Asia Pacific
Notorious Cambodian war criminal sentenced to life in prison
Cambodia's war crimes court has rejected the appeal of one of the Khmer
Rouge's most notorious ...
China unlikely to join embargo against Iranian oil
According to various analysts, China is highly unlikely to join the West
in an oil embargo penalizing Iran for ...
Pakistan rejects report that nation is aiding Taliban
The nation of Pakistan has rejected a leaked NATO report which claims
that the country's security ...
India's small businesses tremble with introduction of Wal-Mart, others
India's famed, bustling marketplaces - tiny shops that cater to crowds,
usually one-man operations or ...
Women come forward to protest genital mutilation in Muslim sect
The mutilation of female genitals in order to curb sexual appetites is a barbaric practice typically ...
Japan to lose one million people annually due to aging
World industrial powerhouse Japan, by far Asia's strongest economy, is shrinking - the nation's ...
Male health activists step in to help in Indian child births
In order to reach the United Nations' millennium development goals 4 and
5, which is to reduce child ...
Anti-corruption movement in India appears to have lost momentum
India's anti-corruption movement, spearheaded by anti-corruption
activist Anna Hazare has appeared to ...
Jewish scrolls found in Afghanistan may shed light on ancient culture
A hundred and fifty ancient Jewish scrolls founding northern Afghanistan have recently been discovered, creating a ...
Year of the Dragon welcomes across Asia
Asians across the globe have officially welcomed the Year of the Dragon
with fireworks and celebrations. The ...
U.S. troops being killed by Afghan soldiers they helped train
Deep-seated feelings of hatred have led to many Afghanistan soldiers to
fire upon and kill American troops and ...
Does a jail cell await Musharraf?
Former Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf may soon find himself in jail. Pakistan's Interior Minister, ...
More Chinese living in cities than countryside now
For the first time in its lengthy, epic history, More Chinese are
currently living in cities than in the ...
India's darkest shame: malnourished children
India, the world's largest democracy and the world's fastest growing
economy finds that many ...
China shifts tactics to manage middle class
In the past week, China has made headlines as the government announces its plans for the year to come. A major ...
Former prime minister among hundreds of prisoners freed in Myanmar
Hundreds of prisoners have been released in the politically isolated
Asian nation of Myanmar. Among the ...
High profile Buddhist monk sets himself alight in Tibet
In Tibet, a rash of self-immolations have captured world attention as Buddhist monks take their protest against ...
DISGUSTING - Human beings treated as zoo animals
Politicians and human rights campaigners are condemning a video which shows native Indian peoples being made to ...
China's new middle class shows concern for the environment
Population growth is nothing new to China however, economic growth is. In the past decade, a new middle class has ...
Defiant Catholics march in Philippines despite terrorist warnings
More than three million Roman Catholic worshipers joined the procession
of a charred Christ statue through the ...