
3 British Muslim men jailed for terror offenses
Three British Muslims, including a convert who was featured in a documentary about radical Islam and a former London police support officer, were ...

149 die, more cry for help at Bangladesh collapse
Workers trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed factory building in Bangladesh cried out for help Thursday, as rescuers struggled to reach survivors ...

Kerry seeks to boost Afghan, Pakistan ties
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought senior Afghan and Pakistani officials together Wednesday for security talks aimed at improving relations ...
India's Jet Airways to sell $379M stake to Etihad
India's Jet Airways on Wednesday approved the sale of a 24 percent stake to Etihad Airways for $379 million, the first foreign investment in an Indian ...

More legal trouble for Pakistan's Musharraf
A Pakistani court on Wednesday rejected bail for ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case connected to the assassination of former Prime Minister ...

US immigration bill could slow Indian outsourcers
Low cost efficiency put India's outsourcing companies at the heart of global business and created a multibillion dollar industry that for years has ...

Complex history between Iran and al-Qaida
Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two ...

Life of Pi star says blessing to work with Ang Lee
"Life of Pi" actor Suraj Sharma credits director Ang Lee with setting him on a path to continue with a career in movies. Sharma told The Times of ...

Bhutan votes in 2nd ever parliamentary poll
People in the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan were cementing their young democracy Tuesday by voting in the nation's second parliamentary election.

Indian girl's rape highlights police apathy
A child disappears. Police are called. Nothing happens. Child rights activists say the rape last week of a 5-year-old girl is just the latest case in ...

Pakistan government says it won't charge Musharraf
Pakistan's caretaker government told the Supreme Court on Monday it will not file treason charges against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf but ...

Kerry to host Afghan, Pakistan talks
Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss ...

2nd man arrested in rape of 5-year-old Indian girl
A second suspect was arrested Monday in the rape of a 5-year-old girl who New Delhi police say was left for dead in a locked room, a case that has ...

Rushdie relives magic of 'Midnight's Children'
Thanks to the printed word and the moving image, Salman Rushdie has recaptured the worst part of his life and relived one of the best. Last fall, the ...

Condition of Indian girl who was raped improves
The condition of a 5-year-old girl who was raped, tortured and then left alone in a locked room for two days has improved, a doctor said, as protests ...

Taliban threat could skew Pakistan election result
Moderate politicians from some of Pakistan's most violent areas are risking the threat of Taliban attack to run in upcoming nationwide elections, but ...

Indian girl, 5, in serious condition after rape
A 5-year-old girl was in serious condition Saturday after being raped and tortured by a man who held her in a locked room in India's capital for two ...

Pakistani judge orders Musharraf held for 2 weeks
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Saturday was ordered held for two weeks until the next hearing in a case related to his 2007 decision to ...

Pakistan's Musharraf vows to fight after arrest
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf vowed on Friday to fight what he called politically motivated allegations against him, following his ...

Pakistan's medical schools - where the women rule
In a lecture hall of one of Pakistan's most prestigious medical schools, a handful of male students sits in the far top corner, clearly outnumbered ...

Police arrest former Pakistani ruler Musharraf
Police arrested former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf overnight at his home in the capital, where he had holed up following a dramatic ...

Quake wipes out nearly entire Pakistani town
Zar Bibi's 7-year-old son was napping when a massive earthquake demolished this small Pakistani town earlier this week near the Iranian border.

Transgender Pakistanis running for election
When Bindiya Rana, a transgender candidate in Pakistan's elections, went door to door in the Karachi slum she hopes to represent, few people seemed ...