Asia-Pacific

60 Taliban, 5 soldiers dead in Pakistan offensive  2009-10-19 09:25:58

Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire Sunday with Taliban defending their heartland, a day after launching an offensive aimed at bringing the writ of the state to lawless lands on the Afghan border.



Pakistan, Taliban both claim success in fighting  2009-10-18 20:49:35

The Pakistani army and the Taliban claimed to be inflicting heavy casualties on each other as fierce fighting raged Sunday in the Afghan border area.



US plane with Marines forced to land in India  2009-10-18 18:07:44

Indian authorities on Sunday forced a US plane carrying Marines to land in Mumbai after a confusion about the call sign, a US Embassy official said.



Taliban fight back against Pakistan offensive  2009-10-18 17:58:19

Militants clashed with Pakistani troops advancing into their main sanctuary near the Afghan border Sunday amid signs the army faces a far tougher fight than in other assaults against al-Qaida and the Taliban in the northwest.



Aussie teen sailor starts round-the-world bid  2009-10-18 14:18:46

A 16-year-old Australian steered her bright pink yacht out of Sydney Harbor on Sunday to start her bid to become the youngest person to sail solo and unassisted around the world.



Kerry: Too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan  2009-10-18 11:50:14

With Afghanistan's election crisis deepening, Sen. John Kerry says it would be irresponsible for the US to consider sending additional troops to the region at this time.



Pakistan starts critical offensive against Taliban  2009-10-18 11:13:45

Pakistani soldiers attacked militant bases in the main al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border Saturday in the country's most critical offensive...



Over a dozen inmates break prison in N Afghanistan  2009-10-17 20:30:16

Over a dozen inmates broke a jail in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, director Mohammad Usman Parwani said Saturday.



Suicide truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq  2009-10-17 20:12:36

A suicide bomber blew up a truck bomb over a key bridge on the main highway west of Ramadi, the capital city of Anbar province, while four soldiers were killed in separate incident near the city of Fallujah, a police source said Saturday.



3 US soldiers killed in roadside bombings in Afghanistan  2009-10-17 20:09:12

Two roadside bombings in eastern and southern Afghanistan have left three US soldiers dead on Friday, said a statement of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Saturday.



DPRK urges ROK to improve Korean ties  2009-10-17 15:52:51



6.4-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia  2009-10-16 19:44:04

Balloon lands in Colorado, boy not in  2009-10-16 05:15:23



Strong quake strikes Papua, Indonesia  2009-10-15 21:00:33