South Asia News - AFP

BEIJING (AFP) - China on Tuesday again condemned the visit of the Dalai Lama to an Indian border state near Tibet, saying it was evidence of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader's "anti-Chinese" stance. Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday that Washington will give Afghan President Hamid Karzai a set of measures to root out the corruption undermining allied efforts to stabilise Afghanistan. Full Story »

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Maoist activists on Tuesday blocked all roads in and out of Nepal's capital Kathmandu in the latest stage of a two-week protest against the government. Full Story »

TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's government decided on Tuesday to pledge five billion dollars in new aid over five years from 2010 to help rebuild war-torn Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. Full Story »

MUMBAI (AFP) - India's energy giant Reliance Industries said Tuesday it had struck oil in the Cambay basin in western India but it did not reveal the estimated size of the field. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - The Indian economic party is back on. Full Story »

KABUL (AFP) - Afghanistan's fledgling anti-corruption office needs more staff, money and power, its deputy chief says, urging international backing to help root out graft in one of the world's most corrupt nations. Full Story »

JAGDALPUR, India (AFP) - A quick exchange of guns and a pledge to undertake a vasectomy is customary for India's Maoist "comrades" when they wed in their isolated forest hideouts. Full Story »

MUMBAI (AFP) - India will clash with Bangladesh in the opening match of the 2011 World Cup in Dhaka on February 19, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Monday. Full Story »

DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladesh's young all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has been lauded as one of cricket's brightest prospects, believes his country can soon lift itself into the top tier of the game. Full Story »