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Pakistani Refugees Pour Into Afghanistan
Posted: September 30th, 2008, 3:12am EDT by By JOHN F. BURNS
Fighting in a tribal district near the tense border has driven 20,000 Pakistanis out of the country.
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Bombs Kill 5 in India Cities, Adding to Toll Across Nation
Posted: September 30th, 2008, 3:10am EDT by By REUTERS
The attacks were the latest in a series of bombings in India in recent months. A militant Muslim group has claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: Officer Kills U.S. Soldier
Posted: September 30th, 2008, 3:06am EDT by By JOHN F. BURNS
An Afghan police officer opened fire on on U.S. soldiers in a police station south of Kabul, killing one. The American troops fired back, killing the police officer.
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China Detains 22 in Tainted-Milk Case
Posted: September 30th, 2008, 3:03am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
Officials have detained 22 people suspected of intentionally contaminating milk, leading to the nation’s worst food safety crisis in decades.
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Doubt Arises in Account of an Attack in China
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 2:17am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
Foreign tourists’ descriptions of an Aug. 4 incident in Kashgar that left 16 paramilitary officers dead are at odds with the account given by Chinese officials.
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Bush Sends His Negotiator for Talks in North Korea
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:54am EDT by By DAVID E. SANGER
The Bush administration is dispatching Christopher Hill to Pyongyang in a last-ditch effort to rescue an accord leading to the country’s nuclear disarmament.
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Flooding Kills 41 in Vietnam
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:37am EDT by By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Floods triggered by Typhoon Hagupit have killed at least 41 people and injured more than 60 others in northern Vietnam, disaster officials said on Monday.
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Taliban Claim Responsibility in Killing of Key Female Afghan Officer
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:29am EDT by By JOHN F. BURNS
The police officer, Malalai Kakar, was an iconic figure among women’s groups in Afghanistan and abroad.
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Japan’s Transportation Minister Quits
Posted: September 29th, 2008, 12:28am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Prime Minister Taro Aso’s fledgling government suffered an early blow when Nariaki Nakayama resigned for verbal gaffes that caused public outrage.
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Astronauts Return Safely to China
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 11:37pm EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation’s first spacewalk.
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Despite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Tainted Milk
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By JIM YARDLEY and DAVID BARBOZA
The scandal is demonstrating the weaknesses of the Communist Party’s authoritarian political system.
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Pakistan’s Faith in Its New Leader Is Shaken
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 4:15am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ
Pakistan is struggling with a financial meltdown and terrorism that has hurt confidence in the government.
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War Worsens as Sri Lanka Puts Pressure on Rebels
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 3:29am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In a major escalation of Sri Lanka’s quarter-century-long civil war, military forces pushed toward Kilinochchi, the town that the Tamil Tiger rebels consider their administrative capital.
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Monks March in Myanmar on Anniversary of Crackdown
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 3:28am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
About 100 Buddhist monks staged a peaceful protest march to mark the anniversary of last year’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
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Boy Killed in Blast at Market in India
Posted: September 28th, 2008, 3:23am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
The strike, which wounded at least 17 other people, occurred two weeks after synchronized blasts killed 24 people in three areas of New Delhi.
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China’s Milk Scandal Now Seen as Risk in Europe
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 7:10am EDT by By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
European Union regulators set new testing requirements, fearing that tainted milk powder might be circulating.
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For a Fee, a Thai Temple Offers a Head Start on Rebirth
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 2:10am EDT by By SETH MYDANS
Buddhism in Thailand can take unexpected forms, embracing animist superstition, magical practices — and the entrepreneurial spirit of many senior monks.
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Asia Food Tainting Spreads, Leading to Recall in U.S.
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 1:30am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
The Food and Drug Administration said that some products containing a creamer made in China had been recalled for fear of contamination.
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In Afghanistan, 118 Hostages Are Released by Insurgents
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 12:41am EDT by By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
The majority of the hostages was released without conditions after negotiations between the militants and tribal elders.
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Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 12:39am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
The police erected checkpoints on the outskirts of Yangon and hunted for dissidents or critics of their rule — anyone who might want to commemorate the protests.
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Eye on Image, Turkmenistan Overhauls Laws
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 12:26am EDT by By REUTERS
The government adopted a new constitution intended to improve its democratic credentials and assure foreign investors of its reliability as an economic partner.
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China Launches Spacewalk Mission
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 5:07pm EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
The three-day mission by the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is expected to include the country’s first attempt at a spacewalk.
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Pakistani and American Troops Exchange Fire
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 4:25pm EDT by By ERIC SCHMITT
The clash started after the Pakistanis fired shots or flares at two American helicopters that Pakistan says had crossed its border.
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Zoo Animals Sickened by Tainted Chinese Milk
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 3:09am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The latest victims of China’s tainted milk crisis include a lion cub and two baby orangutans in a zoo near Shanghai.
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National Briefing | Washington: 17 Officers Disciplined Over Shipment to Taiwan
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 2:51am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Air Force and the Army have disciplined 17 senior officers for poor oversight in connection with the mistaken 2006 shipment to Taiwan of fuses for nuclear warheads.
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World Briefing | Asia: Cambodia: Prince Gets Royal Pardon
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 2:35am EDT by By SETH MYDANS
King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia has pardoned his half brother, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who was convicted last year of embezzling $3.6 million.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Negotiations Set With Taiwan
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 2:33am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
Negotiating bodies for Taiwan and China will hold talks every six months to discuss ways the governments can cooperate, the head of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said.
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13,000 Babies in Hospital for China Formula
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 12:22pm EDT by By JIM YARDLEY
The number of infants taken to hospitals after drinking tainted milk formula has climbed to nearly 13,000.
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North Koreans Bar Inspectors at Nuclear Site
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 10:09am EDT by By STEVEN LEE MYERS and ELAINE SCIOLINO
The move left the country on the verge of restarting a nuclear weapons program whose shutdown was portrayed as a significant diplomatic achievement.
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Japan Party Leader Confirmed as Premier
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 3:07am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOKYO (AP) -- A quick-smiling former Olympic skeetshooter with a penchant for tailored suits and manga comic books took power as Japan's third prime minister in two years Wednesday, vowing to boost a languishing economy.
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Chinese Imports Banned Amid Tainted Milk Scandal
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 3:07am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
At least 12 countries have banned Chinese dairy products amid fears over a widening tainted milk scandal that has killed four Chinese babies and sickened thousands.
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Japan Gets New Prime Minister, Veteran of the Governing Party
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 2:19am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI
In his first news conference as prime minister, Taro Aso said his priority was to revive the economy.
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World Briefing | Asia: Afghanistan: 2 Attacks Kill 5 Officers
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 2:15am EDT by By JOHN F. BURNS
Five police officers were killed and one of Kabul’s highest-profile police commanders was wounded in two attacks on the northern outskirts of Kabul.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Wariness Amid Dairy Scandal
Posted: September 25th, 2008, 2:14am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
More than a dozen countries have banned or recalled Chinese dairy products amid fears over tainted milk products that have sickened thousands of babies.
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Japan’s Governing Party Picks New Leader
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 10:16am EDT by By MARTIN FACKLER
Taro Aso, an outspoken conservative, was chosen Monday by the governing Liberal Democratic Party to become the nation’s next prime minister.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: First Spacewalk Planned
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:20am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
China’s Shenzhou 7 spacecraft is ready to be launched after having passed a final check, according to Xinhua news agency.
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China Says Complaints About Milk Began in 2007
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:18am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
One of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer complaints about its baby milk formula much earlier than previously thought, state media reported.
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Myanmar Frees Thousands, Including Political Prisoner
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:18am EDT by By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Those freed include the country’s longest-serving political prisoner, Win Tin, a poet and ally of the democracy leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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U.S. Drone Crash Reported in Pakistan
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:17am EDT by By REUTERS
A remotely piloted American aircraft crashed in the South Waziristan region of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani news channels reported.
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Terrorism’s Impact Grows as Indian Election Nears
Posted: September 24th, 2008, 2:16am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
India’s fight against terrorism is complicated by a political landscape in which parties vie for Hindu and Muslim voters’ loyalty.
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Bush Administration Reviews Its Afghanistan Policy, Exposing Points of Contention
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 11:59am EDT by By ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER
President Bush’s top aides are conducting four major new reviews of the war strategy and mission in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Official Kidnapped in Pakistan
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 6:51am EDT by By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and SALMAN MASOOD
As diplomatic missions beefed up security several days after a hotel bombing, a senior Afghan diplomat was kidnapped in Peshawar.
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News Analysis: Battle of Bajaur: A Critical Test for Pakistan’s Daunted Military
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 2:19am EDT by By ISMAIL KHAN and CARLOTTA GALL
A full-scale battle in a remote corner of Pakistan is shaping up to be a critical test of the military’s determination to combat militants, officials say.
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N. Korea Is Closer to Restart of Nuclear Program
Posted: September 23rd, 2008, 2:05am EDT by By ELAINE SCIOLINO
North Korea asked for seals and surveillance cameras at a nuclear reprocessing facility to be removed.
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After Bombing, Pakistan’s President Is Pressured
Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 4:03pm EDT by By SALMAN MASOOD
The deadly truck bomb attack complicates efforts by the new president, Asif Ali Zardari, to fight militants in the tribal areas and cooperate with the United States.
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More Bodies Pulled From Hotel Rubble in Pakistan
Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 1:42am EDT by By SALMAN MASOOD
The death toll in Saturday’s blast outside the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad rose to 53, including two Americans.
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Land of Gandhi Asserts Itself as Global Military Power
Posted: September 22nd, 2008, 1:32am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
In recent years, while world attention has focused on China’s military, India has begun to refashion itself as an armed power with global reach.
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The Way We Eat: Seasoning’s Greetings
Posted: September 19th, 2008, 12:41pm EDT by By DAPHNE BEAL
A junior year in Nepal leads to a flavorful awakening.
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Populists Gain Seats in Election in Hong Kong
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:29pm EDT by By KEITH BRADSHER
Chinese national pride after the Olympics and growing distress over inflation combined to produce a leftward shift in Hong Kong legislative elections on Sunday.
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Divergent Accounts of Afghan Strike Raise Tension
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:54pm EDT by By CARLOTTA GALL
Villagers say 90 civilians were killed in an airstrike, but the U.S. accuses them of spreading Taliban propaganda.
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Suicide Bombers Kill 2 at Afghan Police Station
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 7:54pm EDT by By TAIMOOR SHAH and CARLOTTA GALL
Coming three months after a jailbreak staged by the Taliban helped some 900 prisoners escape, the bombings were another propaganda coup for the insurgents.
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Right at the Edge
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 6:41pm EDT by By DEXTER FILKINS
The Taliban and Al Qaeda have established a haven in Pakistan’s tribal areas along the Afghan border. This is where the war on terror will be fought and possibly lost.
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Atomic Club Votes to End Restrictions on India
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:18am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA and MARK MAZZETTI
The worldwide body that regulates the sale of nuclear fuel and technology approved a landmark deal on Saturday to allow India to engage in nuclear trade for the first time in three decades.
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Bhutto’s Widower, Viewed as Ally by U.S., Wins the Pakistani Presidency Handily
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 9:18am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ and SALMAN MASOOD
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of the slain former leader Benazir Bhutto, was elected president by a wide margin.
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Bhutto’s Widower Wins Pakistani Presidency
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 4:44am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ and SALMAN MASOOD
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and a controversial politician with little experience, was elected president of Pakistan.
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China Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Nuclear Standoff
Posted: September 7th, 2008, 3:53am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
President Hu Jintao of China urged a negotiated resolution to Iran’s nuclear issue during a meeting with the country’s president.
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U.S. Missiles Killed at Least Six People on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border, Residents Say
Posted: September 6th, 2008, 6:44am EDT by By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH and JANE PERLEZ
The strike was the first of what American military officials said could be more raids to attack Taliban insurgents in Pakistan’s tribal region.
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International Envoys Discuss North Korea Nuclear Complex
Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:17am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN and GRAHAM BOWLEY
International envoys from four nations started meetings in Beijing on Friday, seeking clarification on whether North Korea has begun reassembling its main nuclear complex.
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Bhutto Widower With Clouded Past Is Set to Lead
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:32pm EDT by By JANE PERLEZ
Asif Ali Zardari will start his tenure as Pakistan’s president burdened by unproven corruption allegations.
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Plan Would Shift Forces From Iraq to Afghanistan
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:03pm EDT by By MICHAEL R. GORDON and THOM SHANKER
Pentagon leaders have recommended a modest shift of U.S. forces by early next year, officials said.
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Chinese Characters
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 10:21am EDT by By MICHAEL MEYER
In these oral histories, Liao Yiwu records conversations with a feng shui master, a professional mourner, a safecracker and other denizens of Sichuan.
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N. Korea Warned of Reactor Work
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 4:04am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
Before hauling disabled parts of its nuclear reactor out of warehouses, North Korea told the United States it planned to reassemble the plant, a South Korean official said.
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Thai Leader Promises Referendum
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 4:04am EDT by By SETH MYDANS
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how a paralyzing standoff should be resolved.
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China Admits Building Flaws in Quake
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 4:04am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
Chinese officials said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in student deaths in the May earthquake.
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From Ghost Town to Boom Town
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 2:50am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI
The designation of a Japanese silver mine as a World Heritage site has sparked debate over the value of the Unesco label and whether it can do more harm than good in preservation.
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U.S. Letter Incites Push to Oust India Leader
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 1:02am EDT by By HEATHER TIMMONS
Indian opposition parties say that a secret letter from the State Department shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lied about a controversial deal on nuclear power.
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Donors’ Aid to Poor Nations Declines, U.N. Reports
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:59am EDT by By NEIL MACFARQUHAR
Aid to poor nations has slumped even as higher food and energy prices and slowing global economic growth have made such assistance more urgent, according to a report released Thursday.
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World Briefing | Asia: China: Addicted Elephant to Go Home
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:50am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
An elephant that became addicted to heroin at the hands of illegal traders will return home after three years of rehabilitation, the Chinese state media said Thursday.
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World Briefing | Europe: France: Magazine Showcases Taliban
Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:49am EDT by By KATRIN BENNHOLD
A glossy six-page spread published Thursday by the weekly magazine Paris Match features a group of insurgents who say they killed 10 French soldiers in Afghanistan on Aug. 18.
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Indian Carmaker Says Local Politics Stopped Factory
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:38am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
The Tata Group said its plans to manufacture the world’s least expensive car were halted when it was caught in the middle of a political dispute in West Bengal State.
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U.S. Doubts Reports of Work on North Korea Nuclear Site
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 7:52am EDT by By CHOE SANG-HUN
The U.S. cast doubt on the seriousness of North Koreas’s reported efforts to reassemble its main nuclear complex.
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Violence in India Is Fueled by Religious and Economic Divide
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 5:01am EDT by By HARI KUMAR and HEATHER TIMMONS
Anti-Christian attacks in Orissa, a destitute state in eastern India that has long suffered from government neglect, were among the worst in decades.
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Unhurt After Shooting
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:26am EDT by By SALMAN MASOOD
Shots were fired at Yousaf Raza Gilani’s motorcade, but the prime minister was not in the procession.
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American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:23am EDT by By PIR ZUBAIR SHAH, ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ
Coalition forces opened fire in a village near the Afghan border, killing seven people, the Pakistani military said.
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World Briefing | United Nations: U.S. Ambassador Discusses Pakistan Contacts
Posted: September 4th, 2008, 12:53am EDT by By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, gave a fuller account on Wednesday of his contacts with Asif Ali Zardari, a potential president of Pakistan .
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U.S. Airstrike Inquiry at Odds With Reports of More Afghan Deaths
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 8:52am EDT by By CARLOTTA GALL
An investigation found five to seven civilian deaths in an airstrike that U.N. and Afghan officials said killed 90.
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Pakistan Begins Inquiry Into Deaths of 5 Women
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 5:45am EDT by By SALMAN MASOOD
Reports that five women were buried alive in so-called honor killings in the southwestern Baluchistan Province have set off countrywide protests.
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In Japan, a Leadership Vacuum
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:13am EDT by By MARTIN FACKLER
With the resignation of two prime ministers, Japan looks increasingly incapable of producing strong leadership despite facing a host of pressing issues.
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K. K. Birla, a Leader of Indian Business, Dies at 89
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 2:09am EDT by By HARESH PANDYA
Mr. Birla established one of India’s biggest business conglomerates, with interests in industries like sugar, fertilizers, chemicals, heavy engineering, and many others.
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Protests Halt India’s Plant for Cheapest Car
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:33am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS
Tata Motors said that violent political protests over land had compelled it to stop building a plant in eastern India where it was to manufacture its much-awaited Nano model.
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Uighurs on Both Sides of Conflict in China
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:31am EDT by By EDWARD WONG
The slaying of two police officers suggests that some of the violence in Xinjiang could be aimed at Uighurs seen by other Uighurs as collaborators with the ethnic Han Chinese.
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Thai Leader Faces Challenge in Streets and Courts
Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:29am EDT by By SETH MYDANS and THOMAS FULLER
Despite a state of emergency, protesters seeking the prime minister’s resignation remained near his compound.
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A Kind of Courage That’s Hard to Translate
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 2:09pm EDT by By CARA BUCKLEY
Wounded in a bomb attack, a military translator from Queens is focused on returning to the battlefield.
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Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 9:18am EDT by By SOMINI SENGUPTA
Chandra Bhan Prasad’s argues that India’s economic liberalization is about to destroy the caste system.
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Ex-Premier of Thailand Sells Team in Britain
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 9:15am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER and ROB HUGHES
Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai prime minister, has agreed to sell the Manchester City soccer club, a sign that the fugitive Mr. Thaksin, whose assets Thai authorities have frozen, may need cash.
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World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: Murders of Brides Investigated
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 12:11am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The authorities began an investigation Monday into the killing of five women in Baluchistan Province who tried to choose their own husbands.
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NATO Forces and Afghans Kill Children in 2 Attacks
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 12:11am EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The accidental killings further undermine President Hamid Karzai, who has been weakened in recent weeks over the killing of dozens of civilians that have been blamed on foreign troops.
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Half a Million Are Stranded by India Flood
Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 12:04am EDT by By HEATHER TIMMONS
Authorities have warned that many victims have gone days without food and that drinkable water is running out in overcrowded camps for the displaced, a week after floods struck northern India.
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Arts, Briefly: Italians Critical of Chinese Gift
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 11:32pm EDT by Compiled by JULIE BLOOM
A cultural exchange has turned into an awkward debate over aesthetics in Italy and China.
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Cease-Fire by Pakistan in Attacks on Militants
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 2:23am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH
An end to air assaults by the Pakistani military has raised concerns about progress in a tribal region where Al Qaeda and Taliban forces have forged ties.
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Toll in China Quake Is Worse Than Feared
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 1:56am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province Saturday destroyed more than 100,000 homes and caused at least 28 deaths, China’s state-run media reported.
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Thai Government Backers Take to Streets
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 1:54am EDT by By THOMAS FULLER
The action was intended to counter protesters who have been demonstrating against the government for a week.
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Terrorism Suspect Is Returned to Philippines
Posted: September 1st, 2008, 1:52am EDT by By CARLOS H. CONDE</