(LinkAsia: January 20, 2012) In another sign of increasing openness from the ruling junta, Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be allowed to run in an April election...
(LinkAsia: December 2, 2011) In the first visit to Myanmar by a US Secretary of State in over 50 years, Hillary Clinton pledged support for democratic reforms yet cautioned that...
(LinkAsia: November 4, 2011) Recent conciliatory moves by the government in Myanmar have some people hopeful for real change. But Maung Zarni, Burmese activist and research fellow at the London...
(LinkAsia: November 4, 2011) The government in Myanmar seems to be opening up, but some people are wondering if the moves are genuine. Flooding in Southeast Asia has been devastating,...
(LinkAsia: August 19, 2011) The newly elected government in Myanmar holds talks with Aung San Suu Kyi's party to stave off a fresh round of sanctions from Western governments. Professor...
(LinkAsia: August 19, 2011) Indian activist Anna Hazare and thousands of supporters wage a hunger campaign against corruption in New Delhi. Indians angered by corruption use a new website to...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: November 9, 2010) U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed a new partnership deal with Indonesia that covers trade, education, and security issues. Refugees who fled...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: November 8, 2010) Signaling a shift in policy, U.S. President Barack Obama has backed India for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. This...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: November 3, 2010) The Republican Party has gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and cut the Democratic Party's majority in the U.S. Senate...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: August 13, 2010) Pakistan may experience more floods which could add to the already 14 million affected and 1600 who've lost their lives. A second...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: July 30, 2010) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a landmark visit to Lebanon amid reports of impending indictments from the...
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: March 24, 2010) An Irish Catholic bishop has resigned in the fallout of a sexual abuse scandal which enveloped the Catholic Church and Pope Benedict...
(Al Jazeera English: October 27, 2009) This report offers an exclusive look at the destruction of the Pakistani town of Kotkai, birthplace of Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud. Also, an Amnesty...
(Al Jazeera English: September 24, 2009) Tension continues in Honduras following the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya as the government extends its mandated curfew. Also in this update is...
(Al Jazeera English: September 21, 2009) A political slander trial has opened in France, pitting President Nicolas Sarkozy against former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. Other stories include the...
