South Asia
Sri Lanka opposition demand war crimes probe
The main opposition party in Sri Lanka is demanding the government conduct an investigation into alleged crimes carried out in the long war against the Tamil Tigers.
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South Asia
Bangladesh Islamist dies awaiting war crimes trial
Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf died at age 87 while awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
South Asia
Bangladesh: another Islamist charged in war crimes
Another leader in Bangladesh's main Islamist party was charged with crimes related to the 1971 war, in what the opposition calls a plan to eradicate its leaders.
South Asia
Protests as Bangladesh executes Islamist leader
Protests swept through Bangladesh after the government executed Abdul Quader Mollah of Jamaat-e-Islami party for crimes committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
South Asia
India: condemn Maoist assassination of journalist
Outrage is mounting in India against the killing of journalist Sai Reddy—at the hands of Maoist guerillas, even though police had portrayed him as a Maoist sympathizer.
South Asia
Pakistan: sectarian strife mars Ashura
Celebrations of Muharram, the Shi’ite holy month highlighted by the Ashura festival, saw sectarian violence that left several dead across Pakistan.
South Asia
Bangladesh political strike follows labor unrest
A general strike called by the Islamist opposition has shut down much of Bangladesh—weeks after garment workers walked off the job and burned factories.
South Asia
Bangladesh MP sentenced to death for war crimes
The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh sentenced Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, a lawmaker for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, to death for war crimes.
South Asia
India: tribal people expel mining company
In a vote ordered by India's courts, the Dongria Kondh tribe overwhelmingly rejected plans by British mining giant Vedanta Resources for an open-pit bauxite mine on their lands.
South Asia
India: ethnic strife spreads across northeast
Ethnic Naga and Kuki militants in Manipur state are blocking roads to press demands for local autonomy, while Adivasi tribal peoples raised barricades in Assam and Nagaland states.
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India: Gorkha separatists block tea exports
A general strike called by Gorkha separatists in West Bengal has brought production of the world-famous Darjeeling tea to a halt to demand creation of “Gorkhaland.”
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Uttarakhand disaster portends ‘Himalayan tsunamis’
The devastating floods in India's Uttarakhand state are being called a "Himalayan tsunami"—and a grim omen for millions living downstream from the world's highest range.