Asia

Bangladesh’s Grameen Bank WASHINGTON: The United States has said it is “ deeply concerned about the...

Pakistan: Main NATO supply route reopens PESHAWAR: A Pakistani border official says a key crossing to...

Insurgents killed in predawn gun battle in Kabul Five insurgents planning a suicide attack in Kabul...

India allows investments from Pakistan NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday overturned its ban on foreign investment...

Thousands battle Philippine floods as death toll climbs MANILA: Tens of thousands battled neck-deep floods in...

J&K tunnel NEW DELHI: India will soon take up the uncovering of a cross-border tunnel in...

Anti-nuclear protesters surround Japan parliament Thousands of demonstrators holding aloft candles and lights formed a human...

General Abdul Rashid Dostum General Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan’s powerful northern warlord, who was a key...

NATO supply trucks PESHAWAR: The flow of trucks supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has surged at...

Typhoon Vicente HONG KONG: Scores of people were injured and trees were ripped from the ground...

PSO Pakistan has asked India to compete in tenders floated by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for...

Afghan refugee issue Pakistan plans to cancel refugee status for all Afghans living in the country...

  Taliban ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has provided Afghanistan with key “intelligence information” on the hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban...

Bomb destroys 22 Nato trucks MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A Taliban bomb attack Wednesday destroyed 22 fuel tankers carrying...

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates and Ambassador Richard Olson WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Tuesday named...