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Henry Chu, Bureau Chief
Henry Chu joined the Los Angeles Times in 1990 and worked primarily out of the San Fernando Valley office before moving to the foreign staff in 1998. He served as bureau chief in Beijing from 1998 to 2003 and then in Rio de Janeiro from 2004 to 2005. His present posting in India began last year. He was born in Indianapolis but grew up in Southern California and received his B.A. from Harvard University. His most exotic assignment so far has been a week spent along the Ohio-Kentucky border. EMAILHis departure also opens the door to a potentially debilitating power struggle.
Facing impeachment, the former general insists he is innocent but asks supporters to accept his decision.
For 60 years, Laxman's satirical work, especially his daily panel in the Times of India featuring the beloved 'Common Man,' have chronicled the nation's path.
Pakistan military leaders say they are determined to remain apolitical as Musharraf, the former chief of the army is pressed to resign as president or face impeachment.
If Pakistan's president does step down to avoid impeachment, it is not clear whether he will go into exile.
As the drive to impeach Musharraf gains momentum, Pakistan's leader is expected to step down and leave on his own terms rather than face humiliation.
The attack reported by local officials near the Afghan border may signal an increased U.S. campaign against Islamic insurgents. American officials deny knowledge of the strike.
After days of heavy fighting, and with eight soldiers dead, the army stops the campaign in Bajaur. Fighting also erupts in nearby North-West Frontier Province.
The U.S. fears an ouster could bring more instability to Pakistan.
Critics say the party has been trying to advance Islamist interests in officially secular Turkey. The verdict averts a political crisis.
Pakistan military is tight-lipped about the incident. Local officials say at least 12 people died in the attack, believed to have been carried out by a U.S. aerial drone.
The nation's highest court convenes Monday to consider whether to ban or otherwise sanction the ruling party for activities deemed anti-secular.
Many youths in the Indian-held part of Kashmir remain disaffected. But a surprisingly strong uprising over a land transfer has revived hopes of self-rule.
The outcome means a nuclear cooperation deal with the U.S. may proceed. Observers say the parliamentary motion turned into a display of backroom deal-making and political theater.
He meets with Karzai in Afghanistan and calls for diverting U.S. troops in Iraq to the Central Asian nation, which he says is the main front in the fight against terrorism.
The effort, in the wake of an attack that killed nine GIs at a remote base, may include redirecting a brigade scheduled to deploy to Iraq.
The Salwa Judum militia, battling the Maoist-inspired Naxalite rebels in east India, has abused villagers and driven them from their homes, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
The 86 accused in the indictment face terrorism-related charges. They are said to be ultranationalist secularists who wanted to drive out the Islamist-rooted ruling party.
Most of the dead in the suicide attack are police officers at an Islamabad protest rally marking the anniversary of last year's Red Mosque raid.
Thousands cheer as the heads of the men, who were accused of spying for the U.S., are paraded before them.
Hundreds of insurgents escaped from Kandahar's main jail June 13. The firing of senior officials shows how damaging the Afghan government considered the incident to be.
Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had been ruled ineligible to run for parliament. But the court delays his region's balloting -- a move seen as meant to stave off a collapse of the governing coalition.
A court rules that the popular former prime minister, an opponent of President Pervez Musharraf, cannot run for parliament because of a conviction.
COLUMN ONE
The performance artist donned bridal attire -- to signify the 'marriage' of cultures and the building of trust -- and hitchhiked toward the Mideast. She didn't make it.
SOUTH ASIA
Nargis Iqbal's face fell when she heard the bad news: A shipment of inexpensive cooking oil that arrived only that morning had already sold out.
Baitullah Mahsud is blamed for Bhutto's assassination, but his power may be greatly exaggerated.
'Politics is . . . in my blood,' he says, while asking for privacy while he finishes his studies at Oxford.
After Bhutto's slaying, Nawaz Sharif casts himself as the one to lead the charge against archenemy Musharraf. But the former premier faces an uphill fight -- at home and in Washington.
The nation's Election Commission, made up of supporters of President Musharraf, cites damage done to electoral offices. It is expected to announce a new date Wednesday.
Pakistan officials deny the slain leader was hit by either bullets or shrapnel. Instead, they say, she fractured her skull from the impact of the suicide bombing.
The crowd in the Rawalpindi park waited impatiently for Bhutto, and she did not disappoint them. Then shots and a blast.
Pakistan leader's aides indicate that a date for ending emergency rule may be announced today.
Anger with President Musharraf has as much to do with the increasing cost of staples as it does with his recent crackdown on civil liberties.
Many want to get rid of not only Musharraf but also the familiar opposition figures trying to replace him.
But the Pakistani president won't say when emergency rule will end, and rights groups question the fairness of the parliamentary vote under such conditions.
Washington is perceived as propping up an autocratic leader and ignoring the people's desire for democracy. Many want it to stop its 'interference.'
The deposed head of the Supreme Court is seen as one of the few to stand up to a dictator.