U.S. kills Taliban insurgents who downed SEALs' helicopter

The retribution wasn't long in coming.

New Tibetan exile leader vows to take on Chinese 'colonialism'

Lobsang Sangay, the Tibetan prime minister in exile, vowed to fight China's uncompromising approach toward Tibet during his swearing-in...

U.S. debt downgrade leaves China in a bind

The downgrade of U.S. government debt has put China, the United States' largest creditor, in a tough spot.

Afghanistan chopper downing raises concerns over U.S.

The downing of an American helicopter full of elite troops deepened concerns among some Afghans that it might symbolize an erosion of U.S....

As U.S. stumbles, companies invest in consumer growth overseas

Many major U.S. companies are making big plans to expand overseas even as some of them announce new layoffs at home, and there's a...

China chastises U.S. over debt

China called on the United States to "cure its addiction to debts" and "learn to live within its means" in a searing commentary published...

Pakistan's top envoy gets points for style, but at home questions loom

Just eight days into the job, Pakistan's first female foreign minister faced a daunting task: Try to thaw icy relations between her...

South Korea activist's protest on cargo crane to enter 8th month

Kim Jin-suk spends her days cloistered in a metallic cell 15 stories above the ground, solemnly watching the world scurry about far below.

South Korea's fierce island guard

Four decades ago, fisherman Kim Seong-do came to this tiny outcropping known as the lonely island in search of solitude and a good catch.

China says Islamic radicals were behind violence in Kashgar

Chinese authorities said Monday that Islamic radicals trained in Pakistan to wage "holy war" were responsible for attacks over the weekend...

Uighur violence in China leaves at least 19 dead

At least 19 people were killed over the weekend in the far-western city of Kashgar in attacks that China blamed on members of the local...

Taiwan eases up on mainland Chinese visitors

Mainland Chinese visitors to Taiwan, you may now get off the tour bus.

U.S. is refocused on covert strikes in Pakistan

The U.S. is "doubling down" on its strategy of covert targeted missile strikes in Pakistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, believing...

China pledges open, transparent inquiry of train crash

Premier Wen Jiabao, in a rare news conference Thursday at the site of last weekend's deadly train wreck in eastern China, promised an...

South Korea storm toll rises

South Korea struggled to recover Thursday from the nation's heaviest rainfall in decades, a torrential two-day downpour that triggered...

Suicide bombers, gunmen attack Afghan provincial capital

A team of insurgent suicide bombers and gunmen struck a provincial capital Thursday, killing as many as 21 people in an audacious attack...

India, Pakistan foreign ministers meet to reduce tensions

The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan met Wednesday for the first time in a year in a fresh attempt to reduce tension and reverse...

China discovery knocks 'early bird' off perch, study says

The famous winged and feathered fossil Archaeopteryx has been knocked off its perch as the oldest known bird, according to new research....

Japan pushes to salvage its summer tourist season

Still recovering from March's devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan is stepping up efforts to draw foreign travelers, even recruiting...

Deadly Chinese bullet train crash spawns anger, safety concerns

A toddler was discovered alive Sunday afternoon after two bullet trains collided in eastern China a day earlier in a deadly incident that...

In Japan, disaster is an opportunity to reassess

It's moving day for Masamichi Kanari, again. He travels light, toting a blue backpack and brown gym bag stuffed with donated dress shirts...

Bullet train crashes in China; at least 35 killed

At least 35 people were killed and scores were injured Saturday when a bullet train in eastern China lost power after being struck by...

Nguyen Cao Ky dies at 80; wartime leader of South Vietnam

Nguyen Cao Ky, the flamboyant former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years during the Vietnam War,...

Canada to extradite China's most wanted fugitive

He was an illiterate peasant who is said to have built a multibillion-dollar smuggling empire with his wits and a gift for cultivating...

Islamist student group said to terrorize Pakistan campuses

After philosophy students and faculty members rallied to denounce heavy-handed efforts to separate male and female students, Islamists on...