All Asia: South & Central
Delhi tackles air pollution with more auto rickshawsIndia's air pollution is now worse than China's. To tackle its problem, Delhi has rolled out one of the world's largest fleets of vehicles fueled with compressed natural gas.
Who will lead Afghanistan after Karzai?Afghanistan’s next presidential elections are scheduled for 2014. However, President Hamid Karzai recently announced that he may call elections a year earlier.
From Kashmir to California: in the footsteps of a wanted killerJournalist Zahid Rafiq tells how he tried to reach Avtar Singh, a former Indian military man living outside Fresno with a dark past in Kashmir. On Saturday, Mr. Singh killed his family and himself.
Talks with Pakistan on NATO supply route stalled as US withdraws teamThe US has pulled out of negotiations with Pakistan to reopen NATO supply lines. One of the sticking points was the conviction of the Pakistani doctor who helped the US track Osama bin Laden.
FocusRio+20 challenge: expanding transportation to match growth in MumbaiMumbai's infrastructure is groaning under the pressure of its decade-long economic boom, as people travel for business and rising incomes put more private vehicles on the road.
Cover StoryUS legacy in Afghanistan: What 11 years of war has accomplishedThe lives of four Afghans provide a lens on how America's longest conflict has changed a nation – and the divisions and dangers that persist.
Panetta: Militant havens testing limits of US patience with PakistanDefense Secretary Leon Panetta said the US was reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan because of the havens the country offered to insurgents in Afghanistan.
India eyes increased role in AfghanistanIndia is among regional powers eyeing a larger role in Afghanistan as the US prepares to pull back. Some Afghans worry about becoming a proxy battleground for India and Pakistan.
Dalai Lama's envoys to China resign in frustrationTwo high-profile resignations and an increasing number of self-immolations within the Tibetan community highlight a desperate effort to attract attention to the Chinese government's crackdown in Tibet.- Suicide bombings in Afghanistan highlight difficult task ahead for US, NATOThe Taliban claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing today in Kandahar that killed at least 22 people. Officials say controlling suicide attacks in Afghanistan is near impossible.
Locals turn against Taliban in eastern AfghanistanTaliban-forced school closures and attacks have presented a big problem in Afghanistan. Residents in Andar are rebelling against the Taliban, but that doesn't mean that they are siding with the government.
UN sees significant drop in Afghan civilian casualtiesCivilian casualties are down in Afghanistan, according to the UN. Analysts say this has to do with the a drop in insurgent attacks and may be a sign of better US-Afghan coordination.
Nepal's political process derailed, againAfter years of delay, critics blame Nepal's dominant Maoist party for the impasse, in an attempt at ramming through a more radical constitution.- FocusDeradicalizing boys in PakistanPakistan's Sabaoon organization is working to reintegrate child soldiers trained to be suicide bombers back into society.
Pakistani official: Position to soften on NATO supply lineAn assistant to the Prime Minister says the country will show flexibility on the issue after NATO clearly expressed its displeasure in Chicago.
In Afghanistan, NATO exit plan raises concerns about stabilityNATO plans to transition security control to Afghan forces over the next two years, but many Afghans question their ability to hold the gains that have been made.- Why Pakistan still hasn't reopened NATO supply linesThe government of Pakistan is facing domestic political pressure to keep NATO's supply routes to Afghanistan closed, while the US resists apologizing or paying a high per truck fee.
- Pakistan bans Twitter, citing blasphemous contentActivists see the government's claims of blasphemy as a convenient excuse to rein in free-wheeling conversations on the social media site ahead of elections.
Afghanistan after the US: What's next?Challenges in Wardak Province, west of Kabul, are a mirror of those the Afghan government will face as US and NATO pull back from reconstruction and aid funding in the next two years.
Afghan insurgent attacks down: A sign of widening Taliban fractures?An independent monitoring group says insurgent attacks in Afghanistan are down 43 percent compared with this time last year.
