Pakistani health officials say they have recorded a new case of polio in Swat district despite local militants pledging to not resist vaccinations.

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

Afghans battle growing cases of drug addiction

Growing numbers of female foetuses are aborted and baby girls left to die in India, a UK charity says.

Hospital officials in India order an inquiry after a baby is declared dead only to make an apparently miraculous return to life.

About 150 people in southern Indian have now died from drinking poisonous illegal alcohol, police say.

Pesticides could have damaged the DNA of people in agricultural communities, new research in India suggests.

More than 1.5m Indian children are at risk of malnutrition because of rising food prices, Unicef says.

More than half of Indian children under five do not get the health care they need, a report says.

India will account for 60% of heart disease cases worldwide within two years, says a new research.