India's internal security remains a major challenge and the threat from Maoist rebels requires constant attention, PM Manmohan Singh has said.
US and Philippines begin South China Sea drills
Joint military exercises between the US and the Philippines are getting under way in the South China Sea, even as Manila remained locked in a stand-off with Beijing…
Pakistan : près de 400 détenus, dont des insurgés islamistes, s’évadent d’une prison
Un bataillon de 150 hommes a pris d’assaut la prison de Bannu, une ville du nord-ouest du pays, dans la nuit du samedi 14 au dimanche 15 avril.…
Japan may be ‘momentarily’ without nuclear power
Japan may go "momentarily" without nuclear power next month when the only one reactor still in operation shuts down for maintenance work, the country's industry minister warned Sunday.
India and Pakistan open new border post to boost trade
Trade between India and Pakistan is expected to rise substantially from its present $2.7bn a year following the opening of a new checkpost at the Wagah border crossing,…
Infosys shares slide on weaker-than-expected outlook
Shares of Infosys, India's second-largest software company, have fallen after it issued a weaker-than-expected outlook for the current financial year.
India professor held for cartoon ‘ridiculing Mamata’
Indian police have arrested a professor in Calcutta for allegedly posting on the internet cartoons ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Taliban launch raids on Kabul and other Afghan targets
Militants are carrying out what they say are co-ordinated attacks on Kabul and other targets in Afghanistan.
Murdered Afghan talks head Rabbani replaced by son
The son of murdered Afghan peace talks chief Burhanuddin Rabbani has been appointed to replace him.
Les députés birmans refusent de prêter serment à la Constitution
Grand dilemme au sein du parti de l'opposante birmane Aung San Suu Kyi, à onze jours de la session parlementaire qui marquera l'entrée historique au Parlement des députés…