Asia

Pakistan struggles with smuggled Buddhist relics
Lacking the necessary cash and manpower, Pakistan is struggling to stem the flow of millions of dollars in ancient Buddhist artifacts that looters dig ...
Book: Obama hoped to try bin Laden, if captured
A new book says President Barack Obama hoped to put Osama bin Laden on trial, showing the U.S. commitment to due process under law, if the al-Qaida ...
Pietersen and England reach agreement on recall
Kevin Pietersen will be slowly reintegrated into the England side after the brilliant but controversial batsman settled his drawn-out rift with team ...
ADB slashes growth forecasts for developing Asia
After years of rapid growth, Asia's developing economies now face much more modest prospects and must refashion themselves to reduce dependence on ...
Myanmar gets its first investment bank
Alisher Ali knew on the morning of his second day in Myanmar that the long-closed country was a risk worth taking. Less than two months later he moved ...
Indian general stabbed and wounded in London
A retired Indian army general who helped lead a deadly 1984 raid on Sikhism's holiest shrine in India has been stabbed and wounded in London, in what ...
India's Kingfisher halts flights for 3 days
Kingfisher Airlines has grounded flights for at least three days after a violent strike over unpaid wages at the cash-strapped Indian carrier.
Civilians struggle to check Pakistan army's power
The footage was startling: A group of what appeared to be Pakistani soldiers gunning down several blindfolded men in a forested area. As the clips ...
Pakistan: In twist, Muslims accused of blasphemy
Pakistan's blasphemy laws may be used to punish Muslims suspected of ransacking a Hindu temple, an intriguing twist for a country where harsh laws ...
Divided town challenges Myanmar's democracy hopes
There are no Muslim faithful in most of this crumbling town's main mosques anymore, no Muslim students at its university. They're gone from the ...
New protests against anti-Islam film in Pakistan
Thousands of people hit the streets in Pakistan's biggest city Sunday to protest an anti-Islam film made in the United States, suggesting anger over ...
Briton killed in Pakistan; kidnap link probed
Police say a British man of Pakistani origin was shot dead after arriving in Pakistan to testify against people suspected of kidnapping him last year.
Last Western detainee at Gitmo returns to Canada
The last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay returned to Canada Saturday after a decade in custody following his ...
Pakistanis protest against anti-Islam film
Thousands of members of Pakistan's radical Islamic groups rallied on Saturday in the southern city of Karachi against an anti-Islam film that has ...
Pakistan: Monsoon rains, flooding kill 422 people
Monsoon rains and flooding killed more than 400 people across Pakistan during the rainy season this year, authorities said Friday. Pakistan suffers ...
Starbucks to open first India store in October
Starbucks will open its first outlet in India by the end of October in an upscale neighborhood of Mumbai and has appointed a chief executive to head ...
Plane going to Everest region crashes, killing 19
A plane carrying trekkers to the Mount Everest region hit a bird and crashed just after takeoff Friday in Nepal's capital, killing the 19 Nepali, ...
Suu Kyi says free judiciary key to democracy
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her country cannot be called a genuine democracy until it has an independent judiciary, even though ...
Myanmar leader praises Suu Kyi at UN
Myanmar's president Thursday said his country has taken irreversible steps toward democracy as he paid unprecedented public tribute to opposition ...
Maharaja's daughter sent down catwalk in Paris
India— home to over a billion people and one of the most colorful cultures in the world — is a limitless creative touchstone for designers. So it's ...
US extreme skier Plake among avalanche survivors
Renowned American extreme skier Glen Plake says he feels lucky to be alive after surviving the weekend Himalayan avalanche that killed at least eight ...
US eases Myanmar import ban
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the U.S. will ease its import ban on Myanmar that had been a key plank of remaining American ...
Pakistan Taliban: 'Amnesty' for bounty minister
The Pakistani Taliban announced Wednesday that they were giving a Cabinet minister an "amnesty," taking him off their hit list, because he offered a ...