Asia
Burma plans crackdown on monks as election nears
Military authorities fear repeat of 2007 when monks led 'Saffron Uprising'
Inside Asia
Afghan civilians killed in Nato air strike new
Monday, 22 February 2010
Nato said its planes fired yesterday on a group of vehicles that it believed contained insurgents.
Food and water runs out for Marjah civilians
Monday, 22 February 2010
For Afghans who didn't get out before Operation Moshtarak began, the attack is taking its toll. Kim Sengupta reports from Helmand
The exiles dreaming of a return to Kashmir
Monday, 22 February 2010
The 400,000 Hindus driven out by Muslim extremists 20 years ago hope talks beginning this week will bring them a step closer to going home. But does it suit the Indian government to prolong their misery?
Outcry over Obama statue
Monday, 22 February 2010
A statue of Barack Obama as a boy has been placed at the Jakarta elementary school once attended by the US President, after there was a backlash against its display in a public park in the Indonesian capital.
Militant group leader killed in the Philippines
Monday, 22 February 2010
Philippines troops have killed a senior leader of the al-Qa'ida-linked Abu Sayyaf group blamed for kidnappings and bombings on a remote southern island.
Toll grows as Afghan offensive enters second week
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Karzai warns Operation Moshtarak is killing too many civilians
Japan 'to speed up car recall system'
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Japan's transport ministry may reform its car recall system, reports said today, as Toyota faces accusations of delays over drivers' complaints.
India's 'third sex' win a measure of public acceptance
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Rachel Shields: But despite a beauty pageant and changes to the law, the hijras still fear harassment and abuse.
US Marines dropped behind Taliban lines to find snipers
Saturday, 20 February 2010
First week of Operation Moshtarak ends with American troops trying to break down resistance.
China protests over Dalai Lama visit
Saturday, 20 February 2010
China said yesterday that President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama "seriously harms US-China relations", but the way the two countries have handled the White House visit indicates that both would rather avoid a major crisis.
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