Drowning in debt, women farmers take a firm stand
By Minoli De Soysa
Trapped between unscrupulous microfinance companies and duplicitous governments, Sri Lanka’s…
Jordan arrests high-profile figures, including a royal,…
By Rana F. Sweis, Isabel Kershner and Nicholas Kulish
AMMAN — The Jordanian government has arrested high-profile…
With swarms of ships, Beijing tightens its grip on South…
By Steven Lee Myers and Jason Gutierrez
The Chinese ships settled in like unwanted guests who would not leave.…
The Taliban think they have already won, peace deal or…
By Adam Nossiter
KABUL — The Taliban’s swagger is unmistakable. From the recent bellicose speech of their deputy…
When man intrudes into places where elephants once…
By P .K. Balachandran
COLOMBO - The Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a modern phenomenon owning its existence to…
A collapse foretold
By Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The patients began arriving at hospitals in Porto…
A very big problem: Giant ship in the Suez remains stuck
By Vivian Yee
MANSHIYET RUGOLA, Egypt — The gargantuan container ship that has blocked world trade by getting…
Beaten, cuffed, hauled away: When Myanmar’s military…
By Richard C. Paddock and The New York Times
When the police and soldiers arrived in the middle of the night, they…
Facebook guidelines allow users to call for death of…
By Alex Hern
Facebook’s bullying and harassment policy explicitly allows for ‘public figures’ to be targeted in…
Why India abstained at UNHRC on Sri Lanka resolution
By P. K. Balachandran
COLOMBO - India on Tuesday (23) abstained from voting on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…