Asia News
S. Korean fishing boat 'seized by N. Korea'
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 11:13A South Korean fishing boat in the Sea of Japan and its seven crew members are being held by North Korea, according to reports in South Korea.
1,300 missing after Chinese landslides
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 10:27The death toll rose to at least 96 people on Sunday after massive landslides hit northwest China, state media reported.
Vessels collide, cause oil spill off Mumbai
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 09:15Two vessels collided Saturday morning off the Mumbai coast in western India, and the resulting damage caused one of the ships to leak oil, according to the Indian Coast Guard.
S. Korea replaces PM, seven ministers
Sun, 08/08/2010 - 08:07South Korea's president nominated a new prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, state media said Sunday.
10 aid workers killed in Afghanistan
Sat, 08/07/2010 - 18:56Ten people -- six Germans, two Americans and two Afghan -- were killed by gunmen in Afghanistan about 15 days ago, police said Saturday.
Cricket: Brave Laxman helps India level series
Sat, 08/07/2010 - 15:41India tied the three-Test series with Sri Lanka after V.V.S. Laxman overcame back problems to score an unbeaten century on the final day of the deciding match in Colombo to seal a five-wicket victory.
Gold mine fire kills 14, traps 23 in China
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 21:36A fire inside a gold mine trapped at least 50 workers in eastern China's Shandong province Friday evening, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Extreme skier dies on K2 in Pakistan
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 20:31Swedish mountaineer and professional skier Fredrik Ericsson died Friday while trying to summit K2 in Pakistan, his friend David Schipper told CNN in a telephone interview.
4 feared dead after Indonesia volcano erupts
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 14:34Four people are missing and feared dead after a volcano eruption in Indonesia, according to a National Disaster Mitigation Agency official.
Death toll in Karachi violence hits 81
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 05:11The death toll rose to 81 on Friday in the widespread violence that broke out after the killing of a provincial lawmaker in southern Pakistan.
Another school knife attack reported in China
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 22:36Another knife attack reportedly occurred at a kindergarten in China, according to a Chinese rights group.
U.S. troops in Afghanistan get new guidance on use of force
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 17:04Gen. David Petraeus on Wednesday issued a new "tactical directive" for forces in Afghanistan that emphasizes guidance for the use of force by troops operating in the country.
More rain, floodwaters threaten Pakistan
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 13:12The prime minister of Pakistan planned an emergency meeting Wednesday, as flooding continues to wreak havoc on the country.
Cricket: Sehwag smashes Sri Lankan bowlers
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 12:25Virender Sehwag is poised to notch his 21st Test century after his quickfire knock on Wednesday kept the third and deciding match between India and Sri Lanka in the balance.
Suicide attack kills Pakistani security official
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 10:52At least three people were killed and nine others injured when a suicide bomber rammed into a security vehicle Wednesday in the northern Pakistani city of Peshawar.
80 Indian police in gunbattle with Maoists
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 09:17At least 80 officers were engaged in a gunfight with rebel Maoists in rain-drenched thick forests of eastern India Wednesday, police said.
Death toll in Karachi violence rises to 57
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 04:39The death toll has risen to 57 in the widespread violence that broke out after the killing of a provincial lawmaker in southern Pakistan.
Zardari: World 'losing against Taliban'
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 00:17The international community is "losing the war against the Taliban," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday.
New Zealand has first Afghanistan war death
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 22:15New Zealand has suffered its first combat fatality in the war in Afghanistan, the New Zealand Defense Force reported Tuesday.
Five people killed in anti-India protests
Tue, 08/03/2010 - 13:25Spiraling violence claimed five more lives Tuesday in Indian-administered Kashmir, where anti-India mobs continued to defy the curfew restrictions in the capital of Srinagar and other towns.
