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Kidnap boy's father helps police
The father of a five-year-old boy kidnapped in Pakistan is helping officers in the search for his son, police have said.
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Russia signs India nuclear deal
Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.
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Bombs kill 45 in Pakistani city
Twin suicide bomb attacks on the Pakistani city of Lahore kill 45 people, before other, smaller blasts cause confusion.
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IPL under way amid security fears
The third season of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament is under way amid heavy security in Mumbai.
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Indian tribal bamboo dance sets new world record
A bamboo dance performed by tribals in India's northeast is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the "largest and longest bamboo dance".
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Pakistan navy test fires missiles
Pakistan's navy successfully test-fires missiles and torpedoes from ships, submarines and aircraft in the Arabian sea, officials say.
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Deadly blasts hit Pakistani city
At least 45 people die in twin suicide attacks on Pakistani security forces in the eastern city of Lahore, police say.
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India suspends 'obscene' channel
India suspends Fashion TV for 10 days for showing topless models during a show last year.
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Bangladesh v England - 1st Test day one as it happened
England end the first day of the first Test on 374-3 against Bangladesh in Chittagong, with captain Alastair Cook 158 not out.
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Funeral held for Karachi cleric
Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday.
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Pakistan team quit after cup flop
Pakistan's men's hockey team retire en masse after finishing last at the Hockey World Cup.
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Number of Indian billionaires 'doubled in 2009'
The number of billionaires in India doubled in 2009, Forbes magazine says.
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Sri Lanka general trial date set
Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka is to be put on military trial next week, officials say.
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Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'
Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.
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Modi faces Gujarat riot questions
The chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, is summoned to appear before an inquiry into riots in 2002.
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Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
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