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80-year-old Japanese man Yuichiro Miura becomes oldest to conquer Mount Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:28:29 GMT

An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest - although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week.

Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:11:52 GMT

A car bomb targeting a police vehicle killed 11 policemen and one civilian Thursday in an area of southwest Pakistan wracked by a separatist insurgency and Islamic militancy, police said.

80-year-old Japanese man Yuichiro Miura becomes oldest to climb Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:29 GMT

80-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest to climb Everest

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:29 GMT

Eighty-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura has become the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest.

The five-mile high octogenarian contest: 80-year-old man begins quest to become oldest man to climb Mount Everest... but 81-year-old rival also seeks title

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:54 GMT

Call it the five-mile high octogenarian contest the likes of which have never been seen before.

Afghan president Hamid Karzai hands India weapons 'wish list'

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:26 GMT

Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, today said he had handed a “wish list” to India seeking greater military and civilian support to fill the vacuum created by the withdrawal of Western next year – an undertaking that is likely to spark anxiety in neighbouring Pakistan.

China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:26 GMT

The battle against global warming has received a transformational boost after China, the world's biggest producer of carbon dioxide, proposed to set a cap on its greenhouse gas emissions for the first time.

China proposes emissions cap for first time

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:35:26 GMT

Kim Jong-un tries to rebuild bridges with release of Chinese hostages

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:19:15 GMT

Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two weeks.

Chinese hostages released as North Korea backs down

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:19:15 GMT

Pyongyang has backed down from a potentially damaging confrontation with its closest ally by releasing the crew of a Chinese fishing boat held hostage for over two weeks.

Early summit date set for US and China

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:11 GMT

China’s new leader, Xi Jinping, will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than expected, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations troubled by issues from cyber-spying to North Korea.

The height of rule-breaking: Everest climber Daniel Hughes in trouble for 'illegal' video interview from peak

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:30:13 GMT

A British climber who delivered a live video interview from the top of Mount Everest has found himself in trouble with the Nepalese authorities who have branded the broadcast illegal.

No socks rule is latest bid to ease Pakistan power cuts

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:26:55 GMT

Can socks, or rather an absence of them, save Pakistan this hot, blistering summer?

China urges North Korea to release fishing boat crew

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:27:00 GMT

China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the neighboring allies.

Imran Khan blames rival for murder of politician Zahra Shahid Hussain in Pakistan amid continuing dispute over poll rigging

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:24:32 GMT

Imran Khan has blamed a political rival based in Britain for the murder of a politician from his own party who was shot dead outside her house in Karachi on Saturday night.

Suicide bomber kills 14 at Afghan province council

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:52 GMT

A suicide bomber struck outside a provincial council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing the council chief and at least 13 others, authorities said.

Saudi Arabian woman makes history having successfully scaled Mount Everest

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:17:22 GMT

Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.

North Korea launches missiles into eastern waters, according to the South

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:15:05 GMT

North Korea has launched three missiles into the sea off its east coast, reheating simmering tensions and prompting mild rebukes from the US and UK.

Imran Khan blames rival for murder of politician Zahra Shahid Hussain

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:32 GMT

Imran Khan has blamed a political rival based in Britain for the murder of a politician from his own party who was shot dead outside her house in Karachi on Saturday night.

Imran Khan blames rival for murder of politician

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:32 GMT

Imran Khan today blamed a political rival based in Britain for the murder of a politician from his own party who was shot dead outside her house in Karachi on Saturday night.

Senior member of Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf party assassinated as row over Pakistan election vote rigging continues

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:32 GMT

Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.

Gunman kills senior member of Imran Khan's political party as row over Pakistan election vote rigging continues

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:32 GMT

Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party.

Afghans block law protecting women’s rights

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:00:21 GMT

Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law that aims to protect women’s freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage.

North Korea launches missiles off its east coast, according to the South

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:06:05 GMT

North Korea has launched three missiles into the sea off its east coast, reheating simmering tensions and prompting mild rebukes from the US and UK.

British woman died 'after drinking poisoned gin' on holiday in Indonesia

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:45:02 GMT

A British woman has died after reportedly drinking poisoned alcohol during a trek in the Indonesian jungle.