Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

Moises Saman for The New York Times

“What have the Americans done in eight years?” asked Abdullah Wasay, a pharmacist in the town of Charikar who expressed impatience with the lingering war.

Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

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NATO Soldiers Missing as Taliban Reports Recovery of Two Bodies

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

As allied forces search for two missing soldiers in Afghanistan a Taliban spokesman said fighters had recovered the bodies of two drowned soldiers.

Gunmen Attack Another Army Officer in Pakistani Capital

By SABRINA TAVERNISE and MARK McDONALD

The drive-by shooting, which left the brigadier and his military driver injured, was the third such attack against senior military officers in 15 days.

The virtual World of Warfare game is the subject of a regulatory dispute in China, where such games are big business.

Chinese Agencies Struggle Over How to Handle Video Game

By MICHAEL WINES

Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

Thai Border on Guard for Drugs From Myanmar

By THOMAS FULLER

Traffickers from Myanmar’s ethnic minorities use Thailand as their hub for the Pacific region.

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An American soldier, right, showed Afghan policemen how to disarm a suspect during training on Thursday in Kunar Province.

Reviews Raise Doubt on Training of Afghan Forces

By THOM SHANKER and JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.

The U.S. program is struggling to help largely illiterate and often corrupt Afghan forces, documents suggest.

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Militia from the Wa ethnic group in Namteuk, Myanmar, just across the border from China.

A Rebel Stronghold in Myanmar on Alert

By THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE

The region held by the Wa ethnic group is a piece of unfinished business for Myanmar’s military government.

Times Topics: Myanmar

U.N. Relocates Foreign Staff in Afghanistan

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

The temporary move after an attack last week was a signal of pressure on U.N. operations in the region.

At War: Training and Trusting Local Forces

A View of the immigration detention center on Christmas Island.

Australia Puts Its Refugee Problem on a Remote Island, Behind Razor Wire

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

The new Christmas Island refugee detention center has come to symbolize what many call one of Australia’s defining fears: the arrival of boat people from Asia .

Times Topics: Australia

Karzai’s Top Rival Denounces Afghanistan’s New Government

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

Abdullah Abdullah said that President Hamid Karzai’s newly anointed administration would be unable to cope with the problems facing Afghanistan, including security and corruption.

Times Topics: Afghanistan

Japanese Railways Hope Soothing Lights Will Curb Suicides

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The approach, which has not been proven to work, is directed at people on railroad platforms who jump in front of trains.

Petitioners outside the courthouse included Lu Ruili, whose house was demolished.

Chinese Trial Reveals Vast Web of Corruption

By ANDREW JACOBS

A mass public trial has exposed the relationships between gangsters, police officers and sticky-fingered bureaucrats.

Cleanup and search efforts continued Monday at the Meena market in Peshawar, Pakistan, the scene of a blast on Oct. 28.

Pakistanis Seek Blame for Bombing

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

People in Peshawar are reluctant to believe their own countrymen were involved, a week after the blast that killed at least 114.

Hahn Ji-seon and her friend, Bonogit Hussain, were riding a bus near Seoul when insults were hurled at them.

South Koreans Struggle With Race

By CHOE SANG-HUN

South Koreans were taught to take pride in their nation’s “ethnic homogeneity,” but in the past seven years the number of foreign residents has doubled.

Times Topics: South Korea

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The Mouse’s Surprise: Hong Kong Rival

By KEITH BRADSHER

Thirty-two-year-old Ocean Park was expected to wither with the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland four years ago. But it has thrived, and is now reviewing franchise requests.

China Approves Disney Theme Park in Shanghai

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Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, right, with Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House.

'The Last Empress'

By HANNAH PAKULA
Reviewed by DWIGHT GARNER

Mme. Chiang Kai-shek led a long, vastly complicated life, one that is richly detailed in Hannah Pakula’s long, vastly complicated new biography.

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Mark Ndesandjo, a half brother of President Obama, on a street in Guangzhou. Mr. Ndesandjo, who came to China from the United States in 2002, has written an autobiographical novel.

An Obama Relative Living in China Tells of His Own Journey of Self-Discovery

By ANDREW JACOBS

Mark Ndesandjo, who shares a father with President Obama and has kept a low profile during his half brother’s political ascent, has written an autobiographical novel.

Disney’s parks unit, a $12 billion annual business, has long had a footprint in Asia. Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983. Hong Kong Disneyland, above, opened in 2005

China Approves Disney Theme Park in Shanghai

By BROOKS BARNES

A resort, one of the largest-ever foreign investments in China, would cover 1,000 acres and cost $3.5 billion.

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Peter van Agtmael’s War Experiences

By NIKO KOPPEL

Peter van Agtmael has risked his life to capture the grim reality of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as Niko Koppel reports.

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7 Months, 10 Days in Captivity

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Inside the Islamic Emirate

Part Three

‘You Have Atomic Bombs, but We Have Suicide Bombers’

Part Four

A Drone Strike and Dwindling Hope

Part Five

A Rope and a Prayer

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Exchanging One Cliché for Another

By AKASH KAPUR

The United States has a much different view of India in recent years -- but, in a way, it's replaced old stereotypes with new ones.

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In Vietnam, a Backlash Against Golf Courses

A proliferation of golf courses is displacing thousands of farmers and devouring the country's rice fields.

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Militants Attack Law Enforcement Agencies in Pakistan

More than 30 people were dead after gunmen carried out daring attacks on two police centers and engaged officers in a gun battle at a federal building in Lahore.