South Asia News

Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, a campaigner for the preservation of the world's cultural heritage known for his works on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. He was 79. Hirayama died of a stroke at a Tokyo...

According to a B.B.C. reporter who had a secret interview with a Taliban leader in Wardak Afghanistan, the latter very defiantly declared that if President Obama had plans to send30,000 more American troops into Afghanistan,he should expect more deaths of...

I could never be President. Not because people wouldn't vote for me - I could probably be the Sarah Palin of the Democratic party if you gave me twenty years. No, I don't want to be President. Last night, President...

America's Nato allies are set to face renewed requests to commit more troops to Afghanistan, two days after Barack Obama announced the US surge. Nato foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels for two days of talks, with senior US figures...

Afghans expressed doubts about whether the impending surge in U.S. troops would make much of a difference in the war-torn country. "It is just a political decision taken by the Americans; it has nothing to do with us," a diner...

Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five awards including artist of the year. Jackson, who had been expected to enjoy a clean sweep, ended up with four awards....

Ulfa chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa was tonight flown to Delhi after he was “pushed back” to Tripura from Bangladesh, the two neighbours pulling off the biggest unde- clared deportation of a most-wanted fugitive in recent memory. The stunning “high-value” transfer, which...

The 3rd test match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai is a special one for several reasons – the most important one is that it is being played in the Brabourne Stadium after a lapse of 36 years. The...

WASHINGTON: Washington will press Islamabad to ‘do more’ against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s new strategy for the region,...