New Delhi / AFP Flash floods from torrential downpours in the in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have killed 15 people, with seven deaths over the weekend, and left thousands of people displaced, authorities said on Sunday. Indian news channels on Sunday showed footage of inundated cities in the state, with residents forced to wade through through …

  Srinagar / AFP Protesters and government forces in Indian Kashmir clashed for a second day on Sunday as anger over the death of an influential rebel leader boiled over, with 18 people killed in some of the worst civilian unrest to hit the region since 2010. Another 200 people have been wounded in the violence, many of them protesters …

  Dhaka / AFP Bangladesh moved to counter a deadly wave of extremist attacks Sunday, ordering an Islamic television station to stop broadcasting and telling schools to report any missing students. The measures come after several extremists were reported to be fans of the television channel, while others were found to be from elite universities but had been missing for …