A human rights lawyer working for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan was murdered for defending people accused of blasphemy.

Japanese nationalists slipped propaganda and revised history into the translation of a British journalist’s book. The elderly writer is flabbergasted at the insertions—but the book is selling fast in Japan.

The North Korean news agency just directed some unspeakably vile and racist insults at President Obama and South Korean President Park.

Myanmar’s government prides itself for the strides it has made on press and other freedom indices, but its record, especially when it comes to the treatment of Muslim minorities in the west, remains dismal.

Anti-government protestors vow a “final push” to rid the country of Shinawatra influence, but the Shinawatra supporters are sending perhaps 100,000 marchers in a “show of force.” Bangkok is bracing for a confrontation.

After an initially timid U.S.-EU response to the Ukraine crisis, tougher sanctions against Russia and better coordination are making an impact. More, please.

For a long time now, the West has lived off its Cold War reputation in Eastern Europe. But this reputation is now spent, thanks to Western complicity in offshore finance’s pillage of post-Soviet states.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has booted the prime minister from office, deciding an important battle in favor of Thailand’s opposition. But the war is far from over.

The China-Vietnam skirmish in South China Sea illustrates how easy these territorial disputes can escalate to conflict. It also shows how aggressive China can be in achieving its territorial ambitions.

Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has alienated certain BJP leaders on his way to the top, and some have even resigned.