Pakistan understands it must take quick action against any terrorists connected to the Mumbai attacks that are living in the country, US Senator John McCain said today after meeting its leaders.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai today urged developed countries and international aid agencies to renew their commitment to rebuilding the economy of his war-ravaged country.

India and Pakistan opened high-level talks today aimed at solving their decades-old dispute over Kashmir with Pakistan denying it arms and trains a separatist insurgency in the region and accusing India of human rights abuses there.

Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan expelled each other’s top diplomats today, virtually slamming the door on hopes for a dialogue to settle the long-standing Kashmir dispute.