LONDON, Sunday, 11-May-2008 21:45:22 GMT

SOUTH ASIA: Top news stories from the BBC Sri Lankan government wins vote Sri Lanka's ruling coalition wins a provincial election seen as key to its strategy against the Tamil Tigers. Several die in Kashmir violence Up to five people are reported to have been killed in violence involving armed militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Nepal arrests 560 Tibetan women Police in Nepal arrest 560 Tibetan women demonstrating against the Chinese crackdown in Tibet. OTHER TOP NEWS STORIES IN THIS SECTION Pakistani militants agree truce US raid sparks Afghan unrest Bangladesh aid arrives in Burma Pakistan opposes US military aide Pakistan frees Baloch nationalist INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Other news stories Decreased Cellulite and Increased Libido... Ad - SlimSeduction.com Pakistan leaders fail to reach accord on restoring judges... Find Law Pakistan leaders fail to reach accord on restoring judges... Forbes.com India comes of age in M&A, but it has not always been smooth, say analysts... Gulf Times India's Sensex falls; rupee too... Gulf Times Pakistan to export 52,000 tons of cement to India... Cambodian Times Osman Sultan, CEO of du, talks about his company's $700 million investment in the Europe India Gateway (EIG) undersea cable system. Sultan states that the cable will offer the UAE consumer higher levels of capacity - the cable will be ready for use i... Zawya.com prem Pakistan leaders fail to reach accord on restoring judges... San Francisco Chronicle 600 Tibet Protesters Detained By Police In Nepal... Ein News Nepalese police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including Buddhist nuns... Ein News Army says 10 killed in clashes with militants in Indian Kashmir... Jerusalem Post Nepal detains 600-plus women... Ein News 600 female Tibetan protesters arrested... Ein News Canadian engineers hope to rebuild Afghan army barracks, family apartments... CNEWS Nepal police holding hundreds of Tibetan protesters... Ein News Poppy fields, the financial lifeblood of the Taliban, hide in plain sight.... CNEWS Nepal police detain more than 600 Tibetan protesters... Ein News DHAKA:Pakistan's constitutional shenanigans... Asia News Network Punjab: Hindu students in turban row... NDTV Indian navy leaders to discuss maritime security... Bangladesh Daily Star Warid plans investment in Bangladesh... Post.com.pk Sri Lankan Says Ruling Party Won Poll in Eastern Region... VOA News India's disarmament drive... Ein News Tibet: a case of cultural and religious oppression or economic deprivation?... Bangladesh Daily Star Nepalese Police Detain Hundreds of Tibetan Protesters... VOA News Schablona India Board to consider dividend... Equity Bulls Cummins India to declare FY 2008 results on May 22, 2008... Equity Bulls India magazine industry thriving, big players moving in... Taiwan News Online Novartis India Board recommends dividend of 200%... Equity Bulls State Bank of Pakistan amends exchange companies Rules... Pakistan Times Manmohan Singh to address Bhutan's new parliament... Ein News SOUTHEAST ASIA: Other news stories Decreased Cellulite and Increased Libido... Ad - SlimSeduction.com Fukuda seeks 'more active' U.N. engagement in Myanmar... Kyodo Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in Myanmar river... CNN Bloated bodies litter Myanmar, forgotten after the cyclone... Forbes.com `Myanmar toll could rise to 15 lakh`... ZeeNews.com Malaysians gift Indian mother of seven home and warmth... Kazakhstan News US envoy backs ASEAN efforts on Myanmar... AFP via Yahoo! Tragedy of Myanmar grows worse... ZeeNews.com Republican convention chief quits after Myanmar ties revealed... AFP via Yahoo! Myanmar cyclone toll rises to 28,458... Kazakhstan News Public health "catastrophe" looms in Myanmar... IRIN In Burma, Fear Trumps Grief... Time UNICEF REPORT: Desperate Conditions for Children in Camps Without Clean Water as Myanmar Cyclone Aftermath Worsens... Canadian Business Magazine Burma's survivors still in danger... IOL Chaos looms as Burma limits aid... Channel 4 News Burma cyclone deaths leap... IOL Relief boat sinksin Myanmar... New York Daily News Burma cyclone was forecast four days in advance... New Scientist More international relief supplies flow in Myanmar... Xinhua News Agency In photos: 'Burma Cyclone Nargis'... Monsters and Critics Myanmar's referendum says "yes" to pro-military charter... Monsters and Critics Australia hikes aid for Myanmar... Monsters and Critics Myanmar's death toll could increase 15-fold, warns Oxfam (Roundup)... Monsters and Critics BIMCO to speak at "Sustainable Shipping Forum", Singapore 28-30 May 2008... BIMCO Why Myanmar's generals shun aid... ABS-CBN News Myanmar junta ups death toll to 28,458 (Extra)... Monsters and Critics Clan wars, not rebels, threaten peace in Philippines... ABS-CBN News Lateline: Aid shipments to Burma halted as deliveries impounded in Rangoon... ABC Online ABC News: Burma approves single US aid aircraft... ABC Online Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse... Eircom.net Myanmar junta keeps rein on aid... International Herald Tribune