·        US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit

·        Turmoil at Afghanistan's biggest bank puts security forces in firing line

·        2 US troops, dozens of Afghan insurgents killed

·        Poland wants to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan

·        Bangla 6th session of JS starts Sept 20

·        Myanmar's top leader to visit China

·        Nepal Congress again dismisses calls for withdrawal of PM candidacy

·        Former Crown Prince Paras Given Rousing Welcome in Dhangadi

·        China says reports of troops in Pakistan wrong

·        Pakistan ‘literally in hot waters’: PM

·        Mullen, Kayani visit flood-hit areas

·        WB boosts flood support to $1 billion

·        Flood-hit Pakistanis, Afghans may cross to Iran: UNHCR

·        Indian group offers relief support at Track Two talks

·        PNS Alamgir commissioned at US naval station

·        Sri Lanka Freedom Party has created the strongest government in Asia, President says

·        Marxist party campaigns against Sri Lanka's constitutional amendments

·        Political solution in Lanka should be priority: Nirupama Rao

·        India inks deal with US for 24 Harpoon Block-II missiles

·        US travel warning during CWG: Delhi Police tight-lipped

·        Hurriyat strike paralyzes Kashmir

·        Hectic moves on for J&K breakthrough

·        Top Hizb commander arrested in Srinagar

·        Talks will continue with NE militant leaders: PC

·        3 government officers kidnapped in

·        Red Cross wants to work in Chhattisgarh's Naxal-hit areas

·        Azad aide among two Maoists held in Orissa

·        Nitish offers talks to end Maoist mayhem

·        3 names for army slot in unified command in Jharkhand