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BBC News - South Asia Police question Pakistan players Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption. Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days. Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people. S Lanka panel lost in translation A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his testimony was not properly interpreted. India Marxists take back village Communist supporters in India's West Bengal have taken control of a key village that they were driven out of by Maoist rebels a year ago. India Maoists kill police hostage Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage. Indian wrestlers fail dope tests Four Indian wrestlers from the Commonwealth Games team face suspension after failing dope tests barely a month before the beginning of the event. Bad sport Delhi's anger and embarrassment about the Commonwealth Games Strike 'kills Afghan civilians' Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say. Bowled over Home village of Pakistani cricket star shocked at fixing allegations In pictures Hindus celebrate birth of Krishna, the god with a soft spot for butter India's cities running out of space Indian cities are getting bigger and there is a growing need for more housing, business space and public facilities. Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse' The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse. 'Scores died' in Delhi metro work Over 100 workers have died during the construction of the metro railway in the Indian capital, Delhi, say authorities. Nepal crash data recorders found Investigators find the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials say. Pakistan mourns as Lahore toll up Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people. Pakistan flood waters 'diverted' A Pakistani diplomat calls for a probe into allegations that rich landowners diverted water into unprotected villages during the floods to save their own crops. Fame and misfortune Celebrities join in to help Pakistan flood victims Pakistan air raids kill civilians At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in a north-western tribal area. Cricketer Asif dropped from movie Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, who is under scrutiny for claims of spot-fixing, is dropped from an Indian film, the movie's director tells the BBC. Bangladesh army cough syrup probe Bangladeshi officials say an army major has been dismissed for carrying hundreds of bottles of illegal cough syrup. Hope springs eternal Pictures of child flood refugees' triumph over adversity All out What went wrong with Pakistani cricket? Race against time Getting help to Pakistan's north-west before winter