The U.N. Special Investigator for Sudan reports an overall deterioration in the country's human rights conditions. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA the in...
Stock markets across Asia followed U.S. and European shares sharply lower, in reaction to the collapse of the investment company Lehman Brothers. The ...
The Asian Development Bank predicts that developing economies in Asia will see slower growth and rising inflation in the coming year. The bank says hi...
Australia has opened a new National Center for Bio-Security to build its defenses against infectious diseases and biological weapons. Medical experts ...
Thailand's People's Power Party has nominated a relative of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to become the nation's new leader. But as Ron Cor...
International aid agencies are withdrawing from Sri Lanka's war-battered northern region, as fighting intensifies between government troops and Tamil ...
Under pressure from Nepal's new Maoist-led government, India says it is ready to review the 58-year-old treaty that governs the relationship between t...
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan rose sharply this year, underscoring the difficulty faced by the Afghan government and coalition forces trying to stamp...
France announced Tuesday its military forces have rescued two French sailors held hostage off the coast of Somalia - waters considered among the world...
The European Union is hosting its first meeting to address the problems of the Roma community, which suffers from discrimination and poverty. Lisa Bry...
