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Zardari wins Pakistan’s presidency
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, won Pakistan’s presidential elections amid violence that killed at least 30 people and injured dozens
India and US battle to lift nuclear ban
The US and India were struggling to get the international community to lift a ban on nuclear trade with New Delhi, leaving the fate of a US-Indian civil accord in doubt
Pakistan yearns for political saviour
Saturday’s Pakistan presidential contest is the final stage in the consolidation of power over the past year by the Pakistan People’s party, which used to be led by Benazir Bhutto, the assassinated former prime minister
Hong Kong rivals play the Olympics card
Pro-Beijing parties are hoping a patriotic afterglow from last month’s Olympics will propel their candidates to victory in this weekend’s Legislative Council election
Thailand to buy 40% more rice from farmers
Bangkok’s struggling government agrees to buy 3.5m tonnes of unprocessed paddy rice in a plan that could boost its popularity among rural voters as it faces a national referendum
India and US strive to satisfy nuclear doubters
The US and India redoubled their efforts yesterday to overcome resistance to granting New Delhi an exemption from non-proliferation rules, as the Indian government...
Respected judge with slim chances
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, a former chief justice of the Supreme Court, is the candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the party of former prime minister Nawaz...
Minister in Sharif's government
Mushahid Hussain Sayed is a former journalist turned government minister under Nawaz Sharif who was put under house arrest by Pervez Musharraf. He is running under the...
Australia urged to aim for 10% emissions cut
The country’s leading adviser on climate change says the minimum 25% level agreed at a conference last December in Bali is ‘not immediately feasible’
Japanese corporate spending falls 6.5%
Japanese companies cut capital spending in the second quarter by 6.5 per cent from a year earlier, increasing the likelihood of a downward revision of GDP
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