Asia

British RAF pilots training in a Merlin helicopter

Helicopters boost troops in Afghanistan

Merlins will be used to ferry troops and supplies around Helmand

Inside Asia

Chinese taunt Obama with Tibet 'slavery'

Monday, 16 November 2009

US President must soothe prickly hosts while talking tough on the economy

Conservationists do 'deal with the devil' to save orang-utans

Monday, 16 November 2009

Agreement sought with palm-oil industry to create ape-saving forest corridors

US calls on Burmese junta to release Suu Kyi

Monday, 16 November 2009

President Barack Obama yesterday took the opportunity of a highly unusual face-to-face encounter with a top leader of Burma's military junta to bluntly demand the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Mr Obama delivered the strong message during his summit meeting with leaders of 10 Southeast Asian nations, which included Burma Prime Minister General Thein Sein.

The hidden beauty parlour of Helmand

Monday, 16 November 2009

Make-up and fashion have become a form of resistance for many women in Afghanistan. Katrina Manson reports from Lashkar Gah

War in Afghanistan: Not in our name

Sunday, 15 November 2009

71% of Britons back IoS call for withdrawal of forces within a year

British soldier dies in Afghanistan

Sunday, 15 November 2009

A British soldier has been shot dead in Afghanistan while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, the Ministry of Defence said.

Obama tells Burma to free Suu Kyi

Sunday, 15 November 2009

US president Barack Obama has told Burma's junta to free pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, a US official said.

China and US spar over currencies ahead of Obama visit

Sunday, 15 November 2009

The United States and China sparred over exchange rates at a meeting of Asia Pacific leaders today, pointing to tricky talks ahead for President Barack Obama when he flies to China to address economic tensions.

Militants attack anti-Taliban mayor in Pakistan

Sunday, 15 November 2009

More than a dozen militants opened fire on the house of an anti-Taliban mayor in northwestern Pakistan today, but security guards repelled the attack, killing three assailants who had disguised themselves by wearing women's burqas, police said.

America's 'first Pacific president' woos China, North Korea, and Burma

Sunday, 15 November 2009

US President Barack Obama pledged yesterday, in the first major speech of his extensive Asia tour, to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power.

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