All telephone and internet users in Tibet will have to register under their real names as part of a new monitoring scheme.
It is the second explosion to hit Kabul in just over a week.
A Malaysian court has ordered the release of 3 terror suspects charged with inciting terrorist acts.
Imran Khan's PTI won a revote in a constituency of Karachi on Sunday.
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan.
Haider was abducted on May 9 while he was campaigning in his hometown of Multan.
A US naval strike group led by nuclear-powered Nimitz has arrived off South Korean port of Busan.
In a sign of Khan's popularity,35,000 supporters turned up on Thursday at a rally in Islamabad.
Spiritual head of Drukpa Buddhists presented the holy relic the Buddha's bone relic to Sri Lanka.
Li Kegiang appointed premier as new leaders face old challenges
At least 15 people have been killed and 25 others injured when a bus carrying marriage party veered off a hilly road and fell into a river,in southwestern Nepal. The ill-fated bus met with the accident at Chidapani village of Palpa district along the Siddhartha Highway last night,police said. Twelve people died on the spot […]
An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale hit a central China region where the world's biggest water reservoir the Three Gorges Dam is located,though no harm to the structure was reported.
Actress Dia Mirza was in Delhi to promote Japan tourism in India.
Pope Benedict XVI today pronounced a blessing in Arabic at his weekly audience in front of 20,000 pilgrims on St Peter's Square -- the first time the language has been used at such an event.
Traffic gridlocks and chaos at tourist spots due to large crowds left many Chinese "miserable".
Indians travelling Down Under won't have to face hassles of getting visa labelled on passports.
Australia belongs to a bloc known as the Western Europe and Others Group.
He sought Interpol's help following a third request from Pakistan seeking a Red Corner Notice for him.
Suu Kyi confided that's she's a very light sleeper. She said every little noise disturbs her.
Pakistan Air Force van was targeted with a car bomb on the outskirts of Peshawar city.
Early this week,Paul had written a letter to Harry Reid seeking a vote on his Pak amendment.
Official said North Korea is trying to protect the young leader against a possible military coup.
The bench gave its order in response to more than 25 petitions that had challenged the new law.
Two more Tibetan protesters set themselves on fire and one of them succumbed to the burn injuries.
Melbourne was hit by an rare earthquake with residents reporting their houses shook and windows rattled.









