Asia Pacific
-
Mar- 2019 -5 March
Pakistan detains JeM suspects after Kashmir attack
Pakistan has detained dozens of alleged JeM militants after a suicide attack in Indian-held Kashmir last month which sent tensions soaring
Read More » -
5 March
Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says
The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said
Read More » -
4 March
New Zealand ISIS member likely stuck in Syria, prime minister says
A New Zealander dubbed "the bumbling jihadi" can expect little help from his homeland after being captured in Syria by forces fighting ISIS
Read More » -
1 March
Indian Air Force pilot returns from Pakistan as violence rages in Kashmir
An Indian Air Force pilot detained in Pakistan after being shot down in an aerial engagement with Pakistan Air Force aircraft returned to India
Read More » -
1 March
Afghanistan forces repel Taliban attack on military base in Helmand
A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan's Helmand province as fighting continues in the war-torn country
Read More » -
Feb- 2019 -28 February
Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions
Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint
Read More » -
28 February
Pakistan will release Indian pilot in ‘peace gesture,’ Khan says
Pakistan will release an Indian pilot captured after he was shot down in a rare engagement between the neighbors in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan said
Read More » -
28 February
US and Taliban negotiators pause ‘productive’ Afghanistan peace talks in Doha
The US and Taliban paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend
Read More » -
27 February
Pakistan ‘shot down’ 2 Indian Air Force planes in Kashmir, military says
Pakistan shot down two Indian Air Force planes in its airspace in Kashmir, the military said, adding that one Indian pilot had been captured
Read More » -
26 February
India claims ‘large number’ of JeM militants killed in Pakistan airstrike
An Indian airstrike on a militant camp in killed "a very large number" of JeM fighters preparing to attack India, a foreign ministry official said
Read More »