<![CDATA[Wash Post Asia/Pacific]]>

<![CDATA[Wash Post Asia/Pacific]]> en-us 30 washingtonpost.com 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif <![CDATA[ Japan's catastrophe resonates at economic, regulatory and personal levels ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101938.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032101938.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:02:00 EDT David Nakamura and Joel Achenbach <![CDATA[ World Bank estimates Japan damage up to $235 billion; smoke rises from nuclear plant ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032100108.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032100108.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:26:05 EDT David Nakamura <![CDATA[ On first trip to India, Palin talks tough on China, other topics ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904764.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/19/AR2011031904764.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:57:02 EDT Rama Lakshmi <![CDATA[ Pakistanis protest U.S. airstrikes, release of CIA contractor release ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031806296.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031806296.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:55:02 EDT

]]> Pamela Constable <![CDATA[ As Japan takes steps to cool stricken nuclear reactor, U.S. warns of long crisis ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801333.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801333.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:45:03 EDT Rick Maese and Rob Stein <![CDATA[ Obama set to leave for Central and South America ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601547.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601547.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:23:02 EDT Perry Bacon Jr. <![CDATA[ Japan's nuclear crisis will last weeks, U.S. official says ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601391.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601391.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:55:03 EDT Rick Maese and Rob Stein <![CDATA[ Japan's slow tsunami response stirs anger ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604178.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031604178.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:15:03 EDT

]]> Andrew Higgins <![CDATA[ Embattled State Department official key part of quake response ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603860.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603860.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:51:00 EDT Post <![CDATA[ Japan crisis revives global nuclear debate ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503497.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031503497.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:45:01 EDT Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ CIA contractor Raymond Davis freed after 'blood money' payment ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601846.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031601846.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:56:01 EDT Greg Miller and Shaiq Hussain <![CDATA[ U.S. military, aid groups prepare to assist after Japan earthquake ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105825.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105825.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:33:00 EDT

]]> Mary Beth Sheridan and Craig Whitlock <![CDATA[ NASA, Russian astronauts land safely in the snowy steppes of Kazakhstan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602298.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031602298.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:26:04 EDT PETER LEONARD <![CDATA[ China to pull citizens from NE Japan, other foreigners ponder exit amid nuclear crisis ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501948.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501948.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:30:01 EDT JOE McDONALD <![CDATA[ Uzbekistan shuts down Human Rights Watch's office amid mounting harassment of activists ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500508.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500508.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:06:02 EDT PETER LEONARD <![CDATA[ Kazakhstan homeowners hold large-scale protest calling for government to stop repossessions ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501335.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031501335.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:12:00 EDT

]]> PETER LEONARD <![CDATA[ North Korea 'not opposed' to discussing uranium enrichment if 6-nation nuclear talks resume ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506266.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506266.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:44:00 EDT HYUNG-JIN KIM <![CDATA[ Kyrgyzstan plans to host U.S.-funded anti-terrorism training center ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500684.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500684.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:03:05 EDT The Associated Press <![CDATA[ Official says rescuers have found 70-year-old woman alive 4 days after Japan tsunami ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506145.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031506145.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 05:04:01 EDT ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA <![CDATA[ Japan's prime minister, acting boldly, meets destiny in management of tsunami tragedy ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500677.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500677.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:46:00 EDT

]]> JOJI SAKURAI <![CDATA[ Store shelves empty even outside disaster zone as panic buying grips Japan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500158.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031500158.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:43:00 EDT YURI KAGEYAMA <![CDATA[ Residents warned to stay indoors near Japan nuke plant after new, catastrophic radiation leak ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405599.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031405599.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:57:06 EDT ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA <![CDATA[ Japan's explosions cast doubt on nuclear renaissance as Swiss, Germans suspend atomic plans ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403883.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403883.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:55:02 EDT ANGELA CHARLTON and JOHN HEILPRIN <![CDATA[ In Afghanistan, U.S. shifts strategy on women's rights as it eyes wider priorities ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/05/AR2011030503668.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/05/AR2011030503668.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:42:04 EDT

]]> Rajiv Chandrasekaran <![CDATA[ Hundreds of bodies wash ashore in northeastern Japan after earthquake and tsunami ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403425.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403425.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:04:04 EDT JAY ALABASTER and TODD PITMAN <![CDATA[ Japanese nuclear plants' operator scrambles to avert meltdowns ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205493.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205493.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 13 Mar 2011 18:23:00 EDT Chico Harlan and Steven Mufson <![CDATA[ Japan begins grim relief mission with towns flooded, thousands reported missing ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205189.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205189.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:53:00 EDT Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Nuclear power industry watches warily as Japan's aging reactor is hit hard ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031203627.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031203627.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:29:00 EST

]]> Joel Achenbach <![CDATA[ As other authoritarian leaders fall, N. Korea pushes ahead with succession plan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204625.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204625.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:12:01 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ In Japan, damaged nuclear plants create fears of radioactive threat ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031201879.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031201879.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:58:00 EST Andrew Higgins <![CDATA[ Japan evacuates thousands from vicinity of two nuclear power plants ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103673.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103673.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:13:00 EST Steven Mufson and William Branigin <![CDATA[ Japan disaster may mean setback for U.S. nuclear industry ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205615.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031205615.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:45:01 EST

]]> Jia Lynn Yang <![CDATA[ Karzai again condemns NATO operations ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204182.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031204182.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:25:00 EST Ernesto Londono <![CDATA[ Japan quake: China sets aside disputes, offers help ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031201428.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/12/AR2011031201428.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:23:00 EST Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ Japan earthquake, tsunami said to kill hundreds; little impact on Hawaii, other islands ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031100293.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031100293.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:05:01 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ NATO endorses plan for Afghan forces to take over several areas ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105475.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031105475.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:28:05 EST

]]> Rajiv Chandrasekaran <![CDATA[ Dalai Lama says he will relinquish political role to democratically elected leader ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030906632.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030906632.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:32:07 EST Simon Denyer <![CDATA[ NATO troops kill Karzai's cousin in botched raid, Afghans say ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031000708.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/10/AR2011031000708.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:39:01 EST Ernesto Londono <![CDATA[ U.N. alarmed by surge in civilian casualties in Afghanistan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030903985.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030903985.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:29:01 EST Ernesto Londono <![CDATA[ Gates sees progress in hard-hit Marine unit ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030803395.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/08/AR2011030803395.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:54:01 EST

]]> Greg Jaffe <![CDATA[ Japanese foreign minister Maehara resigns amid donation flap ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030600862.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030600862.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:51:00 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ As food prices soar, Japan braces for pain ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602663.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/06/AR2011030602663.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:46:00 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Remains of Bamiyan Buddhas yield additional details about statues' origins ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/05/AR2011030504131.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/05/AR2011030504131.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:33:07 EST Andrew Lawler <![CDATA[ Villages set to expand India's consumer market ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030401761.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030401761.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:07:01 EST

]]> Rama Lakshmi <![CDATA[ Amputations and genital injuries increase sharply among soldiers in Afghanistan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030403258.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030403258.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:56:00 EST David Brown <![CDATA[ Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan's sole Christian minister, is assassinated in Islamabad ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030101394.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030101394.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:26:01 EST Karin Brulliard and Shaiq Hussain <![CDATA[ Most U.S. aid to Pakistan hasn't gotten there yet ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030205976.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/02/AR2011030205976.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:50:01 EST Josh Rogin <![CDATA[ In rural Afghan village, local security takes root ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103947.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103947.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:49:01 EST

]]> Josh Boak <![CDATA[ Gibbon songs have regional accents, says new study ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022805262.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022805262.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:29:01 EST Post <![CDATA[ China tamps down Middle East-inspired protests before they can gain momentum ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022700606.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022700606.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:33:05 EST Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ North Korea threatens 'firing attacks' on South over leaflets about Mideast turmoil ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022700351.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022700351.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:07:00 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Afghanistan civilian casualties spike; officials say 200 killed in 2-week period ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022603342.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022603342.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:28:01 EST

]]> Ernesto Londono and Javed Hamdard <![CDATA[ Nervous about unrest, Chinese authorities block Web site, search terms ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022502151.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022502151.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:22:01 EST Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ Just give peace a chance? ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022406522.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/24/AR2011022406522.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:25:03 EST Al Kamen <![CDATA[ Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021901953.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021901953.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:03:00 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Google, Yahoo! BabelFish use math principles to translate documents online ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022102191.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022102191.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:22:00 EST

]]> Konstantin Kakaes <![CDATA[ Afghan officials allege that 65 civilians were killed in U.S. military operation ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022000276.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022000276.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:33:00 EST Joshua Partlow and Habib Zahori <![CDATA[ Obama and unions: Many in labor movement frustrated with president ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021807480.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021807480.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:54:00 EST Peter Wallsten <![CDATA[ India and Pakistan are united by language and history, divided by commerce ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021901138.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021901138.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:55:01 EST Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ Court gives Pakistan 3 weeks to decide on immunity for American ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021701947.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021701947.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:01 EST

]]> Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi <![CDATA[ Amid warming relations with China, Taiwan's president seeks more U.S. arms ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021702176.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021702176.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:36:00 EST Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ Transcript: Post's interview with Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021702519.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/17/AR2011021702519.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:36 EST washingtonpost.com <![CDATA[ Stakes rise, aid cuts mulled in case of American accused of killing Pakistanis ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606363.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021606363.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:51:05 EST Karin Brulliard and Karen DeYoung <![CDATA[ IMF wants Afghanistan's troubled Kabul Bank sold off ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021604163.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021604163.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:52:01 EST

]]> Joshua Partlow <![CDATA[ North Korea has completed missile facility, satellite imagery shows ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021601604.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/16/AR2011021601604.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Wed, 16 Feb 2011 08:42:00 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ China's Wen, in the twilight of his premiership, takes on reformer's role ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502553.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/15/AR2011021502553.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:35:00 EST Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ Clinton to announce new 'AfPak' envoy ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405949.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021405949.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:36:00 EST Karen DeYoung <![CDATA[ Bomb kills 2 at upscale Kabul hotel complex ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400750.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/14/AR2011021400750.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:19:00 EST

]]> Joshua Partlow and Josh Boak <![CDATA[ Devastating 2010 Pakistan floods highlight difficulties in sounding alarm ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302479.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302479.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:49:05 EST Brian Vastag <![CDATA[ Pakistani police report deems American official 'guilty' in shootings ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021301279.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021301279.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:00:00 EST Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi <![CDATA[ Macau's casinos rake in cash from Chinese who see gambling as an investment ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302476.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/13/AR2011021302476.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:39:00 EST Andrew Higgins <![CDATA[ Afghan universities struggling for funding ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021203931.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/12/AR2011021203931.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:12:02 EST

]]> Josh Boak <![CDATA[ Looming challenge for southern Sudan: Regulating oil companies ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021102796.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021102796.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:33:04 EST Rebecca Hamilton <![CDATA[ Pakistan police: U.S. shooter committed 'clear murder' ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021101625.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/11/AR2011021101625.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:31:01 EST Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ Pakistan TV dramatizes fight against terrorism ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/09/AR2011020902797.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/09/AR2011020902797.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:45:01 EST Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ India, Pakistan agree to resume peace talks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001198.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001198.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:14:02 EST

]]> Simon Denyer and Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ Teen suicide bomber kills army recruits in Pakistan ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021000674.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021000674.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:30:00 EST Haq Nawaz Khan and Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ Kabul grocery bombing said to target French diplomats ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001281.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/10/AR2011021001281.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:28:00 EST Josh Boak <![CDATA[ U.S., Pakistani officials at diplomatic odds in fatal shooting ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/09/AR2011020906775.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/09/AR2011020906775.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST Greg Miller and Karen DeYoung <![CDATA[ North, South Korea hold official talks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020801214.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020801214.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:41:01 EST

]]> Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Afghan government accuses 16 security firms of violations ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020803767.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/08/AR2011020803767.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:53:00 EST Joshua Partlow <![CDATA[ U.S.-Pakistan relations strained further with case of jailed diplomat ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020705790.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020705790.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:17:00 EST Karen DeYoung and Karin Brulliard <![CDATA[ India resists efforts to ban pesticide ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702244.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020702244.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:43:01 EST Rama Lakshmi <![CDATA[ Is China a measuring stick or a warning sign for America? ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020705275.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/07/AR2011020705275.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:15:01 EST

]]> Keith B. Richburg <![CDATA[ U.S. initiative to arm Afghan villagers carries some risks ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020602496.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020602496.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:05:08 EST Joshua Partlow <![CDATA[ Burmese parliament chooses junta insider Thein Sein for president ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/04/AR2011020405274.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/04/AR2011020405274.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:08:02 EST Tim Johnston <![CDATA[ Report on global cardiac risks: World gets fatter, but blood pressure goes down ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020306970.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020306970.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:59:01 EST David Brown <![CDATA[ Kabul Bank employees flee to Pakistan amid investigation into lending, officials say ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013100915.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013100915.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:00:01 EST

]]> Joshua Partlow and Andrew Higgins <![CDATA[ Russia's Ryabkov on U.S.-Russia relations: 'We can offer tangible results, and we will do more in the future' ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013105212.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013105212.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:15:01 EST Walter Pincus <![CDATA[ Ex-prisoner can't pull his mind away from North Korea ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013105210.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013105210.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:15:01 EST Chico Harlan <![CDATA[ Chaos at Cairo airport as foreigners flee Egypt ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013101937.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/31/AR2011013101937.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:59:00 EST Janine Zacharia <![CDATA[ New estimates put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at more than 100 ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013004136.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013004136.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:49:00 EST

]]> Karen DeYoung <![CDATA[ Lighting switch requires a change in mind-set ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013003415.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013003415.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:29:01 EST Juliet Eilperin <![CDATA[ U.S. Embassy demands release of 'unlawfully detained' diplomat who shot 2 Pakistanis ]]> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/28/AR2011012802004.html?wprss=rss_world/asia http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/28/AR2011012802004.html?wprss=rss_world/asia Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:43:00 EST Karin Brulliard and Aoun Sahi