South Asia News - AFP

SARGODHA, Pakistan (AFP) - A group of detained young Americans grilled by the FBI in Pakistan had tried to join Islamist militant groups and travel to the northwest Taliban heartland, officials said Friday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A top Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a drone missile strike in northwest Pakistan, NBC News reported late Thursday, citing unnamed US officials. Full Story »

BERLIN (AFP) - German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Friday, a spokesman said, as anger at home grew over a September air strike that claimed scores of lives. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's car sales are racing ahead, mobile phone sales are booming and share prices have rocketed, but policy makers are signalling a go-slow approach to ending economic stimulus and hiking rates. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Engineers are working furiously to prepare for a surge of troops and supplies into Afghanistan to carry out President Barack Obama's war plan, the top US military officer said. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India said on Thursday it would seek the extradition of a Pakistani-American held in the United States to face charges over last year's attacks in Mumbai which killed 166 people. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Long-feared by US intelligence, Muslim radicalization is gaining momentum in the United States, hit by a spate of recent cases featuring youths recruited and trained overseas for jihad, analysts say. Full Story »

COPENHAGEN (AFP) - European leaders, bidding to increase pressure for a worldwide climate deal in Copenhagen, battled through the night to hammer down Friday a six-billion-euro aid package for poorer nations. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The World Bank approved loans to India totaling 405 million dollars, in a bid to promote environmentally-friendly urban projects and infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh state. Full Story »

NARANG, Afghanistan (AFP) - Ghulam Nabi has a problem: for the past year he has worked with US soldiers to improve livelihoods and security in his district of Afghanistan. Now he worries they will leave. Full Story »