MPH 2008

Captured American has Pakistanis guessing

Pakistani police try to work out what a 20-year-old American would be doing in lawless area near Afghan border

Cambodia threatens war over temple dispute

A dispute over the ancient Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodia border has led to heated rhetoric from both sides

US stocks gyrate over bailout concerns

Fears over the strings attached to the $250bn bank rescue made investors cautious after strong gains Watch our video

Guerrillas jailed for Briton's murder

Christopher Howes was killed by the Khmer Rouge after he was abducted while clearing mines in Cambodia in 1996

Army translator 'spied for Iran'

Daniel James, 45, is charged with espionage on behalf of Iran while working for the British Army in Afghanistan

India's political queens do battle over jobs plan

Two of Asia's most powerful women are fighting over a £225m railway-carriage factory planned for one of India's poorest regions

‘Oddball’ who had a penchant for salsa

Alleged spy Daniel James set up salsa-dancing classes and taught other soldiers Spanish during his tour of duty in Afghanistan

Pyongyang to allow nuclear checks

Pyongyang said it would resume dismantling facilities in response to US removal of it from list of states sponsoring terrorism

Thai Queen attends protest funeral

Queen Sirikit of Thailand gave explicit royal backing to a campaign to oust the elected Government at the funeral of a protestor

Drug barons could profit from attack

Times Correspondent in Kabul assesses impact and intentions behind the attempted Taleban attack on the Helmand capital

Taleban attack British HQ city

British and Afghan forces repel an audacious and co-ordinated attack by 100 Taleban against the capital of Helmand

Scientists map panda genome

The information might help explain why the bears have so few cubs - and why they eat bamboo

Arrival of delayed Kashmir train service

India defies violence in disputed region to open train service that has been under discussion for more than a century

Afghanistan - mission impossible

A chilling frontline analysis of why we cannot beat the Taliban

Bush troop surge to stem rise of Taliban

The president hopes the gamble that stabilised Iraq will work in Afghanistan – and save his legacy

Taliban chief killed by SAS was Pakistan officer

Afghan officials claim British forces ignored involvement of Pakistani military for fear of damaging relations in Islamabad

Oz opera revolts at being ‘packed with Poms’

The British director of Opera Australia accused of fostering a culture of favouritism by using too many British artists

Kabul hosts its first modern art exhibition

Former curator at Tate Modern, Jemima Montagu, steps across cultural chasm with Afghanistan's first public display of art

Nato troops can now attack drug barons

British and other Nato troops in Afghanistan were given a new mandate today to target heroin labs and growers

Kazakh fans excited but not too hopeful

Kazakhstan vs England: many wonder how many goals they will lose by in big football match against England at Wembley