Central/S. Asia

By Agencies

An aide to the Afghan president at the center of a corruption probe is being paid the Central Intelligence Agency, The New York Times has reported, citing Afghan and American officials.

Read more: Report: Karzai aide paid by CIA

By Agencies

As Pakistan's floods continue to sweep southward, the government has warned residents of three towns to evacuate after floodwaters breached an embankment.

Read more: Evacuations ordered in Pakistan

By Agencies

Pakistan will need at least three years to recover from the devastating floods that have swept across the country for more than three weeks, the country's president has said.

Read more: Pakistan recovery 'to take years'

By Agencies

Dozens of students and teachers at a girls' school in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, have been sickened by an unknown gas that spread through classrooms, education officials say.

Read more: 'Gas poisoning' hits Afghan girls