Atomic watchdog reports suspicious activity that may suggest North Korea is restarting a nuclear reactor thought to be capable of producing plutonium for bombs
Asia
Vietnamese Communist Party Continues Social Media Clamp Down
Violators who criticize the government online to be hit with a fine that’s about 27 times the average monthly wage
Sri Lanka to Start Tally of Civil-War Dead
Count is an attempt to meet international demands for greater transparency over wartime losses and civilian disappearances
Thailand’s Democrat Party Is Hilariously Misnamed
Don’t believe Yellow Shirt talk of a “people’s revolution” — what’s being demanded is nothing short of a putsch
A Very Important Man: Meet Pakistan’s New Army Chief
Gen. Raheel Sharif, Pakistan’s new army chief, hails from the same community as the country’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. But could the two end up becoming rivals?
China Says It Let U.S. Bomber Planes Fly Through Disputed Airspace
Tensions in disputed airspace with Japan
Teaching Hope
How Efren Peñaflorida’s pushcarts bring school to Filipino street children
I Want an American Baby! Chinese Women Flock to the U.S. to Give Birth
Lured by U.S. citizenship for their children, thousands of Chinese women give birth annually in the States, supporting a thriving birth-tourism industry
Man Who Threw Fiancée Off Balcony Guilty of Murder
Judge says Australian businessman committed murder during fit of rage
Chinese Aircraft Carrier Cruises Toward Disputed Waters
The big guns come out on the South China Sea at a time of increasing tensions
Thai Protesters Surround Interior Ministry
The leader of the opposition vowed Tuesday to replace the government with a non-elected council.
Archaeologists Discover Earliest Buddhist Shrine
A wooden structure dating back as early as 6th Century B.C.
Philippines Typhoon Relief Efforts Face Persistent Challenges
Weeks after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, more than one million people have received food aid, the United Nations estimates. But logistical hurdles are still obstructing relief efforts across the island nation.