Hollywood by storm and London literary circles toast Arundhati Roy, Asians can rightly feel regional pride.

CNN: Cultural Shock

The D'Onofrio plan aims to build on the regional pride of the Lombards, Sicilians, Piedmontese, Apulians and so on.

ECONOMIST: Italy

Regional pride was secured when the Kiwis earned a creditable 0-0 series draw in Australia in 2001 and there was also a historic first Test series win in the Caribbean in 2002.

BBC: Fleming a tough act to follow

In the first three years of this month, 16 rhinos have been killed, triggering a furore in Assam where the animal is seen as a symbol of regional pride and is also valued for drawing tourists to the state.

BBC: India deploys drones to save rhinos in Assam state