Gyan Singh Neengwal wasn’t going to let the little matter of a mountain get in the way of his plan to build a short-cut to the nearest town.

Attack took place in Uttar Pradesh, 60 miles from where two teenage girls were gang raped and hanged from a mango tree

From Katra Sadatganj, Andrew Buncombe reports on the cousins whose murder may have been the result of India’s brutal caste system

The husband of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stoned and beaten to death outside a courthouse in Lahore has said he murdered his first wife – a claim that has delivered another twist to a story that has shocked the country.

A Cambodian woman who for many years was the face of the country’s campaign against sex trafficking has resigned from the foundation that carries her name after allegations were made that parts of her often-told story were untrue.

Families of the girls said the police were shielding the attackers and had refused to investigate the case when they reported that the teenagers had disappeared

The announcement that production of the celebrated ‘Amby’, which began in the Fifties, was to be suspended produced howls and groans in India, where it has long had a loyal following among government ministers

The announcement that production of the celebrated "Amby" is to be suspended has produced howls and groans in India, where it has a loyal following

The fact that nationalist Modi will not be vulnerable to attacks from the right could help him in his dealings with Pakistan

US Secretary of State and protesters on the streets of Bangkok call for the immediate restoration of democracy