ASEAN Wavers on Rights
2012-01-10
The Southeast Asian grouping moves at a snail's pace in its bid to devise a human rights charter.
Call For Political Reforms
2012-01-10
A report by a prestigious Chinese university says Beijing's reluctance to risk change is holding back the country.
Thousands Attend Funeral
2012-01-09
Tibetans pay their last respects to the most senior monk to have self-immolated so far.
Angry Tibetans Parade Corpse
2012-01-08
Protesters in a Chinese province force police to return the remains of a monk who self-immolated and died.
'Struggle To Bring About Change'
2012-01-06
In her last weekly conversation with listeners, Aung San Suu Kyi comments on criticism, the right to freedom, and having the courage to act.
Pilgrims Converge On Bodhgaya
2012-01-05
Chinese Buddhists are among tens of thousands who have flocked to a northern Indian sacred site for the 'Kalachakra' event.
Wave of Fresh Strikes In 2012
2012-01-05
Low wages and few rights protections have sparked labor battles in factories across China in the new year.
Beijing Rejects Death Claims
2012-01-04
The denial comes amid criticism over violence that followed a mosque demolition in a northwestern Chinese village.
Bid to Ease Tensions
2012-01-04
U.S. and North Korea's neighbors move to keep stability in the Korean peninsula after Kim Jong Il's death.