Asia
As deaths in Afghanistan rise, so does opium growth
The Taliban, bankrolled by drugs production, have the upper hand over coalition forces.
Inside Asia
Indonesian passenger ferry sinks with 242 aboard new
Sunday, 22 November 2009
An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island today, killing at least one, police said, while a second ferry ran aground in nearby waters.
Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Sri Lanka will release 136,000 ethnic-minority Tamil war refugees on 1 December, allowing the civilians to leave squalid and overcrowded government camps after a half-year detainment, a top official said today.
China mine explosion kills 42 and traps 66
Saturday, 21 November 2009
At least 42 miners were killed and 66 remain trapped 500 metres underground following a gas blast at a mine in China early today.
Maoist rebels derail train after threat of crackdown
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Explosion on Indian railway track leaves two dead and dozens injured
Karzai inaugurated – but where were the crowds?
Friday, 20 November 2009
Rejoicing is in short supply in the Afghan capital as the President's second term begins
Killers of 'the father of Bangladesh' likely to hang
Friday, 20 November 2009
34 years after coup d'etat, officers convicted of killing Rahman lose their appeal
Behind Asia's nice manners, tough lessons for Obama
Friday, 20 November 2009
Frustrating tour of Asia has left America with much to think about
First challenge for Karzai is to approve corruption charges
Friday, 20 November 2009
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's promise to stamp out corruption has come up against its first test with the revelation that indictments against five high-ranking politicians on charges thought to range from embezzlement to money-laundering need only his signature to proceed.
Suicide bomber kills 19 in Peshawar bomb blast
Friday, 20 November 2009
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a courthouse in Pakistan yesterday, killing 19 people in the latest attack by Islamist militants retaliating against an army offensive near the Afghan border.
Sam Zarifi: If Afghanistan fails, who will pay the price?
Friday, 20 November 2009
Debate about the risks faced by the international community in supporting President Hamid Karzai’s “corrupt” Afghan government regularly omits the people that matter most: Afghans.
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