Beijing rejects Iran oil sanctions

(Jason Reed / Reuters)

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, visiting Beijing this week, is likely to find China resistant to putting financial pressure on Iran.

Kim Jong Eun’s choreographed rise

Kim Jong Eun’s choreographed rise

The emerging biography of North Korea’s young and untested new leader is largely steeped in myth.

Former Pakistani envoy to U.S. fears for his life

Former Pakistani envoy to U.S. fears for his life

Husain Haqqani stays behind high walls because he fears attack amid allegations of treason in Pakistan’s ”Memogate” scandal.

Iran boosts efforts to influence Afghanistan

Iran boosts efforts to influence Afghanistan

Iran is mounting an aggressive campaign to scuttle a long-term Afghan-U.S. partnership.

China pushes for N. Korean stability

China pushes for N. Korean stability

Pyongyang’s precarious power transfer has narrowed China’s goals from promoting improvement to to preventing collapse.

Taliban suggests talks with U.S.

Taliban suggests talks with U.S.

Group says it and the U.S. are the “two main parties”; role of Afghan government will be key issue.

Photos from around the region

Pakistan’s Mr. Popular

Imran Khan hopes to replicate his success on the cricket pitch in the field of Pakistani politics.

China’s newly rich flaunt their money

China newly rich are spending their money on lavish goods.

Explosions shake Mumbai

Three blasts ripped through India’s financial hub, killing at least 17.

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand’s new PM

The sister of the exiled prime minister won his old office.

India election sees change

After 34 years, world’s longest-serving democratically elected communist party loses power.

The art of Ai Weiwei

A collection of popular works of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was arrested by the Chinese police.

Images from the Afghan war: Week of March 16, 2011

Continued photo coverage from the front lines.

Global nuclear debate heats up

Governments around the world are questioning the use of nuclear power.

Satellite photos of Japan

Aerial photos reveal the scale of the devastation.

Powerful quake, aftershocks rattle Tokyo

A massive earthquake and tsunami struck the eastern coast of Japan.

Women’s rights in Afghanistan

Advocates worry that programs aiding women are being rolled back.

Bhatti assassinated in Islamabad

Pakistan’s federal minorities minister gunned down.

Quake in New Zealand kills scores

The search for survivors continues after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.

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