Proposed law to protect Afghan women faces fierce backlash
An Afghan woman waits to try on a burqa at a shop in Kabul. (AP file)
Ahead of 2014 pullout by NATO forces, women’s rights activists fear a reversal of key gains.
North Korea sends signals it may be willing to rejoin disarmament talks
Chinese media report that a special envoy relayed the North’s willingness to resume negotiations.
12 killed in blast at Afghan mosque
Officials say Taliban insurgents placed explosives in a corner of the mosque before joining worshipers.
After years of economic decline, a new boom in Japan
Under “Abenomics,” the prime minister’s radical economic policy plan, Japan sees signs of a revival.
Bombs, gunfire rock Afghan capital
Afghan police and insurgents wage a gun battle in a Kabul district that includes key government buildings.
Indian cricket tournament under threat amid latest scandal
FT.com | A zealous police probe leaves future of India’s Premier League up in the air.
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More images from inside North Korea
A rare visual tour of the reclusive and secretive country.
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Pakistan’s Mr. Popular
Imran Khan hopes to replicate his success on the cricket pitch in the field of Pakistani politics.
India election sees change
After 34 years, world’s longest-serving democratically elected communist party loses power.
The art of Ai Weiwei
A collection of popular works of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was arrested by the Chinese police.
Global nuclear debate heats up
Governments around the world are questioning the use of nuclear power.
Powerful quake, aftershocks rattle Tokyo
A massive earthquake and tsunami struck the eastern coast of Japan.
Quake in New Zealand kills scores
The search for survivors continues after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
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Asia / Pacific
Middle East
- Hezbollah leader says his group will not stand idle while its ally Syria is under attack
- Roadside bomb kills 2 Yemeni soldiers in area where military is fighting al-Qaida
- Egypt top court rules against Islamist-backed election law that lifts ban on religious slogans
- Iraq car bomb kills 6 Iranian pilgrims and 1 Iraqi north of Baghdad
Europe
- French soldier stabbed in neck by robed attacker with box cutter
- Friend of man suspected of killing UK soldier on London street arrested after BBC interview
- French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris; unclear yet if any link to UK attack
- UK police: 3 more men arrested in slaying of British soldier in London
The Americas
- Huge crowd celebrates 'victorious decade' of President Fernandez and her late husband
- Huge crowd celebrates 'victorious decade' of President Fernandez's government
- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denies allegations that he smokes crack cocaine
- Chile's Indians cheer as regulator fines Barrick Gold for violating Pascua-Lama permit
National Security
- Federal outreach to Muslim American communities is a pillar of Obama counterterrorism strategy
- Looking at US security in years ahead, Obama weighs terror threats against civil liberties
- By the numbers: US drone strikes and estimated deaths in Pakistan and Yemen since 2002
- Obama lifts ban on the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen
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