South Asia
Afghanistan faces presidential election run-off between Abdullah and Ghani
Afghanistan\'s presidential election will go to a second round after no one candidate garnered more than 50% of the vote, the country\'s ...NATO helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills 5 soldiers
Five NATO troops died in a helicopter crash Saturday in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said, the single deadliest day this ...Flash floods kill more than 123 in northern Afghanistan
More than 123 people have been killed in flash floods triggered by days of torrential rain in northern Afghanistan, local officials said. ...Afghan security guard shoots dead 3 American doctors at hospital
Three American medical staff members died when an Afghan security official opened fire Thursday at an American-run Christian hospital in Kabul in ...Air strike kills 13 suspected militants in central Yemen
Thirteen people, including three civilians, were killed on Saturday in a U.S. drone attack on suspected al-Qaeda rebels in the central Yemeni ...At least twelve dead in Mount Everest avalanche
Twelve Nepalese guides are dead and three people are missing in an avalanche on Mount Everest, a Nepal tourism official says.Pakistani Taliban end truce with government but vow to continue peace talks
The Pakistani Taliban has decided against extending its ceasefire but the dialogue process with the government will continue, a spokesperson of the ...Gunmen kidnap Afghan deputy minister in Kabul
Afghan officials say the country\'s deputy public works minister has been kidnapped in the capital, Kabul.14 die in India election violence
Two bombs planted by suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 14 people in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh as voting ...Maoist rebels kill 2 soldiers in central India, as polling continues
Suspected Maoist rebels blew up a jeep carrying paramilitary soldiers, killing two and wounding three others early Thursday, hours before voting began ...




