All Asia: South & Central
Pakistan PM Gilani wins key backing in ParliamentPakistan's Parliament passed a key resolution Monday that backed Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani as he faces pressure from the Army and the Supreme Court.
Cover StoryIn India, the challenge of building 50,000 collegesTo become an economic powerhouse, India needs to educate as many as 100 million young people over the next 10 years – something never done before.- Taliban says urination video won't harm peace talks. Why not?A video showing what appear to be US forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters the group has drawn only muted reaction, with many Afghans saying they're now inured to US abuses.
Pakistan's growing civilian-military showdownPakistan has avoided another military coup - so far - but tensions are rising between Prime Minister Gilani and the military establishment.
Pakistan's civilian government and Army in war of wordsPakistan's Army warned of 'grievous consequences' after the prime minister challenged its place in the constitutional order, raising concerns of another coup.
Why Musharraf is risking a return to PakistanPakistani prosecutors say former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be arrested the moment he returns, but the Army might prevent his arrest.- What the execution of 15 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers meansIn an apparent surprise to the Pakistan military, insurgents executed 15 soldiers who had been recently kidnapped – a blow to talks between the government and the Pakistani Taliban.
- Taliban talks: Does Mullah Omar speak for his footsoldiers?Taliban leaders have agreed to set up an office in Qatar to facilitate peace talks with the West. But it's unclear how well the Taliban communicate among themselves.
