Asia Pacific

Teenage girl executed by tribal jirga in Pakistan for dancing in video

In a shocking case of honor killing, an 18-year-old girl was sentenced to death by a village jirga and executed by her own family...

Bangladesh faces international criticism over crackdown on opposition parties

Bangladesh has come under fire from human rights groups and foreign governments for launching a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to “eliminate...

Sri Lanka’s child marriage law under scrutiny as activists demand reform

Sri Lanka is facing growing criticism for its failure to reform a decades-old law that allows child marriage among the Muslim minority, despite mounting...

North Korean leader hails ‘new era of space power’

Kim Jong-un has celebrated the successful launch of a spy satellite, calling it a self-defense breakthrough for Pyongyang. The North Korean state media reported that...