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Was Pakistan involved in this attack on India's embassy in Kabul in 2008?

Afghanistan

Pakistan is less than surprised by Wikileaks

The leaked US intelligence documents about the Afghanistan war have put the role of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI, in allegedly guiding and supporting Taliban attacks in Afghanistan back in the spotlight. »

 
 
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Wikileaks

Opinion

Afghanistan leaks must lead to discussion

The leaked military documents on Afghanistan should generate a new debate, say DW's Bernd Riegert.»

 
 

Berlin

Wikileaks' website seen through a magnifying glass

Not excited about Wikileaks' revelations

Berlin says the news value of Wikileaks' classified documents on Afghanistan is rather limited.»

 
 

Debate in Germany

News Magazine Der Spiegel with its cover story

Need to know

Germany's opposition say they shouldn't be learning about covert ops in Afghanistan on the Web.»

 
 
 
A rescue helicopter flies near the crash site in the Margalla hills in Islamabad

Aviation

Pakistan plane crash kills 152

The A321 Airbus aircraft of Air Blue, Pakistan's largest private airline was approaching Islamabad airport from Karachi when it crashed in bad weather in the nearby Margalla Hills.  »

 
 
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Choi Sunju

Film

A German-Korean expert on North Korean movies

The nuclear program, human rights violations, starving people - that's what most people know about North Korea. But what movies North Koreans watch is hardly known outside the reclusive country. »

 
 
A chef in the Deyna restaurant in London stands back as he cooks a hot Indian dish

Immigration

British curry under threat

Ever since officers of what was at the time the British Empire brought home the spices of South Asia, Britons have had a taste for curry. But on its 200th birthday, the future of the industry is now under threat. »

 
 

India

Development

Poverty is rampant in Uttar Pradesh

Caste divisions hinder growth in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, lags behind other states in terms of development.»

 
 

Refugees

An Afghan Sikh family sits near Bukhari during a prayer in a temple in Kabul

Afghan Sikhs find it hard to find a job in India

India is home to about 9,000 Afghan refugees. Many of them find it hard to get jobs.»

 
 

Health

Asbestos use is growing in developing countries such as India

New revelations about asbestos use in India

India is the world's second largest asbestos market, consuming nearly 350,000 metric tons in 2008.»

 
 
 
Duch appears at the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Former Khmer Rouge's prison chief found guilty of war crimes

The Cambodian war crimes tribunal has handed down its verdict in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Comrade Duch. He was the head of the Khmer Rouge's most important torture centre known as S-21.  »

 
 
Polling during a by-election in Bangkok on July 25, 2010

Politics

Thai government's support going strong

Thailand's ruling Democrat Party has claimed victory in a key by-election, the first major test of support for the government since the army dispersed anti-government protestors in May.  »

 
 
Foreign ministers and delegates of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF)

Security

War of words between US and North Korea

The 17th ASEAN Regional Forum was held in Vietnam on Friday. Apart from the regional representatives, foreign ministers from 17 other countries, such as the US and China took part in Asia's biggest security dialogue. »

 
 
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Health

HIV/AIDS still a taboo for many Chinese

In China, much has changed over the past decade. AIDS is no longer ignored or labeled a "foreigner's disease", as happened in the 1990s. But people with HIV still face many difficulties. »

 
 
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Letters of the Devanagiri script, in which several Indian languages are written

India is a country with many languages - but what will its future linguistic map be like?

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Myanmar's Gen. Than Shwe, left, meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Myanmar's military ruler Than Shwe received a red-carpet welcome in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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