The species could be wiped out from the Mekong River by a new hydropower project, which also threatens to decimate fishing stocks
Asia
North Korea Releases Australian Missionary
After a year of saber-rattling, North Korea may be adopting a softer tone
Indian Hospitals Are Doing a Roaring Trade in Medical Tourists From Afghanistan
With healthcare in their own country in a parlous state, Afghans who can afford it go overseas for treatment
Attack on Islamabad Court Kills 11, Injures 30
No one has yet claimed responsibility
Afghanistan’s President Is Furious at the Way the U.S. Has Conducted the War
Hamid Karzai says he’s in two minds over whether the war was worth it
Deadly Terrorist Attack in Southwestern China Blamed on Separatist Muslim Uighurs
The Kunming bloodshed could mark a chilling escalation in the Uighur struggle for autonomy and even separation from the Chinese state
Knife-Wielding Men Massacre At Least 27 Chinese Commuters
Over 100 injured in bloody attack
Pakistani Taliban Announces Ceasefire With Government
Pakistan calls it a “positive development” toward addressing recent violence
Sri Lanka President Rejects Calls for War Crimes Investigation
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa remained defiant in the face of intensifying calls for an independent war crimes investigation this week. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay recommended in a …
Authorities Rescue 382 Babies in Chinese Trafficking Sting
Over 1,000 people were arrested in connection with the bust of four Internet-based baby trafficking rings
With Missile Tests, North Korea Makes a Statement, Not a Threat
Lobbing missiles may appear belligerent, but Pyongyang can’t afford hostilities
What Has Happened to Hong Kong’s Triads?
A “classic triad hit” on a former newspaper editor reminds people that the fearsome organized crime gangs are still around, but in different forms
Want to Shoot Japanese War Criminals? China’s State Media Has a Game For That
This probably isn’t going to do anything for Sino-Japanese relations