South and Central Asia
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British-born jihadi who blew himself up for Islamic State this week was a convert detained for two years at Camp X-Ray
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Middle East almost doubles weapons imports, as US and Europe remain the main suppliers and China joins top-tier exporters
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Military demands that Afghanistan hand over suspects as dozens of militants killed and arrested after deadliest attack in Pakistan in years
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Names with 430 variations and a registered voter aged 7,982 are among the challenges that political campaigns face in pivotal Uttar Pradesh election
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Army completes ‘clearance operation’ which UN says has caused 69,000 people to flee to Bangladesh
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Letters: The government introduced strict new penalties, set up special courts to deal with cases and restricted the sale of acid
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Government proposal follows controversial supreme court order for cinemas to play anthem before film screenings
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Ranil Wickremesinghe claims compatriots broke the law in trying to flee to Australia but insists it is safe for them to return
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An alleged suicide bomb has killed up to 10 people and wounded at least 40 in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday evening
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Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson play the Mountbattens in Gurinder Chadha cheekily Downtonised but watchable version of history
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At least 18 people believed to have been killed in Sangin in what is claimed to be first civilian deaths under Donald Trump
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Menstrual seclusion was once about giving women a safe space – hunter gatherer cultures can teach us how women’s blood is potent, not polluting
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These cruel assaults are more often linked to patriarchal societies. But in Britain, where sulphuric acid was first manufactured, cases are once again on the rise
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An initiative sending teams into isolated communities to X-ray patients and give treatment is improving diagnosis rates, in a country where TB is one of the leading causes of death for people aged 15-49
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General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, tells the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he needs several thousand more international troops
In Pakistan, tolerant Islamic voices are being silenced