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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fears for life if he is extradited from Britain.

Indian police launch a manhunt for four LeT men they say have entered Mumbai to carry out an attack.

The incident occurred at time of tension over security in Europe following attack by suicide bomber in Sweden.

Top Islamic body says decorations in public places are "excessive and provocative".

WikiLeaks plans to publish hundreds of "sensitive" US diplomatic cables on Israel, Al-Jazeera television reports.

Visitors to the newspaper's website voted in favour of Assange with 56 per cent backing him for the honour.

The firm is accused of ‘illegal export’ of high-performance coatings from the US.

The number of coalition forces killed in fighting Taliban this year is a third higher than in 2009.

Tests come a day after Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missiles.

Iraq gets government nine months after election; US President Obama hails move.

Afshan fled after father and brother assaulted and threatened to kill her.

Security in India's financial capital stepped up after intelligence warns of a militant attack targeting foreigners.

An Afghan art collective called Roshd is bringing street art and graffiti to the conservative capital of Afghanistan.

Christianity may not be Asia’s forte, but Christmas cheer has the region wrapped

Saudi girls' high schools are being investigated by the education ministry for holding an "illegal" sports tournament.

World Bank says India loses 6.4% of GDP through hygiene-related illnesses, lost productivity and poor sanitation.

India, Russia set target of doubling bilateral trade to $20 billion by 2015.

Government only considers the Sunni version of Islam to be legal.

Manmohan Singh offers to be quizzed by a parliamentary panel over a multi-billion-dollar telecom scandal.

Head of justice department says those hanged were identified and arrested by Iranian security and intelligence forces.

Kazzem Jalali has called on Islamabad to boost efforts to destroy terrorist hubs and training camps in Pakistan.

Militants engaged hundreds of Afghan and Nato-led US and German troops in firefight.

US vice-president repeats threads of a one-year report on the US surge in Afghanistan.

Britain’s ambassador to Tehran criticised Iran’s human rights record.

Human traffickers from Pakistan succeed in sending 43 migrants illegally to South Africa.

Muslims go through internal debates on how to present themselves in public.

US Vice President describes WikiLeaks founder as dangerous "hi-tech terrorist".

The shadow of Munter’s predecessor, Anne Patterson, still falls heavily over Pakistan thanks to Wikileaks.

Luton in London has mosques and halal meat shops and cheap ready made shalwar kameez hang with sweaters.

Airlines forced to scrap flights on what is traditionally the busiest weekend for travellers before Christmas.

United Arab Emirates eases tough rules for foreign workers who want to change employers.

Kashmiri leaders say reports of torture by security forces in Indian-held Kashmir comes as no surprise.

Ghailani, first captured in Pakistan in 2004, is the first Guantanamo prisoner to stand trial on US mainland.

Assange says 'increasingly likely' US would try to extradite him on charges related to WikiLeaks.

Private US security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, bought by group of private investors.

Two million Shiites participate in Ashura commemorations in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala.

US diplomats suggest Bollywood stars could be sent to Afghanistan to help stabilise the troubled country.

Washington terms Pakistan central to success in the region.

Court sets WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange free on bail. Assange says he is innocent, work goes on.

Analysts say there is a contradiction in Obama's claims, the review does not reflect ground realities.

US president calls on Pakistan to step up the fight to root out terrorist safe havens.

Obama administration reviews overhauled Afghanistan strategy, finds Taliban momentum arrested in many areas.

Sixty per cent Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting.

Abu Yahya calls on Pakistanis to 'strike American aircraft, centers and convoys in revenge.'

US Ambassador Cameron Munter with his wife, Dr Marilyn Wyatt, presided over the ceremony.

Beijing says it is supplying the reactors under the 2003 agreement.

British-based Pakistani man believed to be part of a global al Qaeda plot to carry out attacks in UK, US and Norway.

Sunni rebel group Jundallah claims responsibility, says it is fighting for the rights of Iran's Balochi community.

Swedish intelligence agency Saepo publishes report on extremist activities in Sweden.

American man in Germany reportedly cured of HIV infection, researchers cite dangers of treatment.