India says hits Pakistan-based militants, escalating tensions
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD Indian officials said elite troops crossed into Pakistan-ruled Kashmir on Thursday and killed suspected militants preparing to infiltrate and carry out attacks on major cities, in a surprise raid that raised tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
United Nations says U.S. drone strike kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL At least 15 civilians were killed and another 13 wounded in a U.S. drone strike in eastern Afghanistan, the United Nations said late on Thursday, calling for an independent investigation into the incident.
Exclusive: Pakistani rebel chief says would welcome help from arch-rival India
ISLAMABAD The elusive leader of a major rebel group fighting for independence in Pakistan's Baluchistan province said he would welcome cash and other help from India, words likely to alarm Islamabad which accuses New Delhi of stirring trouble there.
U.S. may consider lifting sanctions on Afghan warlord - official
KABUL The United States may consider lifting sanctions on one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords after a peace accord was signed in the Afghan capital on Thursday, a U.S. official said.
U.S. expects donors to pledge $3 billion a year for Afghanistan
WASHINGTON An international conference is expected to pledge over $3 billion a year in development support for Afghanistan next week but funds will be dependent on reforms and countering corruption, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Rights group urges Bangladesh to stop "kneecapping" detainees
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Security forces in Bangladesh are deliberately shooting members and supporters of opposition parties in the leg, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday that compared the acts to "kneecappings" once meted out by the Irish Republican Army.
As Pakistan army chief's tenure nears end, PM faces key choice
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif faces a key choice in the coming weeks about who should run Pakistan's powerful military, one that will have a major influence on the country's often strained relationships with the United States and nuclear rival India.
SAARC summit uncertain as India, others pull out in snub to Pakistan
KATHMANDU A summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) leaders set for Islamabad in November may be called off, as several countries have decided not to attend amid rising tension between arch-rivals India and Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: U.S. seeks accused Manila banker's help to crack Bangladesh heist
MANILA The FBI is negotiating with a former branch manager of a Philippines bank for information relating to $81 million that she handled after it was stolen from the Bangladesh central bank's account at the New York Federal Reserve, her lawyer said.
China urges Pakistan, India to solve differences over disputed Kashmir
BEIJING China on Wednesday called on Pakistan and India to solve their differences over Kashmir, as tensions mount between the nuclear-armed neighbours after an attack killed 18 Indian soldiers in the disputed Himalayan region.
Interview: Harshvardhan Kapoor
Harshvardhan Kapoor is unwell. He is recovering from fever and is being tested for malaria. But the 25-year-old son of actor Anil Kapoor becomes animated when he starts talking about films – and not just his debut film, “Mirzya”, a modern re-telling of the Mirza Sahiban love story that releases on October 7.
