Story Archive
2016-11-30
Bangladeshi officials say they are now letting some refugees in on humanitarian grounds.
2016-11-30
The two men, who are being held in Yangon’s notorious Insein prison, will have a court hearing on Dec. 9.
2016-11-30
A government minister urges the organization to intervene in the matter because of reports of 'large-scale ethnic cleansing.'
2016-11-30
Defendants in the wide-ranging investigation into the CNRP leader say the courts are caving to political pressure.
2016-11-30
Defendants in the wide-ranging investigation into the CNRP leader say the courts are caving to political pressure.
2016-11-30
Shepherd Unench had been subjected to repeated physical and verbal abuse by his employers before going on a killing spree.
2016-11-30
Increased competition leads to pirate raids by military fishing boats and large civilian craft, sources say.
2016-11-30
Peng Ming was detained by the authorities in 2004 after being lured into Myanmar on a visit to his parents in Thailand.
2016-11-30
But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue party says registration should be extended.
2016-11-30
But the opposition Cambodia National Rescue party says registration should be extended.
2016-11-30
Can Thi Theu must now serve 20 months for protesting eviction from her family farm, the court says.
2016-11-29
The opposition declaration calls for the body to hold a meeting to address the conflict and other issues that are threatening the country.
2016-11-29
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he supports an effort by the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to end the simmering border dispute.
2016-11-29
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he supports an effort by the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to end the simmering border dispute.
2016-11-29
The move comes after the Tianwang website reported on the violent detention of petitioners in Beijing.
2016-11-29
Defendants in the case say a promise to let them go free once they returned was broken.
2016-11-29
The women were among those who blocked Highway 1A in Ha Tinh province last year as a protest over detention of two men.
2016-11-29
Chinese netizens are making the ruling Chinese Communist Party nervous about its 'relative who died overseas.'
2016-11-29
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2016-11-28
Complaints are meanwhile being lodged over two recent deaths of petitioners in police custody, activists say.
2016-11-28
Hun Sen’s government wants concessions or else it will send the OHCHR packing, it says.
2016-11-28
Hun Sen’s government wants concessions or else it will send the OHCHR packing, it says.
2016-11-28
John McKissick, head of the UNHCR in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, says Myanmar is conducting a genocide campaign against Rohingya Muslims.
2016-11-28
Battling ill-health, exiled Chinese doctor and AIDS whistleblower Gao Yaojie criticizes corruption in China, says she wants a simple death.
2016-11-28
Jiang Tianyong had previously been tortured during periods of unofficial detention, raising concerns that he may once more be at risk.
2016-11-28
Rise in production bucks long-term trend.
2016-11-25
Chris Patten slams the "antics" of pro-independence lawmakers-elect Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung, saying independence isn't an option for the city.
2016-11-25
The investigation into the website's overseas funding sources comes after Beijing passed a draconian new cybersecurity law last month.
2016-11-24
The women drank pesticides in a subway station close to Beijing's Tiananmen Square after being targeted by fraudsters.
2016-11-24
The accident, the latest in a string of industrial disasters, is likely linked to poor management and lax safety training, sources say.
