Asia

Rescue workers inspect the train that was derailed by Maoist rebels in eastern India

Maoist rebels derail train after threat of crackdown

Explosion on Indian railway track leaves two dead and dozens injured

Inside Asia

Sri Lanka to release 136,000 war-displaced Tamils new

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.

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.