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Asia: South & Central | 07/08/08

China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams

The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.

Asia: South & Central | 07/07/08

Philippines tries to edge out India for U.S. outsourcing jobs

Employee cutbacks in the US force firms to shift overseas, creating as many as 600,000 new jobs for Filipinos.

Daily Update > Terrorism & Security | 07/07/08

Pakistan: Suicide bombing in capital raises concerns about negotiating with militants

Marking the anniversary of a government operation against the radical Red Mosque, the attack suggests some militants are growing bolder.

Asia: South & Central | 07/03/08

Protests in Kashmir herald poll tensions

Muslim separatists celebrated the revocation of a controversial land-transfer decision, using the occasion to agitate for independence from India.

Asia: South & Central | 07/02/08

Abkhazia's tourism fights to regain fabled legacy

Russians are flocking back to the Black Sea beaches, although a string of recent bombings exposes the breakaway republic's ongoing tensions with Georgia.

Asia: South & Central | 07/01/08

Pakistan turns to force against militants

In a switch from its efforts to negotiate, the three-month-old government launched an offensive in the North West Frontier Province amid a growing threat to a major city.

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