China on Monday celebrated the 60th anniversary of "peaceful liberation of Tibet", asserting that the Himalayan region was historically part of the country.

Afghanistan's intelligence services said on Monday that Taliban leader Mullah Omar had "disappeared from his hideout" in Pakistan, but could not confirm that he had been killed despite an earlier claim.

Troops recaptured Pakistan's naval air force headquarters on Monday after a 16-hour battle with Taliban gunmen who had stormed the facility in the most brazen attack since the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Contrary to Pakistani military's persistent assertion that it will not allow foreign troops to operate within the country, US Special Forces were embedded with Pakistani troops for intelligence gathering and were also deployed on joint operations in their territory, according to secret US diplomatic cables.

The head of China’s Central Bank said on Friday too many people were saving too much money, which could lead to asset bubbles, adding Beijing had to find a way to promote growth and curb inflation.

At least 15 people were killed in an oil tanker blaze after a bomb exploded on the Afghanistan-bound Nato vehicle near a Pakistani border town on Saturday, officials said.

Former Premier Nawaz Sharif feared "he might be arrested" on his return to Saudi Arabia after he was deported from Pakistan during an abortive attempt to return to the country from self-exile on September 10, 2007, according to a secret US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.

Six medical students were killed and 23 others wounded in a Taliban suicide attack at Afghanistan's main military hospital in Kabul on Saturday, the defence ministry said.

Just months after he led Pakistan to its first Asian Games gold medal in 20 years, seasoned fullback Zeeshan Ashraf has been sidelined by Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).

The head of the company operating Japan's troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is stepping down and is taking responsibility for the handling of Japan's nuclear crisis, media reports said on Friday.