
Regional Archives - AFP
- Curtain down on 'truly exceptional' Beijing Games
- Malaysia's Anwar faces critical vote after 'dirty tricks' campaign
- Split feared in Pakistan's coalition over judges issue
- Indian troops enforce curfew in tense Kashmir
- Siege protest at India's Nano car plant
- Suu Kyi's party says UN Myanmar visit was a 'waste of time'
- Taiwan's Ma renews truce with China
- Fighting intensifies in southern Philippines: military
- 19 arrested over US beef protest in South Korea: report
- Aussie photographer kidnapped in Somalia
- Beijing not ruling out permanent car use limits: media
- Two boxing golds for history making Chinese
- 23 teams to join Inter-School caging
- IOC gives Beijing Games seal of approval
- Sri Lanka braces for push on Tiger capital
- In fuel-starved Nepal, filling tank is a full day's job
- Pakistani troops kill seven militants: security officials
- 'Made in China' brand reaps Olympic dividend
- Rogge urges China to keep foreign media freedoms
- Pakistan's coalition under pressure ahead of judges decision
- Bolt visits China quake victims, urges them to look forward
- Afghans protest amid claims 76 killed in military strikes
- Tropical storm Nuri hits China, killing three
- Taiwan ex-vice PM questioned in money laundering probe
- Muslim rebel chief asks Malaysia to revive Philippine peace talks
- Injured rare Sumatran rhino rescued in Sabah: wildlife official
- Bhutto's widower to run for Pakistan presidency: official
- Suu Kyi refused to meet with UN envoy: state TV
- Police hunt for two-day-old baby to enforce hepatitis jab order
- Pro-independence strike cripples life in Indian Kashmir
- Dalai Lama wraps up contentious visit to France
- NKoreans get new noodle to delay feeling of hunger: report
- Adios Cuba as South Korea win last Olympic baseball title
- Sri Lanka holds local polls as army heads to rebel capital
- Sri Lanka holds local polls as military moves to take Tiger capital
- Thaksin offers to quit Man City, top official tells press
- Singapore to amend law banning political films: report
- Bhutto's widower mulls bid for Pakistan presidency
- Vietnam punishes journalists over coverage of anti-corruption case
- Aussie couple flee with baby to avoid vaccination: report
- US military to investigate claims of 76 Afghan civilians killed
- Sri Lanka holds provincial polls amid military push
- US, NKorea hold talks to break nuclear impasse
- Dalai Lama blasts Chinese 'repression' on France visit
- Costa Rica delays Dalai Lama visit for China president: Tibet group
- Couple in hiding with 2-day-old son to avoid vaccination: report
- Thailand rebuffs Forbes' claims about king's wealth
- Grannies vow to fight on after punishment for Olympic protests
- Pakistan coalition rift widens as violence rages
- Coalition air strikes kill 76 Afghan civilians: interior ministry
- Typhoon Nuri shuts down Hong Kong
- Thirty dead in southern Philippine clash
- UN envoy, shunned by junta, extends Myanmar mission: official
- Japan ends whale hunt with 211 catches
- Age-old problem rocks China's gymnasts at golden games
- US, NKorea to meet in New York to break nuclear impasse
- Tibet campaigners claim Olympic success
- Hong Kong asylum seekers rap to tell their stories
- Coalition soldier, five civilians killed in Afghanistan
- Pakistan to elect Musharraf successor on Sept 6
- Seven charged in Singapore over IMF-World Bank protests: activist
- Paedophile Glitter faces the music back in Britain
- Five civilians, 25 rebels killed in Afghanistan: official
- Thai PM says Thaksin can keep passport
- Japanese create stem cells from wisdom teeth
- Moderate earthquake shakes Tokyo
- Crunch talks for coalition in violence-hit Pakistan
- Typhoon Nuri barrels into Hong Kong
- Ten dead in southern Philippine clash
- Paedophile Glitter back in Britain to face the music
- India's Tata says may shift Nano car plant due to protests
- China keeps pro-Tibet websites blocked
- China to tighten scrutiny of travelling officials
- Lost baby whale euthanised in Australia
- Doping scandal spoils HK party, casts doubt on horse events
- Crisis-hit Pakistan coalition to meet
- Around 30 militants killed in Afghanistan: US military
- Bolt bids for golden treble in 4x100 relay
- Troop numbers in Afghanistan on 'growth trajectory': British commander
- Convicted ex-rocker Glitter due in London
- Dalai Lama says 400 Tibetans killed by Chinese since March
- US urges free speech after China detains six foreigners
- Philippines to scrap peace deal with Muslims: govt
- Prosecutors seek re-investigation of Khmer Rouge prison chief
- South Korean wounded in Somalia kidnap attempt
- Thai king world's wealthiest royal: Forbes
- Sharif threat leaves Pakistan coalition on brink
- Convicted ex-rocker Gary Glitter returns to London
- Suicide blasts kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory
- Protesters urge Thailand to strip Thaksin of passports
- 'Totally premature' to consider papal trip to China: Vatican
- China Olympic breakthroughs keep coming
- Thailand expels Gary Glitter to Britain
- Indonesian spy could face death over activist's murder
- Thailand says Gary Glitter will be expelled to Britain
- Dalai Lama denies he said Chinese shot 140 Tibetan protesters
- Six foreigners given 10 days' detention: Beijing police
- Two quakes hit China-Myanmar border in quick succession
- Suicide blasts kill 57 at Pakistan arms factory
- Four foreigners detained after Olympic Tibet protest: activist group
- Three Polish soldiers, 30 militants killed in Afghanistan
- Pakistan fires across Kashmir border: India
- Malaysian opposition claims dirty tricks as three nabbed for graft
- Lost baby whale to be killed in Australia
- Pakistan's Sharif threatens to quit coalition
- Rare leopards found in Borneo forest: researcher
- Indonesian spy facing death over activist's murder
- US general warns of security gap when Marines leave Afghanistan
- Suicide blasts kill 45 at Pakistan arms factory
- Scores dead in Pakistan suicide attacks
- Thailand threatens to expel Gary Glitter to Britain
- Rare leopards found in Borneo forest: researcher
- Water Cube brings Chinese architect Olympic glory
- Imperial past drives China's Olympic dream
- Pacific grouping may suspend Fiji: leaders
- Indonesian extremist charged over attack
- WFP asks SKorea for 60 million dollars to help feed NKorea
- Glitter returns to Thailand from Hong Kong: British foreign office
- Elderly women to be 're-educated' for Olympic protest: son
- Sarkozy tells French troops in Afghanistan to keep fighting
- Glitter refused entry to Hong Kong: British foreign office
- Rebel commander declares 'all-out war' against Philippines
- UN envoy meets Suu Kyi's party, but fails to see her
- Bali bombers condemn Indonesian govt as 'infidels'
- Indonesian spy on trial over activist's murder
- Pacific grouping could suspend Fiji: leaders
- More firsts for China but curtains for Yao
- Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dead at 87: state media
- Five dead as Typhoon Nuri slams into Philippines
- Somali pirates seize Malaysian tanker: IMB
- Singapore PM calls for speedy ratification of ASEAN charter
- NKorea says war games could impede nuclear deal
- Thailand deports Glitter to Hong Kong
- Mao's successor Hua Guofeng passes away
- Pacific leaders open summit after Fiji boycott
- Alleged war criminal loses fight against extradition from Australia
- Thaksin to seek political asylum in Britain: lawyer
- Thailand to deport Glitter to Britain
- Operas from British stage to hit Japanese big screens
- Typhoon Nuri slams into northern Philippines
- Don't laugh at Dear Leader, SKorean athletes warned
- Pakistan bombing toll rises to 30: police
- Thailand to deport Gary Glitter to Britain
- China detains six US pro-Tibet activists at Olympics
- Thailand to deport Glitter 'as soon as possible'
- Glitter in limbo as Thailand refuses him entry
- French president in Afghanistan after 10 troops killed
- UN envoy set to meet Suu Kyi: party
- Earthquake hits China's border with Myanmar
- Probe into Taiwan ex-president leads to Singapore: report
- China detains US artist prior to Tibet Olympic protest: group
- Thailand declares Glitter 'persona non grata'
- Knickers in a twist over Olympic dress code
- Pakistan coalition meets on Musharraf successor
- Nepal court in landmark 'goddess' rights ruling
- Three firefighters die in nightclub blaze
- French president heads to Afghanistan after 10 troops killed
- Pakistani military chief in Afghanistan
- Pakistan hospital blast kills 23
- Thailand, Cambodia agree to step up marking of border
- French rights minister to meet Dalai Lama
- Malaysian police boost security for Anwar by-election
- SKorean envoy eyes NKorea disarmament action soon
- Typhoon Nuri gathers strength near Philippines: forecaster
- Glitter fit to travel, still at Bangkok airport: Thai clinic
- China gymnasts, divers dominate as Liu says sorry
- Ten French soldiers killed in Afghanistan ambush
- Talks in peril as Philippine troops hunt Muslim rebels
- Glitter in Bangkok airport clinic: Thai immigration
- Glitter leaves Vietnam after child abuse prison term
- 23 dead in Pakistan hospital suicide blast: police
- UN envoy tours Myanmar cyclone zone
- Anti-Thaksin protesters march on British embassy in Bangkok
- 18 miners dead in China accident: govt
- Glitter boards flight for Bangkok after release from prison
- Chinese insurer may pay for Liu's injury
- Pakistani military chief in Afghanistan: officials
- Malaysia denies targeting Anwar with new DNA bill
- Glitter released from Vietnam prison after child abuse term
- Japanese woman loses breast in hospital blunder
- Fears grow for lost baby whale who thought yacht was mum
- Ten French soldiers killed in Afghanistan
- Musharraf's fate in balance after resignation
- Taliban fighters try to storm US base in Afghanistan
- Japan to label goods' carbon footprints: official
- Suicide bombers try to storm US base in Afghanistan
- French NATO troops in heavy fighting in Afghanistan: officials
- At least 16 dead in Pakistan hospital blast: police
- Cash, foreigners help drive China's Olympic sporting machine
- Sex, sand and shoots raise Beijing Olympic temperature
- Talks in peril as Philippine troops step up hunt for Muslim rebels
- Thailand says border tensions eased as Cambodia talks open
- More gains expected in anti-terror drive in post-Musharraf era
- SKorean fighter pulls out of Olympics bout to save life: report
- China's Liu apologises after Olympics pull out, vows to rise again
- US military base in Afghanistan under attack: force
- US shrugs off NKorea criticism over nuclear issue
- UN envoy meets Myanmar FM in bid to launch talks: state TV
- Glitter freed from Vietnam prison before deportation
- Liu says sorry as China hunt more Olympic gold