Asia

Yesterday, the streets of the city were deserted

Karzai inaugurated – but where were the crowds?

Rejoicing is in short supply in the Afghan capital as the President's second term begins

Inside Asia

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.

Karzai sworn in as Afghan leader

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Veteran Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president today, pledging to fight graft and take control of his country's security before his five-year term ends, after a fraud-marred election left his image in ruins.

19 killed in Peshawar blast outside court

Thursday, 19 November 2009

A suicide bomber killed 19 people today outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.