Japan may go "momentarily" without nuclear power next month when the only one reactor still…
Asia
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…
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…
India professor held for cartoon ‘ridiculing Mamata’
Indian police have arrested a professor in Calcutta for allegedly posting on the internet cartoons…
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…
Murdered Afghan talks head Rabbani replaced by son
The son of murdered Afghan peace talks chief Burhanuddin Rabbani has been appointed to replace…
China economic growth dips to 8.1%
China's economy, the world's second-largest, has expanded at its slowest pace in almost three years.
Vietnam man buys little piece of American dream
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese businessman Pham Dinh Nguyen flew to the U.S. for the…
China sets out school bus law after deadly
China's cabinet has issued new rules governing school bus safety in the wake of a…
Revered Nepal temple in financial transparency move
One of the most revered Hindu sites in South Asia, Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, has…