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Liberal campaigner Sherry Rehman has been appointed as Pakistan’s ambassador to Washington. The former journalist’s predecessor, Hussain Haqqani resigned after rubbishing claims that he pursued US help against the army after Osama Bin Laden’s killing in...

India has spent $3 million (£2 million) in the last three years on Mohammad Ajmal Amir Qasab, the only gunman who survived in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. It cost the state $1 million to build the...

India’s agriculture minister was slapped across the face by an angry man for rising food prices and corruption. Sharad Pawar was talking to reporters at a political event when the man assaulted him. According to news...

The Sri Lankan government blocked five news websites after finding articles that insulted political figures, accusing the sites of “character assassination.” Media groups have lashed out, criticising the move as “undemocratic.” Although Sri Lankan laws do...

16 people were killed in a stampede in the holy town of Haridwar, northern India. 50 people were also injured in the temple, where a large number of worshippers gathered to celebrate the 100th anniversary of...

An army of children have been hired by Conservationists to record to movements and habits of the mysterious snow leopard. Experts say that only 500 adults survive in the Himalayan nation and it is rare for...

The Dalia Lama has blamed Beijing’s repressive policies for monks and nuns committing suicide. Eleven young Tibetans set themselves on fire this year in protest against controversial rules in China. The spiritual leader said that hard-line...

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied that his country had atomic bombs, after Tehran was accused of running a nuclear weapon’s programme. Mr Ahmadinejad said that Iran “does not need nuclear weapons” and warned that the “regret”...

Micheal Jackson’s personal doctor has been imprisoned for involuntary manslaughter after a six week trial. Dr Conrad Murray was taken away after the Los Angeles jury reached a verdict that all unanimously agreed on. The 58...

Deprived men are more likely to die from bowel cancer than men from the most affluent section of society, new research presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool this week shows. The study, funded by...