Saturday
Lahore: Blasphemy furore hits Pakistan again as two Christian women were beaten and publicly humiliated by an angry mob in this city apparently over allegations of frivolous religious sacrilege.
Kathmandu: Amid fears of chaos in Nepal, the UN ends its peace mission as the government and the main Opposition Maoists ink a crucial eleventh-hour deal to monitor the arms and the army of the former rebels and the military.
Sunday
Washington: Chinese President Hu Jintao seeks common ground with the US as he prepares to embark on a visit to Washington, though he acknowledged that "differences" and "sensitive" issues persist between the two countries.
Sydney: Australia's flood crisis shifts to the country's far south, with more than 1,400 homes swamped by a record deluge as the toll mounted in the reeling northeast amid scenes of devastation.
Monday
New Delhi/London: Even as India has transferred its London-based diplomat Anil Verma, Britain discloses that it has pressed for Verma's diplomatic immunity to be waived which was declined by government.
Beijing: China says its policy that Arunachal Pradesh is a "disputed area" remains "unchanged", days after it issued stapled visas to two Indian sportsmen from the state which it claims as "Southern Tibet".
Tuesday
Karachi: Pakistani paramilitary troops detain over 500 people for questioning in the wake of a surge in ethnic and political violence in the city that claimed nearly 30 lives as it carried out house-to-house search in densely populated areas of the city.
Kathmandu: As Nepal struggles to bring its fragile peace process on track, India extends its full support to it for a satisfactory culmination of the transition and strengthening of a democratic set up.
Wednesday
Melbourne: Refusing to budge from its policy, Australia rejects India's request for the sale of uranium.
Islamabad: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hits a remote area of southwest Pakistan shaking the ground from Delhi to Dubai, damaging about 200 structures though there were no reports of direct casualties.
Thursday
Melbourne: At least four of Australia's biggest event firms plan to slap a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against organisers of New Delhi Commonwealth Games for non-payment of outstanding dues.
Islamabad: The Pakistani government and military denies a report that the elusive Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar was treated in a hospital in Karachi with the help of the ISI after he reportedly suffered a heart attack.
Friday
Dhaka: Over a million Muslims from Bangladesh and abroad, including India, gather outside the capital for an Islamic congregation that is believed to be the second largest after the Hajj, amid tight security.
Washington: Chinese President Hu Jintao warns the US to keep away from Tibet or else bilateral ties would be greatly affected, a day after his American counterpart Barack Obama asked him to talk to representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve the issue.
