Geography of Asia
Popular Leader Targetted By Hardline Anger
Jakarta's Christian governor, who was jailed for blasphemy Tuesday, won much praise for his efforts to clean up the...
Kashmir’s Brutal Stories Get Cartoon Treatment
Through sombre black and white drawings, graphic novelist Malik Sajad tells the brutal story of his native Kashmir in...
Russia Seeks UN Backing For Deal On Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Monday faced resistance from Western powers to a bid to win UN Security Council backing for an agreement it...
Erdogan Says US Debates Over Jerusalem Embassy Move ‘wrong’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said debates over the possibility of moving the US embassy in Israel...
US Studying Moscow’s Syria Deal
The United States is closely examining whether a Russia-brokered deal to establish safe zones in Syria can work in the...
Syria FM Rejects UN Monitors For ‘de-Escalation’ Deal
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the...
The Mekong Middlemen Running Drugs Across Asia
Compared to their ultra-violent Central and Latin American cousins, the drug dealers of Southeast Asia's Golden...
Palestinian Fashion Designer Breathes New Life Into Tradition
Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking...
Egypt Parliament Passes Investment Law
Egypt's parliament on Sunday adopted a law whose aim is to attract foreign investors to the country as authorities seek...
Talks Begin On Evacuating Rebels From Syria Capital
Negotiations were under way on Sunday on evacuating insurgents and their families from two districts in Damascus, a...
North Korea Detains Another US Citizen
North Korea announced Sunday it had detained a US citizen for "hostile acts" -- its second arrest in a fortnight of an...
Five Killed In Latest Kashmir Violence
Suspected militants launched an attack in Indian Kashmir killing three civilians and a policeman, the latest violence...
Syria Fighting Eases As Safe Zones Plan Begins
Fighting subsided in Syria on Saturday after a deal signed by government backers Russia and Iran and rebel supporter...
In Ruins of Iraq Christian Town, Fires A Sign of Rebirth
Several plumes of smoke rise above Iraq's main Christian town Qaraqosh, but this time it isn't the Islamic State...
Greenpeace Warns Giant Bangladeshi Coal Plant Could Cause Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...
Russia Says Has Already Stopped Bombing Proposed Syria Safe Zones
Russia on Friday said it had already stopped bombing in areas of Syria set to be designated safe zones under an...
UNESCO Ratifies Jerusalem Resolution Slammed By Israel
The executive board of the UN's cultural agency ratified Friday a resolution that identifies Israel as "the occupying...
Doubts Over Saudi Order That ‘eases’ Control Over Women
Saudi women no longer need a man's consent to carry out certain activities, local media reported on Friday, but...
Bangladesh Coal Plant Could Cause 6,000 Early Deaths
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions and cause the...