Many more Afghan women are surviving pregnancy and childbirth than was thought, a new survey suggests.
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North Korea says nuclear plant is ‘progressing apace’
The building of a nuclear reactor in North Korea is "progressing apace", officials say, in a further snub to the US and South Korea.
Bangalore is best Indian city, says global survey
Technology hub Bangalore has been ranked the best Indian city to live in, according to a global survey.
China increases rural poverty limit to $1 a day
China has redefined the level at which people in rural areas are considered poor to include everyone earning less than $1 a day (6.5 yuan).
En Afghanistan, l’Inde concurrence la Chine dans l’exploitation minière
Un consortium de sept entreprises indiennes, mené par l'entreprise publique State Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), a remporté, lundi 28 novembre, l'appel d'offres pour l'exploitation, en Afghanistan, d'une…
Pakistan blocks BBC World News TV channel
Pakistani cable television operators have begun blocking the BBC's international news TV channel, BBC World News.
Chinese official: Eurozone collapse would be a ‘disaster’
A collapse of the eurozone would be a "disaster for everyone" and EU leaders have not "fully realised" the urgency of the situation, a Chinese official said Tuesday…
India-Pakistan tennis pair Bopanna and Qureshi split
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have ended their doubles partnership.
Pakistan ‘to boycott Afghan Bonn talks’ after Nato raid
Pakistan is to boycott talks on Afghanistan's future in protest at a Nato air strike which killed 24 of its soldiers at the weekend, officials say.
India all-party talks fails to end retail deadlock
An all-party meeting in India has failed to break a deadlock over opposition demands to reverse a decision to open up the retail market to global supermarket chains.