Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once ...

Thailand's army accused Cambodia on Dec. 29 of violating a newly signed ceasefire agreement, reached after weeks of deadly ...

Rewarding Russia’s aggression betrays human rights and Ukraine’s survival, warns Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk of Odesa-Simferopol ...

"For any authority to be able to express these characteristics, it is necessary to embody the virtues of humility, honesty ...

On the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Pope Leo will solemnly close the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, ...

Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Dec. 28, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to ...

A committed and sensitive writer, Erpenbeck tackles the major themes of contemporary history and politics in her novels ...

Jamaat-e-Islami appears set to gain a foothold in government, raising fears over democracy and minority rights ...

Fifteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a rubber factory in central Japan on Dec. 26 during which an unspecified ...

Thailand on Dec. 25 defended its military's demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal ...

A Malaysian judge sentenced former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 more years in jail on Dec. 26 after convicting him of ...