Polygamy, still practiced in some parts of Papua New Guinea, symbolized wealth and status in the country’s so-called “big man ...

Nearly 65,000 Rohingya have crossed into southeastern Bangladesh since late last year amid unrest and violence in Rakhine, ...

With global treaties long delayed, Mekong residents are trying to prevent plastic waste from destroying their environment.

The deployment of a U.S. mid-range missile system in the Philippines and plans by Manila to acquire it are “completely ...

Witnesses have appealed for help, describing chaotic scenes, widespread damage and people trapped in the rubble.

Ethnic minority insurgents captured a major military base in western Myanmar on Friday after months of fighting, the group ...

Myanmar’s junta chief has reiterated a call for insurgents battling to end military rule to make peace, saying his government ...

But smoothly navigating global rivalries in the current geopolitical scenario will be a daunting task, analysts said.

At least 14 people have been killed and hundreds injured, but medical experts and the government say the figure is likely to ...

In January, a U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay sentenced bin Amin and bin Lep to five more years in prison after they ...

Myanmar’s junta appointed a new minister of defense, state-controlled media reported, in the wake of significant insurgent ...

More than seven out of 10 youths and adults in rural Thailand struggle with “foundational” literacy, the World Bank recently ...