Story Archive
2016-11-17
Bangladeshi officials deny a report that people were gunned down as they tried to cross over.
2016-11-17
A senator, a monk and a land rights activists all have a day in court as Cambodia National Rescue Party leader hints at a return to parliament.
2016-11-17
A senator, a monk and a land rights activists all have a day in court as Cambodia National Rescue Party leader hints at a return to parliament.
2016-11-17
Mekong River Commission plans to make a swift review of the Pak Beng dam project.
2016-11-17
Human Rights Watch meanwhile calls on the government to give independent media and rights organizations unhindered access to the volatile area.
2016-11-17
A trade and security commission also recommends banning Chinese state-owned companies from buying U.S. firms, citing security concerns.
2016-11-17
Beijing pastor Xu Yonghai says restrictions are far tighter on religious believers than they were a few years ago, and travel bans are on the rise.
2016-11-16
The unidentified protesters call out in support of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
2016-11-16
World Uyghur Congress says the forced labor system is another way that Beijing attempts to control the ethnic people in the region.
2016-11-16
Resentment of Kim's rule prompts insults spoken widely in private, sources say.
2016-11-16
Meanwhile, the United States calls on the government to end the violence in the western state.
2016-11-16
Organization dedicated to promoting the rights of lawmakers joins a long list of government critics.
2016-11-16
Organization dedicated to promoting the rights of lawmakers joins a long list of government critics.
2016-11-16
Yang Xiuzhu's return is trumpeted as a major triumph for President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign.
2016-11-16
The feature-length documentary about the Occupy Central movement had its planned Hong Kong premiere canceled by the Asia Society.
2016-11-15
Candidate Trump's isolationism might be welcome to Pyongyang, but no Republican administration will overlook North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.
2016-11-15
Pyongyang pushes the people to collect the aluminum foil wrappers from cigarette packs as it seeks reflective camouflage.
2016-11-15
The city's High Court says the newly elected pair are disqualified after making protest oaths at their swearing-in.
2016-11-15
The army has accused Muslim Rohingya ‘terrorists’ of setting fire to houses and blaming soldiers for the arson.
2016-11-15
The ruling Chinese Communist Party sends a stark warning to anyone else who may think of trying to oppose it.
2016-11-14
The authorities are trying to create an 'atmosphere of terror' to stop rights activists from standing for election.
2016-11-14
The move appears aimed at preventing attendance at the Dalai Lama's Kalachakra teachings next year.
2016-11-14
But questions remain on how far the new law goes and whether it contains an exemption for ‘quality’ e-waste.
2016-11-14
A column of soldiers shot dead villagers who attacked them with machetes and clubs, government media says.
2016-11-14
Detained in 2012 for opposing Chinese rule in Tibetan areas, Lobsang Sangye was tortured in custody, a source says.
2016-11-14
Young women are being fast-tracked into combat roles to boost the military's public image, sources say.
2016-11-14
Fake data prompts shift on pollution reports.
2016-11-13
Government says two troops were killed Saturday, while Human Rights Watch says 430 houses were burned in three villages.
2016-11-11
The chief executive and a top editor at Eleven Media Group could face jail time and fines if found guilty.
2016-11-11
If a court disqualifies eight members of the city's Legislative Council, it will among to 'nothing less than a coup,' a lawmaker warns.
