Asia
Hundreds flee Afghan town ahead of offensive
The offensive in Marjah will be the first since Obama announced he was sending 30,000 additional troops.
Inside Asia
Britain 'must hold resolve' in Afghanistan, minister warns new
Monday, 8 February 2010
Britain must hold its resolve in Afghanistan, the Defence Secretary insisted today, as the UK death toll equalled that of the Falklands War.
Afghan President may introduce conscription
Monday, 8 February 2010
The Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, is looking at introducing conscription to build an army big enough to provide internal security without international help.
Afghan police chief held over roadside bombs
Monday, 8 February 2010
An Afghan police commander has been arrested, accused of being part of a ring that planted roadside bombs, Nato-led forces said yesterday.
Julius Cavendish: Home comforts land at Kandahar airfield
Monday, 8 February 2010
Kabul Notebook: The intent, it seems, is to create a surreal slice of Western life
Nepalese TV executive shot dead in capital
Monday, 8 February 2010
A television executive who owned Nepal's first cable TV company was shot dead in a busy neighbourhood in the capital yesterday.
The boys of Shinjuku: Is Tokyo's gay district doomed?
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Tokyo's gay scene is 300 bars and clubs packed into two blocks, where, perhaps surprisingly in an otherwise regimented society, it has been anything goes for decades. So why, asks our Tokyo correspondent David McNeill, is the wildest party in town coming to an end?
Karachi tense as mourners bury bomb victims
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Friday bombings that killed 31 people raise further questions about the effectiveness of security crackdowns.
Toyota chief quits stalling and says sorry to the world
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Grandson of car giant's founder finally addresses safety scandal.
Bombers strike, then target hospital
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Two bombs targeting Shia Muslims exploded in Pakistan's largest city yesterday, one outside a hospital treating victims from the first blast hours earlier. At least 25 people were killed and around 100 others wounded.
Afghan police kill seven boys collecting firewood
Saturday, 6 February 2010
Seven Afghan boys were shot dead today by police who mistook them for insurgents, a provincial police official said.
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