Survivors and victims’ relatives on Thursday voiced fury that the US soldier who massacred 16 Afghan villagers last year would escape the death penalty after pleading guilty.
Survivors and victims’ relatives on Thursday voiced fury that the US soldier who massacred 16 Afghan villagers last year would escape the death penalty after pleading guilty.
The 14th Chinese naval squad heading for Somali waters will take part in a multi-national exercise in Pakistan in March, military sources said Sunday.
A Sri Lankan prisoner who tried to hide his mobile phone during a search of his cell was caught out when guards heard ring tones from his rear-end, a hospital official said.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The Afghan parliament passed votes of no confidence Saturday against the country’s defense and interior ministers, a blow to the government of President Hamid Karzai as it attempts to project an image of stability while international forces draw down.
China warned Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday against “hyping” a dispute over the South China Sea, as it voiced opposition to the row being discussed at a regional security forum.
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh and India agreed Tuesday to cooperate in trade and to resolve border disputes, but left river water sharing and transit issues for further discussions.
More than 200,000 coastal residents in eastern China have evacuated and thousands of ships were called back to shore as Typhoon Muifa bore down on the country after battering the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
BANGKOK - A Thai opposition lawmaker was wounded in a drive-by shooting near Bangkok, an attack denounced Wednesday as the first election-related violence as the country gears up for tense national polls.
TAIPEI - Taiwan’s main opposition party said Wednesday it will nominate ex-vice premier Tsai Ing-wen for next year’s presidential election, the first woman in Taiwan’s history to run for the post.
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan’s intelligence service says it has arrested a Pakistani man suspected of leading a botched assault on a NATO base last week that left seven insurgents dead.