More protests in Kashmir

Thousands of protesters marched on an army base in Indian-controlled Kashmir, following the apparent murder of a young woman by an Indian soldier.

Suicide blast kills Pakistani troops in Kashmir

At least two soldiers were killed and three others wounded by a suicide blast in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud claimed responsibility.

Kashmir: police fire on protesters

Security forces fired on protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir, wounding at least seven in the worst clash since unrest broke out last week over the deaths of two young women.

Sri Lanka refuses external probes into alleged war crimes

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama dismissed calls from Amnesty International to publish the official death toll during the finals weeks of the armed conflict that ended last month.

UN Human Rights Council sells out Sri Lanka’s Tamils

The UN Human Rights Council dropped an EU draft resolution calling for a probe of war crimes during Sri Lanka’s recently-concluded war on the Tamil Tigers, instead adopting Sri Lanka’s own draft.

Nepal: Hindu militants blamed in church attack

Two were killed and 12 injured in an explosion at a Roman Catholic church in Nepal. Police say they suspect the Nepal Defense Army, a Hindu extremist group that seeks to restore Nepal’s monarchy.

Pakistan: Taliban blamed in Lahore attack

Pakistan’s government has blamed Taliban militants for a bomb attack in Lahore that killed 23 people and left hundreds more injured.

Sri Lanka accused of “ethnic cleansing” in Tamil areas

Aid officials, rights workers and community leaders in Sri Lanka say Tamils are being driven out of areas in the northeast by killings and kidnappings carried out by pro-government militias.

Punjab paralyzed by protests after Sikh slaying

Thousands of Sikh protesters rioted across India’s Punjab region following the slaying of dissident Sikh guru Sant Ramanand, who was attacked at a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Vienna.

Pakistan boosts nuclear arsenal?

US satellite photos released this week show Pakistan has expanded two sites crucial to its atomic program—apparently in an effort to bolster its nuclear arsenal. Pakistan denied the charges.

Sri Lanka: dark side to “victory”

As celebrations break out in Colombo over the Sri Lankan armed forces’ taking of the last strip of coastline controlled by the Tamil Tigers, reports warn of a grave humanitarian crisis.

Sri Lankan armed forces accused of bombing hospital

Sri Lankan government forces are accused of shelling a hospital, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 50 others at Mullivaikal, in the besieged zone controlled by the Tamil Tigers.