Story Archive
2016-09-13
A resolution of the dispute over Tibet's status has been hindered by separate security concerns, a Tibetan scholar says.
2016-09-13
U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss whether remaining economic sanctions against Myanmar should be lifted.
2016-09-13
Experts decry government whitewash attempt that follows a sweeping crackdown on lawyers as well as their families.
2016-09-13
Both monks and laypeople take part in religious instruction and promotion of Tibetan language and culture.
2016-09-13
Dozens of people are detained and an unknown number injured in street battles between residents and riot police.
2016-09-12
They have destroyed the structure and moved all statues and other belongings to a new location, the abbot says.
2016-09-12
The Cambodia National Rescue Party demands ‘political normalcy’ in defiance of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s crackdown threat.
2016-09-12
The Cambodia National Rescue Party demands ‘political normalcy’ in defiance of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s crackdown threat.
2016-09-12
He had watched a program in the prison's TV room outside permitted hours, a local source says.
2016-09-12
The threats came after Eddie Chu campaigned against alleged vested interests in a multibillion dollar land deal.
2016-09-12
Mao's potential as a symbolic figurehead for the dispossessed remains a source of concern for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
2016-09-09
He joins another Socktsang monk in custody after being seized at gunpoint in his quarters.
2016-09-09
Sentenced for having supported a self-immolation protest, he is freed for 'good conduct' while in custody.
2016-09-09
Foreign affairs experts say the rogue nation will likely continue its nuclear buildup, however.
2016-09-09
The CNRP leader calls the conviction an example of the legal ‘double standard’ faced by opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen.