Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use the local adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex crimes.
Crime Feb 10, 2013
India hangs plotter from 2001 Parliament attack
A Kashmiri separatist was executed Saturday over his role in a deadly attack on Parliament in New Delhi in 2001, an episode that brought nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to the brink of war. Afzal Guru, a former fruit seller, was hanged at Tihar Jail ...
Asia Pacific Jan 23, 2013
Indian Kashmir warned to gird for nuclear war
Police in Indian Kashmir have warned residents to build underground bunkers to prepare for a possible nuclear war in the disputed region, which is on edge after a string of deadly border clashes. The warning comes despite a ceasefire that took hold last week ...
Asia Pacific Jan 17, 2013
India, Pakistan agree Kashmir border truce
A ceasefire took hold Thursday in disputed Kashmir after the Indian and Pakistani armies agreed to halt deadly cross-border firing that had threatened to unravel a fragile peace process. The two countries reached an “understanding” Wednesday to “de-escalate” military tensions after the recent flare-up ...
Asia Pacific Jan 17, 2013
Khar attempts to start dialogue
New York AFP-JIJI Pakistan’s foreign minister has called for talks with her Indian counterpart to ease tensions over the recent deadly clashes in Kashmir. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Wednesday in New York that 10 days of fighting over the unofficial border had ...
Asia Pacific Jan 17, 2013
Islamabad slams New Delhi 'warmongering' in Kashmir
Pakistan has accused India of “warmongering” over deadly clashes in divided Kashmir, while calling for talks to end a flare-up that India has warned spells the end of “business as usual.” Diplomats have cautioned against allowing a spate of cross-border killings to wreck a ...