South Asia

Young members of the Congress Party and Nepali Student Union protest against high tuition fees and foreign school names. Attacks began on 15 July, but Jesuit-run Catholic institutions were spared.

The government halts campaign in some tribal areas after threats of local Taliban groups in protest against U.S. drones. Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio is endemic. In 2011, about 200 children were paralyzed.

Garima Chaudhary, 22, is the only Indian judoka to qualify for the Olympics. Seven-time national champion in 63kg (her category), the athlete is at 94th place in the world rankings., Garima tells AsiaNews about the sacrifices, hard work, but also what she learned from a discipline such as judo.

The incident occurred in Nawalparasi district, 150 km west of Kathmandu. The vehicle carrying a group of Indian pilgrims for Triveni Maharajgunj, the feast in honor of the god Shiva. The bus went off the road because of heavy monsoon rains and overcrowding.

The Bishop of Vasai has translated the Pope's letter into Marathi and distributed it throughout the diocese. With materialism, which stops at appearances, life becomes a huge burden. The example of Mother Teresa for a testimony of faith that enlivens even inter-religious dialogue and ecumenism.

Some 3,000 people, mostly madrassa students, set fire to Ghulam Abbas for ripping some pages of the Qur'an. The victim was mentally disabled. The silence of the authorities and police is upsetting, Christian activist says.

In June, inflation stood at 7.25 per cent against 7.55 in May. Unsatisfied, India's central bank cannot anticipate whether interest rates will be cut as the government would like to see to boost the economy. Food sector faces crisis as late monsoons threaten harvest, higher prices.

Papal message highlights fundamental rights (freedom of conscience, freedom of expression and freedom of religion) that are threatened by nihilism. The "crisis of democracy" is the consequence of the ongoing economic and political crises. The Second Vatican Council and John XXIII's Pacem in Terris are remembered.

The Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest was killed in 1987 in Buttala. The anniversary of his ordination falls in July. The memory of his great work among the poor.

Two attacks, yesterday and this morning. Hanifa Safi head of the women's affairs department of the province of Laghman killed by a bomb planted in his car. Ahmad Khan, top military chief and close to Karzai died in a suicide bombing that killed 22 people. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Since June 25 there have been 72 deaths from exposure to the cold, heart attacks and accidents. In less than a month, over 4 million faithful visit natural cave of Amarnath situated in the Himalayas. The place is famous throughout India for ice formations sacred to the god Shiva.

Agni-I has a range of 700 kilometers, sufficient (in theory) to reach Pakistan. In April, India tested a missile of the same family, the Agni-V, able to reach China with a radius of 5 thousand kilometers.