Drawings by survivor Kim Gwang-Il were in UN report detailing North Korea’s human rights abuses
Asia
Death and Violence as Riots Grip Bangkok
Simmering political tensions flared up in the Thai capital once more as police efforts to disperse protest camps led to at least four dead and dozens injured.
5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali
A sixth diver has been found dead, and the fate of the seventh remains unknown
Florida Man Deliberately Smashes $1M Vase by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Artist Maximo Caminero apparently dropped the paint-dipped vase to protest the fact that Pérez Art Museum Miami features international, not local, work
Can Cartoons Explain the Horror of North Korea to the Chinese?
Sketches posted by the U.N. on Weibo to accompany a searing report on human rights in North Korea split opinion in the Middle Kingdom
At Least Five Killed As Thai Police Swoop on Bangkok Protesters
Grenades and gunfire unleashed in the Thai capital
Indonesia Slams Australia for Spying on Trade Talks
Foreign Minister asks how shrimp exports could be vital to national security
One Dead in Australian Asylum Facility Riot in Papua New Guinea
Violence erupts as asylum seekers languish in controversial detention center
Japan’s Big Economics Experiment Needs More Experimenting
Abenomics hasn’t gone far enough to fix what ails the world’s third largest economy
China Launches Anti-Vice Campaign, Putting Sex Workers at Risk
The latest crackdown will hurt prostitutes, but will not change the system
The Top Countries Rich Chinese Choose for Emigration. (Canada May Be Off the List)
Ottawa may have terminated a deal that essentially allowed foreign millionaires to resettle in Canada, but there are many other options for wealthy Chinese
South Korea Building Collapse Kills At Least 10
Ten students still trapped after auditorium roof collapses under heavy snow
Indian Editor Charged With Rape and Sexual Assault
Tarun Tejpal allegedly assaulted female colleague in November