India Red Fort: Court stays attacker's death penalty

Mohammad Arif was described as the mastermind of the Red Fort attack

Minor fire in Indian PM's office doused

PM Manmohan Singh was not in office at the time of the fire

Indian media: Crucial voting phase

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is a candidate from Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh state

Media feel the seventh phase of India's general election is "a make or break day" for many prominent politicians.

India election: Narendra Modi accused of poll law violation as millions vote

India's Election Commission has accused the main opposition BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of violating the election code.

Early Kabul vote count puts Abdullah in lead

Ex-FM Abdullah Abdullah firmly ahead Afghan capital, but estimates remain rough till count is completed on April 24. Last updated: 08 Apr 2014 20:45

Preliminary tallies from Afghanistan's presidential election showed former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah taking the lead in parts of Kabul. The early result from the capital prompted claims of rigging by other frontrunners, although the weeks-long counting process means any predictions could be off.

India votes in third phase of elections

Voters in Delhi among 100 million Indians casting their ballots on one of the biggest days in five-week-long process. Last updated: 10 Apr 2014 14:07

Voting for the third phase of India's parliamentary elections is under way in 91 constituencies, representing nearly a fifth of the 543-seat in the House of the people. Nearly 110 million people are eligible to vote in the latest phase spread across 11 of India's 28 states and three federally administered union territories, including the capital, New Delhi.

Sri Lanka refuses to co-operate with UN probe

Foreign minister says nation does not submit to jurisdiction of inquiry into alleged war crimes during civil conflict. Last updated: 07 Apr 2014 23:54

Sri Lanka will not co-operate with a United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes by government forces and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in the final phase of their 26-year war, its foreign minister has said. The UN, through a United States-led resolution, last month set an international inquiry into the alleged war crimes and human rights abuses after the island nation's government had failed to investigate them properly.

India's Shyam Saran Negi ready for 16th general election

Shyam Saran Negi has voted in every single election since 1951-52

A 97-year-old man, who is among India's oldest voters, says he is getting ready to cast his ballot for a 16th time in a general election.

Baby Charged With Attempted Murder, Goes Into Hiding in Pakistan

Relatives of a nine-month-old baby charged with attempted murder in Pakistan have taken him into hiding, a relative said on Tuesday, in a case that has thrown a spotlight on Pakistan's dysfunctional criminal justice system.

Pakistan market bomb 'kills at least 20' in Islamabad

Mike Wooldridge: "Attack was against some of the poorest people"

A deadly bomb blast has struck a busy market on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, killing at least 20 people, police and medics say.

Indians vote in second phase of elections

Indians have voted in four north-eastern states in the second phase of the general election which pits the governing Congress party against the Hindu nationalist BJP.

Voters have cast their ballots in the tiny state of Manipur