Turkmenistan
Competitive ballroom dance has been recognised as a sport for two decades by the International Olympic Committee. But it is still a struggle to convince sports fans that they are real athletes.
by Sohail Malik
Asia
Opinion04 Jan 2016 05:48 GMT
Pakistan could use its influence on Afghan Taliban groups to protect the new TAPI gas pipeline.
by Barnett Rubin
Opinion26 Dec 2015 14:01 GMT
Since the Mumbai attacks in 2008 several attempts to restart the stalled process have come to naught.
by Abbas Nasir
Business & Economy16 Dec 2015 05:16 GMT
India, Pakistan and Afghanistan launch 1,814km gas pipeline from Turkmenistan but experts question its feasibility.
Asia13 Dec 2015 21:58 GMT
Afghan, Pakistani and Indian leaders take part in breaking ground ceremony of 1,814km project that is due by 2019.
Opinion07 Sep 2015 11:42 GMT
Until there is an agreement, the possibility for armed conflict in the region remains real.
by Luke Coffey
Politics21 Jan 2015 09:00 GMT
Beleaguered transgender population now faces a driving ban amid growing Kremlin-orchestrated homophobia.
Politics17 Dec 2014 06:50 GMT
Gulen supporters remain defiant despite police raids on pro-Gulen media outlets.
Politics15 Nov 2014 16:46 GMT
Sharif meets Afghan president in Islamabad, expressing support for Kabul's effort to bring Taliban to negotiating table.
Opinion08 Jun 2014 09:51 GMT
Uruguay's 'humble' president defies imperial and corporate hegemony with a series of unorthodox policies.
by Belen Fernandez
Opinion07 Jun 2014 09:42 GMT
The annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in East Ukraine is causing much anxiety within Central Asian states.
by Ryskeldi Satke - Franco Galdini
Opinion30 May 2014 13:01 GMT
Why are countries spending millions of dollars in search of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane?
by Tom Burns
Politics27 May 2014 10:51 GMT
A timeline of the rocky relationship between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.
Sport22 May 2014 14:05 GMT
Iraq's tennis players take huge risks as they defy threats in order to act their trade and earn their livelihood.
Asia Pacific07 Apr 2014 08:53 GMT
Italian ambassador to Turkmenistan was on holiday in the Philippines when he was arrested.
Opinion16 Mar 2014 09:34 GMT
Despite Ankara's instinctive reaction to protect Tatars in Crimea, it's reluctant to damage its relations with Moscow.
by Lamiya Adilgizi