A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says.

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Rabies case confirmed in London

Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.

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Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugees Rebuild After Irene Floods

Fresh-water shortages and more droughts and floods will increase the likelihood that water will be used as a weapon between states or to further terrorist aims in key strategic areas, including the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa, a U.S. intelligence assessment released Thursday says. Read full article > >

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Report: Water shortages increasingly will offer new weapons for states, terror groups

President Obama and Europe were bound together during his first two years in office by the global economic downturn and the collective effort to resolve it. But the dominant themes of the president’s European tour, set to begin Monday, highlight how much the world has changed over that time. As he enters the second half of his term, security issues, in South Asia and the broader Middle East, have replaced the economy as the chief shared interests of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful allies. Read full article > >

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Themes of Obama’s European tour highlight changes since his election

Two small islands in South Asia’s first marine biosphere reserve have sunk into the sea primarily as a result of coral reef mining, experts say.

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Mining ’causes islands to sink’

South Asia’s seismic spring isn’t over yet. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar on Thursday, with tremors felt in Thailand and Vietnam. The quake hit a sparsely populated rural region near the Thai border. Thai officials say there’s only one…

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Major Quake Hits Myanmar