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Page last updated at 09:14 GMT, Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Vendor with Bangladesh flags
Bangladesh lifts emergency rule
Bangladesh's army-backed interim government lifts a two-year state of emergency ahead of 29 December polls.
Bangladesh campaign begins
Q&A: Bangladesh in crisis
What next for Bangladesh?

Anurag Dikshit, file pic courtesy of PartyGaming Gambling tycoon to forfeit $300m
Internet gambling billionaire Anurag Dikshit pleads guilty to a federal offence in the US and agrees to forfeit $300m (£192m).

Abu Laith al-Libi Taleban kill 'spies' over US raid
The Taleban in Pakistan kill five men after a "trial" finds them guilty of helping to kill al-Qaeda leader Abu Laith al-Libi.

FEATURES, NEWS, ANALYSIS
US troops in Khost, Afghanistan The 'long war'
On the frontline with US troops in Afghanistan
Maj Gen Tarik Khan Fight to the death
Pakistan pledges crackdown on border insurgents
Sachin Tendulkar FROM BBC SPORT >>
Praise all round
Aakash Chopra on a great first Test

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Indian cabinet backs new agency
US drone 'kills two' in Pakistan
Indian 'Islamists' held in Nigeria
UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
Drivers halt Afghan supply route
Mumbai suspect faces legal void

BUSINESS
Slump hits India's car industry
India unveils $4bn stimulus plan

OTHER FEATURES
Mumbai the movie: Bad taste?
Will India security plans work?
Blame game
US reviews S Asia strategy
Explosive issue
Oscar hope
Why India's state polls matter
Calcutta frenzy over Maradona
Divided loyalties
Exploring the Himalayas

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Old men in Giljian village in Punjab, India Feeling the pinch
Credit crisis hits Punjabi migrants in the pocket
Sheen Goal 'We got nothing'
Afghan former poppy farmers want help
Dr Humayra Abedin Forced marriage
How significant is UK doctor Humayra Abedin's case?
OTHER TOP STORIES
Hindus rally for Muslim charity
Pakistan peace process 'paused'
Heavy fighting in north Sri Lanka
Fresh bird flu outbreak in India
'Afghan link' to Paris store explosives
Doctor back from Dhaka 'captivity'
THE BIG PICTURE
Muslim festival in Mumbai
SPORT HEADLINES
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England crushed by Tendulkar ton

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