South Asia

Cyclone Thane Devastates South India Coastline (Photos)

December 31, 2011, 11:35 am

Cyclone Thane pounded the southern coast of India Friday morning killing at least 35 people and leaving a trail of heavy damage on the Tamil Nadu coast and the Union territory [...]

India’s Last Magician Slum Will Soon Disappear

December 29, 2011, 8:08 pm

There is a place in India where magic never died, but now that place itself is threatened.

Afghanistan Supports Taliban Office in Qatar

December 27, 2011, 12:50 am

The Afghan peace council said on Monday it supports the creation of a Taliban office in Qatar to begin the peace talks process in an attempt to bring stability in the country.

Hunger Strike at Women’s Jail in Mumbai

December 26, 2011, 2:43 pm

More than two dozen Indian women prisoners are on hunger strike in Mumbai, saying that they have received poor and inadequate food, and to protest against poor hygienic [...]

Textures of Pakistan: Folk Art on Wheels

December 26, 2011, 1:32 am

Truck owners take great pride in having their work trucks elaborately decorated with miniature paintings and intricate designs.

Afghanistan Funeral Bomb Kills 20

December 25, 2011, 6:19 pm

More than 20 people, including a local official, were killed in a suicide attack at a funeral on Sunday in northeastern Afghanistan, media reports say.

Report Finds US, Pakistan Share Blame for Friendly Fire Deaths

December 22, 2011, 10:24 pm

The deaths of 24 Pakistani soldiers during U.S. airstrike late last month was the result of communications failures by both camps, concluded a Pentagon investigation into the matter published Thursday. The Pakistani troops were killed in a NATO airstrike near [...]