(LinkAsia News: 5/18/12) Mayling Birney of the London School of Economics explains the reasons why Chen Guangcheng ran into trouble with the Chinese government, despite not breaking any laws. The...
Renewed clashes erupt in Lebanon's Tripoli as Hezbollah is blamed, Israel and Iran beat the drums of war ahead of nuclear talks in Baghdad, the White House threatens to target...
Hamas condemns Palestinian government reshuffle, Bahrainis rally against union with Saudi Arabia, Sudan and South Sudan agree to resume talks as UN deadline expires, and more.
Alexandra Cousteau, granddaughter of legendary marine explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau, discusses her film The Nation's River, which looks at new threats to the Potomac River and what can be done...
Fierce clashes between Yemeni troops and al-Qaeda kill 44 in volatile south, Palestinian prisoners end hunger strike as Israeli forces clash with protestors on "Nakba" Day, UN observers under fire...
This week on LinkAsia, a look at whether the dramatic measures taken by the Chinese government against a foreign journalist and the failed propaganda surrounding the Chen Guangcheng affair are...
Deadly clashes in Lebanon as Syria unrest spills over, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia to form Arabian Gulf Union, Somali draft constitution gives voice to women after decades of civil war,...
(LinkAsia News: 5/11/12) American journalist Melissa Chan became the first foreign journalist to be kicked out of China in 14 years when she was told this past week that she...
(LinkAsia News: 5/11/12) Host Sydnie Kohara speaks with Madeline Earp of the Committee to Protect Journalists about China's expulsion of Al Jazeera English reporter Melissa Chan and the current climate...
(LinkAsia News: 5/11/12) China's tightly controlled state propaganda machine was in complete disarray as the Chen Guangcheng saga played out last week, with conflicting messages abounding. Contributor David Bandurski breaks...
(LinkAsia News: 5/11/12) South Korean customs officials have discovered thousands of medicinal capsules containing trace amounts of human blood smuggled in from China. A South Korean documentary alleges that the...
(LinkAsia News: 5/11/12) Recent efforts to curb incidents of domestic violence towards women in Japan have faltered, according to a new report. Contributor Toshi Maeda explains how the Japanese people...
Jordanian demonstrators demand resignation of the government, Algerian elections maintain status quo as Green Alliance claims widespread fraud, Egypt holds its first ever televised presidential debate, and more.