Story Archive
2008-07-16
An unremarkable South Korean village is home to a little-known cemetery for North Korean war dead.
2008-07-15
Bereaved parents who lost children when their schools collapsed in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan have vowed to continue their legal battle after officials refused to publish results of an investigation. Many parents have now signed a compensation deal offered by the government.
2008-07-12
As Cambodia's election campaign heats up, a journalist linked to the opposition is killed along with his son.
2008-07-12
As Cambodia's election campaign heats up, a journalist linked to the opposition is killed along with his son.
2008-07-12
As the Olympic torch makes its way north to Beijing, authorities in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong boost security around the home of a jailed family planning activist.
2008-07-11
Authorities in Xinjiang execute two Uyghurs for alleged terror links. Fifteen others are sentenced.
2008-07-11
Chinese authorities cancel a Tibetan festival that erupted in protests a year ago.
2008-07-10
World Bank backs proposal for an international food reserve to meet emergencies and curb runaway prices, as G8 nations pledge to study the plan.
2008-07-10
Chinese police stage a dramatic raid on a flat occupied by ethnic Uyghurs in the restive Xinjiang region.
2008-07-09
Cambodia's long-lost "jungle girl" makes progress in small steps after 18 years in the forest.
2008-07-09
Cambodia's long-lost "jungle girl" makes progress in small steps after 18 years in the forest.
2008-07-08
Vietnam's outlawed Unified Buddhist Church plans a funeral for its outspoken patriarch.
2008-07-08
A provincial Communist Party boss and former top Party aide take aim at officials after rioting in southwestern China.
2008-07-07
Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou say a teenage girl whose death sparked mass riots in Weng'an county died from drowning, as police detain civilians trying to launch their own investigation.
2008-07-06
A monk describes the grisly task faced by his team of volunteers in dealing with the bodies of those who died in Cyclone Nargis.