World & Nation
June 20, 2013
Re “Shaken to his foundations,” Column One, May 29 Times reporter Mark Magnier’s journey through quake-destroyed Beichuan, China, is a living, breathing testimony to overseas journalists who take extraordinary risks to report on a disaster firsthand.
June 2, 2008
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Six foreign troops were killed in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday when an aircraft crashed, according to the International Security Assistance Force.
Dec. 17, 2013
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Members of the ruling parties of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have erected blockades at several points along main highways hoping to stop trucks carrying goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan in a protest over the use of U.S. drones.
Nov. 25, 2013
Readers Representative
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Oct. 18, 2011
Food
Knowing how to navigate Japan’s top sushi restaurants might be roughly comparable to knowing your way around the most intimidating French restaurants, with their 50-page wine lists and arrogant mai^tres d’ho^tel.
Oct. 11, 2000
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – The Pakistan Taliban on Thursday named Mullah Fazlullah, the militant commander who oversaw the assassination attempt against schoolgirl activist Malala Yusufzai, as its new chief, dampening hopes for a peace agreement between militants and the government.
Nov. 7, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan will send a delegation to Pakistan soon in an attempt to open channels with the Taliban toward a peace deal, officials said Wednesday.
Oct. 30, 2013
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A U.S. drone fired missiles Friday at the residence of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, a top militant with a $5-million FBI bounty on his head thought to be responsible for the deaths of thousands of people.
Nov. 1, 2013
World Now
Feb. 1, 2012