Asia

Grassroots democracy challenges new leaders XIAOSHAN/WUKAN: Youjuan is an unlikely Chinese official. Free-spirited but driven, she...

Afghan president warns on immunity for foreign troops KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai has warned of...

World's oldest dad does it again at 96 An Indian man has become the world’s oldest...

Russia asks Afghanistan for help with Soviet MIAs KABUL: Russia appealed Monday to the Afghan authorities...

Aussie PM makes surprise visit to Kabul KABUL: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has made a...

The human wave of homes in Kabul Wedged between the Hindu Kush mountain range and the...

Indian initiative to light up Pakistani villages An Indian initiative is lighting up Prime Minister Manmohan...

Afghan cleric offers cash for death of film producer KABUL:  An Afghan cleric has offered rewards...

Police quell Gayle’s hotel party antics COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested three British women who were...

Bangladeshi clergies recommend stoning for Hina-Bilawal Eminent Islamic scholars, leaders and clergies in Bangladesh are recommending...

Afghan expert Gilles Dorronsoro KABUL: The Afghan government will collapse and Taliban insurgents are likely to...

19 member Indian Delegation to hold talks with Pak counterparts ISLAMABAD: Commerce secretaries of Pakistan and...

Suicide Bomb Attack in Kabul Up to 12 people are reported to have been killed in...

Four NATO troops shot dead in ‘rogue’ attack KABUL: Four soldiers fighting with the NATO-led alliance...

China ships sail in waters near disputed islands Six Chinese surveillance ships briefly entered waters around...