Skip navigation
South and Central Asia
Image: Refugees in Pakistan
AP

2 million Pakistanis to return home

Those who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in Swat Valley will be allowed to go back next week, Pakistani officials say. Full story

Sex clause cut from Afghan marriage law

Revised article makes no attempt to regulate marital sexual relations. Full story

Blasts kill 25 Afghans, 2 NATO troops
Karzai pardons five heroin traffickers

Top stories

Police disrupt new Iran protests

Image: A protester in Iran
Reuters

Thousands of protesters stream down avenues of the capital, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses say. Full story

Worst violence since U.S. pullback hits Iraq  |    Video
Obama: Nations must fight global warming  |    Video

Slide shows
Image: British forces in Afghanistan's Helmand province.
The New York Times via Redux Pic
Image: Flamenco dancers perform next to Sevillian show horses at the Plaza de Toros on the fourth day of the the San Fermin festival in Pamplona
Reuters
Image: A vehicle set on fire during a road blockade in Honduras
Reuters
Image: U.S. Marines Continue Suppression Of Insurgents
Getty Images
Image:
AP
Image: Police officers walk amidst the rubble of damaged houses in Viareggio
AP
Image: A man attaches an Iranian flag to a statue of John Cockerill, a prominent British-Belgian 19th century industrialist
AP
AP
advertisement | your ad here
advertisement | your ad here