Resentment Simmers in Western Chinese Region

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:50:23 GMT

Since riots between the Han and Uighur groups in 2009, the Chinese authorities have arrested hundreds and tried to soothe frayed nerves. But the push has done little to repair distrust.

Afghanistan Tries to Help Nation’s Biggest Bank

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:50:29 GMT

The Afghan government scrambled to bolster the nation’s largest bank after depositors mobbed it for a third day.

2 Bombings Kill 10 People in Afghanistan

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:10:10 GMT

A remote-controlled bomb detonated atop a parked motorcycle on Saturday, killing seven Afghans, according to local government and hospital officials.

General Says Foresight on Marja Was Flawed

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:01:38 GMT

The departing deputy commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan admitted that forecasts of quick success in Marja were off base.

South Korea’s Foreign Minister Offers Resignation

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:30:47 GMT

Yu Myung-hwan faced allegations that his ministry bent its regulations to hire his daughter.

Depositors Panic Over Bank Crisis in Afghanistan

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:11:34 GMT

A bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while depositors were unable to withdraw money.

Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:02:14 GMT

A car rigged with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan, killing two people and wounding at least 25 others in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said.

Another Lengthy Gridlock in China

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:03:19 GMT

A 75-mile jam between metropolitan Beijing and Inner Mongolia has caught national attention.

Suicide Bomber Kills 53 at Shiite Protest

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:10:24 GMT

The explosion, two days after another attack, killed at least 40 people, as militants intensify their campaign to destabilize the Pakistani government.

World Briefing | Asia: China: Another Traffic Jam on the Jingzang Highway

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:10:24 GMT

Yet another gargantuan traffic jam has gripped the freeway that links Inner Mongolia’s coal fields to metropolitan Beijing, possibly exceeding a blockage that drew global attention last month.

World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Close Monitoring of Troubled Bank to Resume

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:20:41 GMT

Observers will closely monitor the number of creditors who try to withdraw their assets from Kabul Bank in anticipation of an increasing financial crisis.

From Hiding, Indonesian Defends Free Expression

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:02:48 GMT

With a jail sentence looming and vigilantes after him, the editor of Indonesia’s now-defunct Playboy magazine says he was never in the pornography business.

In Lahore, Mourning for Victims of Attacks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:50:33 GMT

Street markets remained closed early on Thursday and police mounted patrols after a suicide attack claimed 31 lives among a procession of Shiite Muslim worshippers.

Independent Lawmaker Supports Australian Leader

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:10:25 GMT

In her bid to break a parliamentary deadlock, Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the tentative support of a key independent legislator from Tasmania.

Gates, in Afghanistan, Speaks on Local Issues

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:20:37 GMT

The United States defense secretary made remarks about corruption and banking along with civilian casualties and troop withdrawal.

Accounts Differ on Fatal NATO Strike on Afghans

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:01:12 GMT

Did the attack in northern Afghanistan hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?

Srinagar Journal: A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:07 GMT

Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.

North Korea Takes Steps to Extend Dynastic Rule

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:20:35 GMT

North Korea’s leader is to convene a ruling party meeting where it is expected that his son will be given an official post, a step on the road to leadership.

Australian Leader Wins Support From Greens

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:20:53 GMT

Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a formal assurance from the Greens Party that it will support her bid for a further three-year term.

China Will Require ID for Cellphone Numbers; Noncompliance Means No Service

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:21:00 GMT

The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.

Suicide Bombers in Pakistan Kill Dozens of Shiites

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:50:29 GMT

A blast touched off clashes between local police forces and mourners and protesters infuriated by the attack.

Near Kandahar, the Prize Is an Empty Town

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:58 GMT

While many security operations in Afghanistan are joint ones between NATO and Afghan forces, in most of them, the phrase “Afghan-led” is little more than a polite fiction. This was an exception.

Afghanistan Official Tries to Ease Depositors’ Worries About Troubled Bank

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:10:26 GMT

Afghanistan’s top bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown of the Kabul Bank a day after the bank changed its leadership following the discovery of losses approaching $300 million.

U.S. Adds Legal Pressure on Pakistani Taliban

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:30:59 GMT

The Pakistani Taliban, an Al Qaeda-linked group, is accused of playing a role in the failed Times Square bombing and an attack on a C.I.A. base in Afghanistan.

2 Afghan Aid Workers Killed by Roadside Bomb

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:31:00 GMT

The two employees, who were both Afghan, were killed in the same region where 10 Western aid workers, including 6 Americans, were shot and killed last month.

South Korean Red Cross Offers Flood Aid to North

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:31:26 GMT

South Korea’s Red Cross offered the North an estimated $8.3 million in aid to help cope with flooding, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

Attacks on U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Intensify

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:20:37 GMT

Four American service members were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force.

In Rare Move, China Court to Hear H.I.V. Case

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:20:27 GMT

A prospective schoolteacher says he was illegally denied a job because he is H.I.V. positive.

Gas Sickened Girls in Afghan Schools

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:05:45 GMT

Illnesses at girls’ schools were caused by poison gas, officials said, but how it was delivered — and whether the poisonings were deliberate — remained a mystery.

Troubles at Afghan Bank Jolt Financial System

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:22:48 GMT

A sudden intervention to shore up the deeply troubled Kabul Bank prompted fears about the integrity of the Afghan financial system.

In Rural Thailand, an Unappeased Opposition Bides Its Time

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:33:52 GMT

Three months after the violent end to a standoff in Bangkok, the government appears to have made little headway in calming or winning over opponents.

JAL to Sell Units and Cut Jobs as Part of Restructuring

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:14:41 GMT

The organization plan culminates years of difficulty for the airline, which has been battered by safety lapses, ballooning pension payments and the need to streamline.

N. Korea Confirms Leader’s China Trip

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:01:21 GMT

News agencies in China and North Korea confirmed that the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, visited China last week but said little about his itinerary.

China Asks C.E.O.’s to Work for State

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:44:59 GMT

China ran a huge help-wanted advertisement seeking managers for some of its biggest state companies.

India Passes Nuclear Deal

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:50:19 GMT

Some analysts said that compromises needed to push the bill through Parliament undermined its intent to transform relations with the United States.

Seven U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghan Attacks

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:01:22 GMT

Seven service members were killed by two bombs in southern Afghanistan that were unrelated, officials said.

Watching a Girl Die by Mortar

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:48:57 GMT

In war, emotions run high. Adam Ferguson has found that can help as well as hinder, Eirini Vourloumis reports.

Changed by a Car Bomb in Baghdad

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:00:11 GMT

Ayman Oghanna vowed to quit photography if photos he took in Iraq didn't get out. They did; he didn't.

Punk’d, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:03:43 GMT

The show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn protests but has stayed on air throughout Ramadan, broadcasting pranks on Iraqi celebrities.

Analysis: Iraq's Military Needs After 2011

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:28:08 GMT

The third phase, from the end of 2016 to the end of 2020, is the "completion phase" by which time the Iraqi army will be a "real power," able to deal not only with internal, but also external threats.

Martyrs in the Valley of Peace

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:45:32 GMT

In the Cemetery of the Martyrs of the Army of the Imam Mahdi, death is not mourned. The men here have died as martyrs, and sacrifice is exalted.

A Taste of Home in Foil Packets and Powder

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:01:24 GMT

A culinary tour of the combat meals served to soldiers in Afghanistan.

Video of Quetta Attack From Pakistani Television

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:18:19 GMT

Pakistani coverage of a deadly attack on a Shiite protest in the city of Quetta and clashes in the aftermath between angry mourners and local police.

Pakistan’s Cricket Conspiracy Theory

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:47:30 GMT

Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain suggested on Thursday that three of his nation's cricket stars, accused of agreeing to take part in a betting scam, were "innocent" victims of a plot against them.

The World Watches America's Heated Mosque Debates

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:14:26 GMT

From Taiwan to Abu Dhabi to Afghanistan, there is anecdotal evidence that attention is being paid to the furious debate over mosque-building projects in American cities.

Raimon Panikkar, Catholic Theologian, Is Dead at 91

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:48:25 GMT

Mr. Panikkar was a Roman Catholic whose embrace of Hindu scriptures and Buddhism made him an influential voice for promoting dialogue between the world’s religions.

Letter from China: Visibility of Gay People Reflects Changes in China

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:20:53 GMT

As this society grows richer, its social fabric and mores have been changing drastically, and sexual choice and expression are arguably in the leading edge of this upheaval.