Pitcher irrigation brings vegetables to Pakistani desert
Water released from clay pots buried in the ground allows plants to be cultivated cheaply in arid areas
Afghan officials met key Taliban figure in Pakistan
The move could help rekindle stalled peace talks with the insurgents
U.S., Turkey to study Syria no-fly zone
Fighting erupts in Damascus, rebels push back in Aleppo
Texting boosts health responses to Philippine flooding
[MANILA] Devastating floods in the Philippines over the past week have provided the first test of a recently upgraded rapid alert system using text messaging to provide data on disease outbreaks during natural emergencies