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A rampage in MyanmarAt least eight people died and 20 others were wounded Thursday when police officers fired indiscriminately at a group of unarmed civilians in Myaing, a small town in the center of the country."They shot people like…

New Delhi cannot prioritize economic gains when an investment poses a national security risk, an official told Reuters.India is likely to prevent its cellular operators from using telecommunications equipment manufactured by China's Huawei…

The decision comes as a precautionary measure after a Danish death, but officials stress that no connection will be made.

As of Thursday, Myaing, a small town in central Myanmar, was best known for making thanaka, a bark that is ground as a refrigerated cosmetic.But by the late morning of March 11th, the city, which can be traversed in 10 minutes, became…

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the extreme vulnerability of textile workers to the fore as clothing brands responded to the economic crisis sparked by this unprecedented public health emergency by cutting jobs and refusing to pay for those…

Critics say the electoral reforms will effectively wipe out any remaining opposition when they take effect.

The EU exports millions of doses of vaccineDespite accusations of "vaccine nationalism" and protectionism, the European Union has exported 34 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to dozens of countries in the past few weeks, though it lags…

Japan pays tribute to the nearly 20,000 victims of a powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast of the country 10 years ago, destroying cities and causing the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Emperor Naruhito and…

The House of Commons passes a bill on recreational use, the final approval of which is now almost assured.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to President Biden, will meet two senior Chinese government officials next week, the Biden government's first face-to-face diplomatic encounter…