Asia
Doubt cast over Karzai's new cabinet selections
Allegations of corruption and inexperience dog second attempt to form government
Inside Asia
Sunday Mirror journalist killed in Afghan blast
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Rupert Hamer becomes first British journalist to be killed while covering the war in Afghanistan.
Man arrested after Hong Kong acid attack
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Police arrested a man today after two bottles of corrosive liquid were hurled into a crowd at one of Hong Kong's famous tourist spots, officials said. At least 30 people were injured in the city's latest acid attack.
Taliban make 'undetectable' bombs out of wood
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Taliban fighters have developed a deadly new generation of their most lethal weapon, the improvised explosive device, or IED, which is almost undetectable because it has no metal or electronic parts, military experts said last week.
Gere serves up a haven for vegetarians
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Actor and Buddhist activist backs campaign to make Indian town a meat-free zone
CIA attacker was loner who shunned parties
Saturday, 9 January 2010
The suicide bomber accused of killing seven CIA employees and a Jordanian intelligence officer in Afghanistan 10 days ago was a loner who shunned even family birthday parties, his mother has said.
CIA bomber shared US and Jordanian secrets
Saturday, 9 January 2010
A Pakistan television station today showed what it said was the suicide bomber double agent who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan sitting with the Pakistani Taliban leader, and reported he shared US and Jordanian state secrets with militants.
China says it achieved its goal in Copenhagen climate deal
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Chinese negotiators achieved their goal at Copenhagen climate talks in ensuring financial aid for developing nations was not linked to external reviews of China's environmental plans, its top climate envoy said today.
Afghan president presents second Cabinet list
Saturday, 9 January 2010
Afghan President Hamid Karzai presented a second slate of nominees to fill his Cabinet today after parliament rejected 70 per cent of his first picks.
Sri Lanka 'atrocity' video revives calls for inquiry
Saturday, 9 January 2010
A video purportedly showing troops shooting blindfolded, naked Tamils in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war has revived calls for a war crimes investigation and cast a shadow over the upcoming presidential elections.
Toddler recovering after chopstick pierces brain
Friday, 8 January 2010
The toddler is undergoing treatment for an infection caused by the life-threatening impalement.
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