:06 GMTBusinessHow Pakistan allows the Afghan Taliban to thrivehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8348796.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8348796.stmSat, 07 Nov 2009 21:51:39 GMTSouth AsiaIs cricket losing its soul and spirit?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:41:01 GMTSouth AsiaThe UK will not be "deterred, dissuaded or diverted" from its Afghan mission, despite risks to troops, PM Gordon Brown says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8345535.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8345535.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 15:35:51 GMTUK PoliticsThousands turn out to welcome the Dalai Lama on his controversial visit to a monastery close to the Tibetan border.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8349010.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8349010.stmSun, 08 Nov 2009 09:31:54 GMTSouth AsiaTwo US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8346915.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8346915.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 18:19:52 GMTSouth AsiaA Pakistan army officer and his driver are seriously injured in a shooting incident in the capital, Islamabad.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8345900.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8345900.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 07:14:19 GMTSouth AsiaThe UK government has admitted that a new legally binding global treaty on climate change is highly unlikely to be agreed this year.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/8345501.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8345501.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 21:26:36 GMTScience & EnvironmentLeading Indian journalist Prabhash Joshi dies after suffering from e heart attack in the capital, Delhi, at the age of 72, family members say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8345894.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8345894.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 06:35:11 GMTSouth AsiaAn overcrowded bus falls into a gorge in northern India, killing at least 30 passengers and injuring 26 others, police say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8346100.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8346100.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 10:16:27 GMTSouth AsiaA Maoist leader in India says the rebels are willing to talk to the government if it puts off a planned offensive against them.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8345876.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8345876.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 05:09:02 GMTSouth AsiaAustralian insurer Axa Asia Pacific Holdings rejects a takeover bid from its French parent firm Axa, which launched a rights issue.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8349853.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8349853.stmMon, 09 Nov 2009 09:35:35 GMTBusinessSouth Korea ratifies a free trade deal with India that will give the two Asian countries greater access to each other's markets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/8346823.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8346823.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 13:43:00 GMTBusinessBoost to Waziristan troop morale from ordinary Pakistanis http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8343890.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8343890.stmFri, 06 Nov 2009 00:24:51 GMTSouth AsiaArt brings Sri Lanka war orphans togetherhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/8341615.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/8341615.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 00:28:42 GMTIn PicturesReflecting on a country with 'two faces'http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8342664.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8342664.stmThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:42 GMTFrom Our Own CorrespondentThe troubled state of Afghanistan's police forcehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/8343133.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8343133.stmWed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:27 GMTUKJournalist Rahul Bedi looks back, 25 years after the anti-Sikh riots in the Indian capital, Delhi.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/8306420.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8306420.stmSun, 01 Nov 2009 00:46:56 GMTSouth Asia