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Jason Burke works from in transit, probably. Africa Correspondent of The Guardian, author of books, 20 years reporting Middle East, South Asia, Europe, all over really. Overfond of commas. Dad. Jason Burke has over 38885 followers on Twitter.
The Paris attackers were known fanatics who evaded police surveillance.
Former child soldier Mira Rai has become a star athlete who is blazing a trail for women in Nepal.
Sudden blanket ban on websites considered a ‘social nuisance’ is met with anger online and triggers debate on censorship and freedom.
Omar rose to become head of the Taliban, before his base in Kandahar fell during the US-led invasion. Since then his whereabouts have been a mystery.
More than half the countries in the world are currently generating Islamist extremist fighters for groups such as Al-qaeda and Isis, the UN has said.
Prime minister Sushil Koirala has said earthquake fatalities could more than double to 10 000, another blow to one of Asia’s poorest countries.
The Taliban is under pressure to prove itself as groups splinter off and the army moves in.
Twelve women died after they were forced into attending a state-run sterilisation camp in India.
Organisers of the Indian Super League are hoping to convert cricket crazy Indians to the joys of football.
News analysis: US interest in the Afghanistan region is now waning, but various extremist factions will remain.
A successful visit to Pakistan by new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi could unlock a cascade of beneficial consequences for both nations.
Election surveys show the supremacy of India’s greatest political dynasty is at an end.
Opinion polls have put opposition BJP party head Narendra Modi far ahead of the Gandhi-led Congress party.
The nation teeters between disaster and prosperity as 120-million young first-time voters head to the polls.
Recent provincial elections have shown a demand for autonomy in the north is far from spent.
The potholes in Raipur, a city of a million people in the centre of India, are so big they now have names.
Nepal may take steps to ease congestion at a steep, narrow cliff near the summit – by installing a ladder.
In the aftermath of the Algerian hostage crisis, British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a warning of the continued threat from terrorism.
The trial of five men charged with the rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi has opened with testimony from the man with her during the ordeal.
The case has provoked outrage and anger, coming against a background of rising violence against women in India.
