(SITTWE, Burma) — A massive evacuation to clear low-lying camps ahead of a cyclone has run into a potentially deadly snag: Many members of the displaced Rohingya minority living there have refused to leave because they don’t trust Burmese authorities.
Around 140,000 people — mostly Rohingya — have been living in cramped tents and …
Propped up on bamboo scaffolding, two artisans are gently applying a dissolving solution to an arched ceiling inside Ananda, a signature temple of the ancient Burmese city of Bagan. They are removing layers of a white coating …
When Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan delivered the national budget yesterday, he blamed the nation’s $17.8 billion deficit on the stubbornly high Australian dollar, softening company-tax revenue and a slowdown of the China-driven …
(ISLAMABAD) — The vote count from last weekend’s nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party.
Figures released by the country’s election commission, based on …
International retailers embraced a labor-backed factory safety proposal for Bangladesh’s garment factories, raising hopes that similar tragedies might be avoided in the future.
In almost any circumstance, pushing a police officer and kicking a police dog aren’t considered smart things to do. But does that behavior — even if it took place during the chaos and fury of a riot — deserve four years and …
On April 26, 2012, Cambodian environmentalist Chut Wutty was killed during an investigation into illegal logging in the country’s arcane Cardamom Mountains. A year on, his family is no closer to learning the truth of what …
(TOKYO) — Osaka’s outspoken mayor has said the system in which Asian women were forced to become wartime prostitutes before and during World War II was necessary to “maintain discipline” in the Japanese military.
Toru …
(RAIWIND, Pakistan) — Pakistan’s presumptive prime minister said Monday that he wants good relations with the United States but criticized American drone strikes on militants as a violation of the country’s sovereignty — …
(Rangoon, Burma) — Burma’s reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Burma head of state in almost 47 years and a sign of warming ties.
Burma state television announced the
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(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A truck bombing Monday killed three coalition service members in southern Afghanistan, NATO said in a statement. A local official said the attack targeted a base operated by troops from Georgia.
Omer Zawak, spokesman for the governor of the southern Helmand province, said the truck bomb exploded at the …
(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A roadside bomb hit a bus in southern Afghanistan on Monday and killed 10 civilians, mostly women and children, officials said.
Kandahar province’s police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq said the blast wounded another 12 people in Maroof district, roughly 60 kilometers (36 miles) northeast of Kandahar city.
(MANILA, Philippines) — From Imelda Marcos to Manny Pacquiao, familiar names of Philippine political clans and celebrities dominated the ballots for Monday’s congressional and local elections, which will gauge popular support for the president’s anti-corruption drive and other reforms.
Despite scattered violence and fears of fraud, …
