At least four journalists were jailed in Bangladesh last year as they were seen as supporters of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, according to a Committee to Protect Journalists report.

News of the joint crime-fighting effort comes after top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urges Asean countries to crack down on cross ...

China, Israel, and Myanmar have emerged as the world's top three jailers of journalists, with at least 43 currently detained ...

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One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.

Honeys Holdings also said that 2017 allegations of labor rights violations were "one-sided" and that it's committed to ...

The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium said goodbye to a long-time inhabitant and "gentle giant" of a snake. The zoo announced the death of its 26-year-old leucistic Burmese python on Friday. She died of ...

Myanmar's electricity generation has dropped to about half the normal figure, as rebels have damaged critical transmission networks, causing lengthy blackouts in wide swathes of the South Asian nation ...

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to take strong measures to crack down on ...

China will make every effort to rescue Chinese nationals who fell foul of scam operations luring them to countries including Myanmar, the public security ministry said late on Wednesday.

The Holy Father told groups of pilgrims attending his Jan. 15 general audience that they should be aware that millions of ...

Junta restrictions on the delivery of basic medical supplies are leading outbreaks of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, ...