Asia Pacific

Twitter incited anger among its international users on Friday after it announced a new method of blocking individual posts from appearing in certain countries. But some Internet advocacy groups defended it.
Original post by By J. DAVID GOODMAN

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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.
Original post by By STEVEN ERLANGER

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One teacher finds a path from the United States to Afghanistan and discovers classrooms vastly changed since the time of Taliban control.
Original post by By JAALA A. THIBAULT

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Under popular pressure, Chinese officials have begun to track the most pernicious measure of urban air pollution and promise to set new health standards and publish data on air pollution.
Original post by By SHARON LaFRANIERE

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The mutiny came amid escalating tensions between Prime Minister Peter O’Neill and his dismissed predecessor, Sir Michael Somare, with each of them claiming legitimacy.
Original post by By MATT SIEGEL

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The latest episode was the third of its kind this week, activist group say.
Original post by By KEITH BRADSHER

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Unidentified assailants rained rockets on Pakistan’s elite military academy on Friday in an unusual outburst near the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed.
Original post by By DECLAN WALSH and ISMAIL KHAN

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Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar walks off the field after losing his wicket.
Original post by By THE NEW YORK TIMES

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Salman Rushdie has “every right” to come to this country, Jaipur protestors were wrong, top Muslim leader says.
Original post by By THE NEW YORK TIMES

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North Korea warned on Friday that a South Korean military drill around front-line islands could lead to a “full-scale war” as South Korean trucks crossed the border carrying private food aid.
Original post by By CHOE SANG-HUN

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