Asia

Film collection marks 100 years of Indian cinema
Four top Indian filmmakers have come together to make "Bombay Talkies," a short-film collection that hits theaters Friday to celebrate 100 years of ...
China emerging as new force in drone warfare
Determined to kill or capture a murderous Mekong River drug lord, China's security forces considered a tactic they'd never tried before: calling a ...
As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger
The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their ...
Afghan policeman killed in Pakistan border clash
An Afghan border policeman was killed in an exchange of fire with Pakistani troops along the country's contested eastern border, an Afghan security ...
Indians angry at convicted spy's death in Pakistan
Indians expressed outrage at the Pakistan government Thursday over the death of a convicted Indian spy who had been attacked with a brick by two ...
Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis
The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried ...
Unidentified victims of Bangladesh collapse buried
Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the ...
Myanmar Muslims face uncertain future after attack
They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned on Wednesday, nothing was left but smoldering ...
Pakistan-US alliance takes hits on campaign trail
On the campaign trail in Pakistan, candidates boast about their readiness to stand up to Washington and often tout their anti-American credentials.
Truce reached among fighting climbers on Everest
A truce has been reached between three foreign climbers and Nepalese Sherpa guides who were involved in a fistfight on Mount Everest, officials said ...
Pakistan court bans Musharraf from office for life
A Pakistani court on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life, the latest blow ...
Ford to enter Myanmar with showroom by August
Ford Motor Co. announced its entry into Myanmar on Tuesday, saying it plans to open the nation's first sales and service showroom for new vehicles by ...
Prosecutors seek speedy Finmeccanica bribe trial
Prosecutors are pushing for a speedy trial for alleged corruption by top executives at Italian defense giant Finmeccanica and its Agusta helicopter ...
Bollywood star Aamir Khan happy he can entertain
Aamir Khan says he's happy he's been able to entertain people during his quarter-century as a Bollywood star. His debut film, "Qayamat Se Qayamat ...
Indian arrested for letting son, 9, drive Ferrari
Police in India have arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari. Mohammed Nisham was arrested on charges of endangering the ...
Pakistan: Suicide bomber targeting police kills 10
A suicide bomber targeting police killed at least 10 people in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, including the son and nephew of an Afghan official ...
3 Taliban bombs target Pakistani politicians
Taliban bombs targeting politicians in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday killed 11 people, the latest in a series of attacks meant to disrupt next ...
Lawmaker: FBI checking training angle in bombing
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said Sunday that the FBI is investigating in the United States and overseas to determine whether ...
4 killed in Pakistan bombings of political parties
Police say four people were killed and dozens were injured in two separate bombings of political targets in the southern city of Karachi. The blasts ...
Bomb kills 9 near Pakistan political party office
A bomb exploded on Friday near the office of a main Pakistan political party that had received threats from the Taliban, killing nine people in the ...
Hospital roof collapses in India, injuring 8
Part of a hospital building collapsed in central India on Friday after its roof came crashing down, injuring at least eight people, an official said.
Indian spy on death row hurt in Pakistan prison
A top Pakistani prison official says an Indian spy on death row was critically injured when he was attacked with a brick inside a prison in the ...
Bomb in Pakistan kills 5 near political office
A bomb exploded outside an election office of one of Pakistan's main political parties Thursday evening, killing five people in the latest attack ...
China, France vow to promote 'multipolar' world
China's President Xi Jinping and France's President Francois Hollande pledged to push for a world free of domination by any superpower Thursday as the ...
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 ...