Friday marks six months since much maligned polls in Cambodia, where bloody crackdowns, racism and rampant human rights violations continue to define an increasingly fraught society
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Hundreds of Copies of Anne Frank’s Diary Vandalized in Japan
Though no one knows who is to blame, the discovery of these vandalized books deepens the sense that Japan is undergoing a pronounced right-wing turn
North Korea Fires Missiles Off Eastern Coast
The apparent test coincides with joint U.S.-South Korea military drills that have drawn the ire of the North.
Sri Lanka Vehemently Rejects Inquiry Into War Crimes
The government says the probe call reflects a ‘preconceived, politicized and prejudicial agenda’
India’s Opposition BJP Will Storm the Next Election, a New Poll Finds
The survey results are a damning report card for the ruling Congress Party
Why the U.S. Needs to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
President Obama delivered the strongest message yet to Karzai to sign a security agreement or the U.S. walks
China’s Apocalyptic Hellscape
The smog in Beijing has grown so bad that some have likened conditions to living through a “nuclear winter”
North Korea Seeks U.N. Help After Foot and Mouth Outbreak
But Pyongyang remains unresponsive to an offer of help from South Korea
China Charges Prominent Uighur Scholar With Separatism
Economics professor Ilham Tohti has been held in detention in Xinjiang since last month
What It’s Like to Meet a Brother You Haven’t Seen in Six Decades
Koreans from North and South can only meet at sporadic official reunions, where numbers are strictly limited. At each bittersweet gathering, family members ponder the historical forces that tore them apart
Stabbing of Former Hong Kong Newspaper Editor Raises Press-Freedom Fears
Kevin Lau, who was ousted as chief editor of Ming Pao newspaper in January, lies in critical condition in hospital following attack on Wednesday morning
Too Many Indian Newborns Are Dying, Especially in New Delhi
The Indian capital comes off badly in a new report on infant mortality
China’s Smog Is So Bad They’re Now Calling It a ‘Nuclear Winter’
The pollution is threatening lives and crops