12 Oct 2012

The Bali bombings 10 years ago today shocked Hong Kong as much as the rest of Asia. Among the 202 victims were 11 city residents, most of them rugby players. Anniversaries are times to remember,...

8 Oct 2012

A US judge has ordered Islamist preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri, who is seen by Washington as an Al-Qaeda mastermind, be kept in detention as he was refused the prosthetics - including his signature...

18 Aug 2012

Reclusive Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar has urged insurgent fighters, who he said had successfully infiltrated Afghan security forces, to avoid killing civilians after a swathe of...

1 Jul 2012

Even if you're right, you have to convince people it's the case. You can't [just] say, 'I know better than you, I know this is good for you'

Bernard Chan, former chairman of the...

26 Jun 2012

Drones are the perfect weapon for America's fight against its far-off enemies. The unmanned aircraft operated remotely from thousands of kilometres away can spy, zero in and fire a missile or drop...

Pakistan on the Brink: The future of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the West
by Ahmed Rashid
Viking Manreet

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Appeal begins for Asia's sacked football chief

The Ministry of Public Security branded six Uygurs as 'terrorists' on Thursday, accusing them of being involved in terrorist training camps and of organising attacks in the restive Xinjiang region...

Back in the day when Osama bin Laden was alive, you may have stumbled, if in the badlands between Afghanistan and Pakistan, upon an American hoping to capture the world's most wanted man.

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Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...


Golden monkeys make first public appearance

Olivier David Och and Daniela Widmer

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