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Doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden jailed for 33 years by Pakistan for treason

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to try to help locate Osama bin Laden and was subsequently accused of treason by the authorities in Islamabad has been jailed for 33 years.

Corruption in China 'as bad as ever'

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A branch of Chinese city governments set up to monitor everything from unlicensed street vendors to unauthorised construction is rife with abuse of power, a rights group said yesterday.

Nepalese students protest at constitution delay

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Protesting students call for the punctual implementation of a new constitution at a rally in Kathmandu yesterday.

Forest guards told to shoot poachers on sight after rash of tiger killings

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Authorities in India have told forest guards to shoot tiger poachers "on sight" in the latest effort to save the country's most famous animal.

Afghan militants kidnap two charity workers and their guides

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Two foreign medical workers and their three Afghan translators have been abducted in a remote part of north-east Afghanistan.

Doctor who helped CIA find Bin Laden jailed for 30 years by Pakistan for treason

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to try to help locate Osama bin Laden and was subsequently accused of treason by the authorities in Islamabad has been jailed for 33 years.

Turkey proposes charges against Israeli military over 2010 Gaza blockade deaths

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:19:59 GMT

Turkey's state-run news agency says a prosecutor has asked a court to approve murder charges against members of Israel's military for the killing of nine people aboard a Turkish ship that tried to break an Israeli blockade to reach Gaza in 2010.

Bin Laden capture doctor jailed in Pakistan

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:57:41 GMT

A Pakistani doctor who helped the US track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison, according to a government official.

Largest demonstrations since Saffron Revolution as Burmese protesters take to streets over power cuts

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:18 GMT

Debilitating power cuts in Burma have pushed hundreds of protesters out on to the streets in the biggest public demonstrations since the Saffron Revolution five years ago. Several members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party have reportedly been detained.

Pakistani officers on trial over Karachi base attack

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Three Pakistan navy officers are to be court-martialled for "negligence" in connection with a dramatic Taliban attack on a base in Karachi last year.

Counterfeit Chinese goods now threaten US military

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The problem of fake goods from China has spread beyond the dodgy Gucci and Rolex shops of Manhattan and into the bloodstream of the American military, according to a new report.

Pakistani officers on trial over base attack

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Three Pakistan navy officers are to be court-martialled for "negligence" in connection with a dramatic Taliban attack on a base in Karachi last year.

The World's tallest tower Tokyo Skytree opens

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:47:47 GMT

The world's tallest tower and Tokyo's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public.

Government should do more to prevent human rights abuses in Libya, says watchdog

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:04:21 GMT

The Government should be doing more to prevent human rights abuses by the new Libyan regime, the Foreign Affairs select committee will be told today.

World's tallest tower 'Sky Tree' opens in Tokyo

Tue, 22 May 2012 06:21:45 GMT

The world's tallest tower and Tokyo's biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public.

Afghanistan's battle to re-integrate reformed Taliban fighters

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:44 GMT

Maulvi Abdul Samad walked into the governor’s compound in the capital of Uruzgan province on a sunny, cold morning leading 13 of his fighters, veterans of countless battles, armed to the teeth with Kalashnikovs, machine guns and rocket propelled grenade launchers.

Afghans face terror threat after Nato exit, Obama admits

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Barack Obama was joined by British officials in admitting that Afghanistan could be left unstable and vulnerable to terrorist activity once the Nato-led troops leave the country in less than two years.

Animals left for dead in Indonesian zoos

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

In a remote corner of Jakarta's Ragunan Zoo, a Malayan sun bear is pacing back and forth, shaking its head in an agitated manner. There is no shade or shelter in the tiny, dilapidated enclosure – just a stagnant pond full of rubbish. The bear, which is riddled with mange, rears up against a concrete wall and howls.

Row over Pakistani blockade scuppers Nato's Afghan talks

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

The Nato summit in Chicago went embarrassingly off script yesterday as attempts to resolve the ongoing blockade of Afghan supply routes by Pakistan fell apart.

Dark side of the Sun

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

From the California coast to the top of Mount Fuji in Japan, the effect was dramatic: the Moon nearly blotting out the Sun to create a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse. Millions of people across a narrow strip of east Asia and the western US turned their sights skyward for an annular eclipse, which occurs when the Moon is at its farthest from Earth and does not block out the Sun completely, leaving only a golden ring around its edges.

Police chief faces treason charge over Bo scandal

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Wang Lijun, the police chief who triggered China's worst political scandal for two decades when he sought sanctuary at the US consulate in Chengdu with revelations about his ally and mentor Bo Xilai, will be charged with treason as early as next month.

Suu Kyi to give Nobel speech, 21 years late

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Aung San Suu Kyi will finally get a chance to deliver her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, nearly 21 years after she won it.

Three climbers die and two remain missing on Mount Everest

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:52:40 GMT

At least three climbers have died while descending from the summit of Mount Everest.

Three dead and two missing on Everest

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:12:07 GMT

Three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two others are missing, a Nepalese official said today.

Millions of Asians watch 'ring of fire' eclipse

Mon, 21 May 2012 06:30:05 GMT

Millions of Asians watched as a rare “ring of fire” eclipse crossed their skies early today.