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Garment workers' unions and manufacturers in Bangladesh give a lukewarm reaction to a new minimum wage for millions of workers.

British Prime Minister David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.

A Tamil hunger striker accepts damages over newspaper claims he secretly scoffed McDonald's takeaways during his high-profile London protest.

Police in the Indian city of Jaipur arrest a man carrying at least 43 snakes, including several venomous species.

The famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, presented by the East India Company to Queen Victoria, will not be returned to India, says PM David Cameron.

As David Cameron visits one of India's Commonwealth Games venues, there are questions about whether the event is a wise way to spend so much money.

The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

Pakistan observes a day of mourning after 152 people died in the country's worst ever air disaster.

The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.

Worst-ever Pakistani crash raises questions about aviation industry

An Airblue plane crashes into hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.

British PM David Cameron warns Pakistan not to have any relationship with groups that "promote the export of terror".

Why is UK PM David Cameron raising diplomatic eyebrows?

The government in Nepal lifts a ban that prohibited Nepalis from seeking work in Iraq.

Captain Andrew Strauss says England will not be distracted by the Ashes when they face Pakistan.

Shocked families await news following the Pakistan plane crash

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and a host of senior ministers head a major British delegation to India in search of deeper trade links.

BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce sign a £700m deal to supply India's Hindustan Aeronautics with 57 Hawk training jets.

A roadside bomb kills 25 civilians and wounds 20 travelling on a bus in south-western Afghanistan, officials say.