Story Archive
2017-02-17
One suspect was duped into thinking she was taking part in a reality TV prank, Indonesian officials say.
2017-02-17
Amnesty International seeks to highlight a worsening climate for freedom of expression in the city.
2017-02-17
He was convicted on unknown charges after warnings of self-immolation protests circulated in Serthar.
2017-02-17
Kim Sok is being held in Phnom Penh’s notorious Prey Sar prison for comments he made in an interview with RFA.
2017-02-17
Kim Sok is being held in Phnom Penh’s notorious Prey Sar prison for comments he made in an interview with RFA.
2017-02-17
The United Nationalities Federal Council has yet to accept the invitation from the country’s de facto leader.
2017-02-17
Pyongyang demands immediate release of Kim Jong-Nam's body and says it will reject autopsy results.
2017-02-17
They are released at the end of the day after attempting to honor Vietnamese killed in a 1979 border war.
2017-02-17
Police unions say the two-year jail terms were too harsh, but the judge says they 'brought dishonor' to Hong Kong.
2017-02-17
He will be jailed again if he sings politically sensitive, 'illegal' songs, he is told.
2017-02-17
The sister of jailed democracy activist Zhu Yufu hits out at a recent attack on her brother by prison guards in his Zhejiang jail.
2017-02-16
A rightwing political party has been putting up billboards across Jammu city asking refugees to leave.
2017-02-16
Seized by police for calling out in public for Tibetan freedom, Sonam Tashi has vanished in custody.
2017-02-16
Social and political commentator Kim Sok says he needs time to find an attorney.
2017-02-16
Social and political commentator Kim Sok says he needs time to find an attorney.
2017-02-16
The country’s newly appointed national security advisor says the situation there has now stabilized.
2017-02-16
A rights group says the administration of Xi Jinping expanded its pursuit of nongovernmental groups and civil rights activists in 2016.
2017-02-16
Long Zhenyang laid his plans carefully to evade 'tight controls on people leaving' after being sidelined over his faith and support for democracy.
2017-02-16
Chinese authorities say they have outlawed the practice, but the region’s Uyghurs still have to work for free.
2017-02-16
Indonesian woman, Malaysian man are arrested in connection with the case.
2017-02-15
Yoji Gomi, the author of a book on the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, gives his thoughts on the murder.
2017-02-15
Chinese are crossing the border and growing crops in the Man Waing Gyi area of Mansi township.
2017-02-15
Chinese police shoot dead three attackers at the scene, while five passersby die of their injuries, an official report says.
2017-02-15
Police and the military are on the lookout for Aung Win Khaing for orchestrating the assassination of Ko Ni.
2017-02-15
The authorities likely put pressure on his parents to fire his defense team, rights lawyers say.
2017-02-15
South Korean officials 'certain' victim is half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
2017-02-14
More than 1,400 tons of food and relief supplies are being delivered to refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh.
2017-02-14
A spate of attacks on religious leaders and environmentalists seems linked to the government.
2017-02-14
Those involved in the illegal operation face punishment of one to seven years in prison and fines.
2017-02-14
The group has questioned villagers about accusations of rape and other violence against Rohingya Muslims, but says no one can corroborate the accounts.
