Nato has promised a full investigation into an air strike on two fuel tankers that killed up to 90 people in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province. The alliance said many Taliban insurgents who had hijacked the tankers were killed but it admitted it had reports of many civilian casualties. The Nato-led forces said they regretted... More

NEW DELHI: India’s Army Chief Deepak Kapoor says Pakistan’s growing sophisticated nuclear arsenal is a major cause of concern for India. His comments referred to reports by the Indian and foreign press based on an academic paper that says Pakistan has 70 to 90 nuclear arsenals. India’s Army Chief Deepak Kapoor: ‘We are all... More

Allaying apprehensions in the wake of drought situation, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said the country has large stock of foodgrains to effectively tackle the problem and the government has taken various steps in this regard. In the latest issue of party journal ‘Sandesh’, she said “a major drought situation... More

Indonesia — A powerful earthquake struck the southern coast of Java on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people and rocking buildings 120 miles away in the capital, Jakarta, government officials said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Weather Service said the 7.1 magnitude quake struck Java, Indonesia’s main island,... More

Pakistan on Friday made a tall claim that the Mumbai terror attacks could have been stopped if India had shared information. In remarks that are bound to annoy New Delhi, interior minister Rehman Malik noted that India had arrested several suspects before the Mumbai attacks, and then made the preposterous claim that the attacks could... More

India’s monsoon rains may improve next month but are still set to be the worst in four decades, and the associated slow filling of reservoirs is putting winter crops and power supplies at risk. Monsoon rains, the lifeline for farms that support more that half of India’s 1.1 billion people, have been patchy this year and... More

Wildfires threatened hundreds of homes in the seaside hills and foothill canyons near Los Angeles early Friday, feeding on bone-dry brush in the midst of a heat wave expected to drive temperatures into triple digits. As many as 1,500 people had to leave the wealthy seaside community of Rancho Palos Verdes overnight, while residents... More

New Mexico’s top federal prosecutor confirms that no charges will be brought against Gov. Bill Richardson and his former top aides after a probe of an alleged pay-to-play scheme. But the U.S. attorney says that doesn’t exonerate the conduct of people involved. U.S. Attorney Greg Fouratt made the comments in a letter sent... More

A freshman Kansas congress woman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a “great white hope” was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda. Rep. Lynn Jenkins said she was instead making a comment about GOP leaders in the House and was trying to reassure... More

Most Americans approve of the way President Obama is handling energy issues and support efforts by him and Democrats in Congress to overhaul energy policy — including the controversial cap-and-trade approach to limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Even as public support has slipped for Obama’s health-care proposals, support... More

Taiwan’s president, trying to salvage his reputation after a deadly typhoon, is treading a delicate path as an upcoming visit by the Dalai Lama threatens to rock warming relations with China. WHY IS CHINA ANGRY ABOUT THE DALAI LAMA’S PROPOSED VISIT? A visit to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama brings into sharp focus two of China’s... More

South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma, has given an upbeat assessment of Zimbabwe’s unity government, saying he believes the worst of the country’s troubles are over. Zuma held talks in Harare with President Robert Mugabe, who looked well despite speculation over his health, and the prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai,... More

Activists launched what they called the world’s biggest campaign to combat global warming on Friday, urging governments to agree a tough U.N. climate pact at talks in Copenhagen starting in 100 days’ time. Environmental organisations, trade unions, religious groups, scientists, anti-poverty campaigners and others representing... More

An American service member died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan on Friday, making August the deadliest month of the eight-year war for U.S. forces. The service member’s vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the east, NATO forces said. U.S. forces spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias confirmed the nationality but did not provide further... More

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lashed out at his chief political rivals on Friday, calling on judiciary officials to “decisively” and “mercilessly” prosecute them for challenging the legitimacy of his electoral victory and tarnishing the image of the state. The president’s remarks, in a speech prior to the nationally broadcast... More