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Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil a U.S. Plan

Fighting between Afghan subtribes raises questions about using tribes as part of a counterinsurgency strategy.

Tokyo Journal: Rough Time at School for Japan?s Little Princess Adds to Royal Family?s Woes

The bullying of the 8-year-old daughter of Princess Masako has put the princess?s history of depression into the glare of Japan?s tabloid press.

Deadly Blasts Shake Pakistan City

Two suicide bombers detonated their charges within minutes of each other, killing at least 15 people.

China Increases Security in Tibet to Prevent Protests

China fears protests this week to mark the anniversaries of ethnic uprisings.

Thailand Braces for Political Rallies in Capital

While pledging nonviolence, protest leaders say they will gather mass rallies and blockades of government offices, starting on Friday and building over the following days.

Japanese Coast Guard Arrests Anti-Whaling Skipper

The Japanese Coast Guard arrested the skipper of an anti-whaling vessel on Friday and charged him with illegally boarding a whaling ship.

Names of the Dead

The Department of Defense has identified 1,005 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

Karzai Meets With Top Officials in Pakistan

Afghan and Pakistani leaders tried to bridge differences on dealing with Taliban militants in a border region.

World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Dissident Assails Voting Laws

The detained opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said she was surprised but undaunted at the military government?s new laws that will bar her from elections to be held this year.

Drone Strikes Kill 21 in Pakistan

Two strikes since Monday in North Waziristan have killed at least 21 people, possibly including a top local commander, said a Pakistan security official and residents of the area.

In Japan, a Basic Airport Betting on Bargain Airlines

Passengers will board from the tarmac at a new no-frills airport north of Tokyo that intends to attract more low-cost airlines to Japan.

President Ahmadinejad of Iran and Defense Secretary Gates Trade Jabs Over Afghanistan

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected American allegations that Iran was providing support to the Taliban, accusing the United States of playing a ?double game.?

Spy Chief in Pakistan to Stay On Another Year

An unusual extension for Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shuja Pasha may pave the way for a longer term for the head of the army, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was set to step down this year.

House Rejects Kucinich Plan for Swifter Afghanistan Pullout

Debate on the measure offered a preview of Congressional consideration later this year of the Obama administration?s request for money to pay for the Afghan war.

U.S. Charity Is Attacked In Pakistan; 6 Are Killed

Pakistani authorities said about a dozen masked militants stormed the building at about 9:30 a.m., herded staff members into a room, and started shooting indiscriminately.

China Mobile to Invest in Shanghai Pudong Bank

China Mobile will invest $5.8 billion in Shanghai Pudong Bank and work with it to offer wireless services like mobile bank cards.

Suspect?s Death Leads to Questions on Indonesia?s Border Security

A fugitive Islamic militant killed by Indonesian security forces traveled to Indonesia from the Philippines within the last few months, police officals said.

World Briefing | Asia: China: Protester Is Sentenced

Mao Hengfeng has been ordered to serve one and a half years of ?re-education through labor? for shouting slogans about human rights outside a Beijing courthouse, according to a rights advocacy group.

World Briefing | Asia: Dalai Lama Voices Support for Uighurs

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader risked further worsening his fraught relations with Beijing.

Myanmar Bars Democracy Advocate From Election

The ruling military junta announced a new election law that would likely prevent Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in coming elections.

Uproar in India Over Female Lawmaker Quota

A plan to reserve a third of the seats in India?s legislatures for women plunged Parliament into chaos and threatened the governing coalition.

Upset by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes

A U.S. tour arranged by the State Department ended in a public relations fiasco when the group of Pakistani legislators refused to submit to extra airport screening.

Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration System

Zhang Hong?s dismissal is a fresh warning that journalists who challenge government policy too directly can face retribution.

Gates Tours Market in Former Taliban Town

Robert M. Gates?s visit to the village of Now Zad ? and his first walk through a market during wartime in Iraq or Afghanistan ? would have been unimaginable even three months ago.

Police Kill Bali Nightclub Bombing Suspect

Counterterrorism forces shot and killed Dulmatin, one of Southeast Asia?s most-wanted Islamic militants, Indonesia?s president said Wednesday.

China and India to Join Copenhagen Climate Change Accord

The countries are the last two major economic powers to agree with the aims of the nonbinding agreement.

Japan Says It Allowed U.S. Nuclear Ships to Port

The agreements were made public in the United States years ago, but until recently the Japanese government had denied their existence.

Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks

The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday.

Pakistan Government Site Is Attacked

An explosives-laden truck rammed into the gate of a house used by the Federal Investigation Agency in Lahore, killing at least 12 people.

Junta Says Election Law Is Complete in Myanmar

If held, the elections would be the country?s first in two decades, but not date has been announced yet.

No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama

The new governor of Tibet said that the Dalai Lama did not have a right to choose his successor however he wanted, appearing to harden the government?s stance on a delicate issue.

Myanmar?s Ruling Junta Is Selling State?s Assets

Authorities have begun what diplomats and businessmen say is the largest sell-off of state assets in the country?s history.

China Blames U.S. for Strained Relations

The Chinese foreign minister said the Obama administration had seriously disrupted the relationship with weapons sales to Taiwan and a visit with the Dalai Lama.

News Analysis: U.S. Reaches Out to Tokyo?s Real Power

Diplomats have been negotiating a visit to Washington by Ichiro Ozawa, who is seen as really running Japan.

Philippines Expects Record Highs in Extortion

Communist guerrillas are expected to extort more money from politicians in the run-up to elections scheduled in May, the Philippine military said Sunday.

Qaeda Operative, Believed to be American, Arrested in Pakistan

The arrest of Abu Yahya Mujahdeen al-Adam, described as Pennsylvania-born and affiliated with Al Qaeda?s operations division, is one of a number of high-profile captures in recent weeks.

Letting Women Reach Women in Afghan War

Female marines will accompany men on patrols in Afghanistan to try to win over rural Afghan women who are culturally off limits to outside men.

Seoul Police Link 1,700 Pairs of Shoes to 2 Feet

Police opened an ex-convict?s warehouse and found 170 boxes packed with designer shoes, believed to have been stolen.

Afghan President Gets Mixed Reception in Newly Won Marja

Hamid Karzai heard a number of complaints on his visit to Marja, until recently a Taliban stronghold, but at times he appeared to win over local people.

China?s Bank Chief Says Currency Is Unlikely to Rise

Zhou Xiaochuan said China should be ?very cautious? about revaluing its currency, also known as the yuan, as long as major economies remained mired in slow growth.

Reports Say Afghan Official in Showcase City May Have Criminal Background

News reports that a top leader in a key city may have a criminal background underlines the difficulties of finding effective and untainted leaders.

Philippine Rebels Kill 11 Soldiers

The battle in Oriental Mindoro Province was the deadliest encounter the military has had with the Communist insurgency so far this year.

Sri Lankan Leader Rejects U.N. Plan to Study Abuses

President Mahinda Rajapaksa told the United Nations secretary general that investigating human rights abuses in the country?s civil war was ?totally uncalled for and unwarranted.?

Don't Mention the Insurgency, Afghanistan Tells Reporters

Afghanistan's intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security, summoned reporters on Monday to tell them that they will no longer be allowed to report on attacks by Taliban insurgents while they are in progress, saying it only encourages the Islamist militants.