The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday said it had to “remain neutral” on global political issues in response to a request from the U.S. Congressional commission that asked it to postpone and relocate the 2022 Beijing Winter Games if China does…

Troops loyal to Myanmar’s junta have killed more than 80 ethnic Chins in the country since the military took power in a Feb. 1 coup, including two infants and a 15-year-old rape victim, a Chin watchdog group said Tuesday.
The military killed at least 5…

Members of North Korea’s military are robbing citizens on the streets to secure materials needed to celebrate the signing of the July 27, 1953 armistice agreement that ended Korean War hostilities, sources in the country told RFA.
North Korea has desig…

Myanmar’s junta has chosen a path of “total self-destruction” by disregarding the will of the people in a bid to legitimize its power grab, an official with the deposed National League for Democracy (NLD) said Tuesday, in response to an announcement an…

At least six Rohingya, including two children, were killed Tuesday when a landslide caused by torrential rains swept away several makeshift shelters at a crowded refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said.
Such deaths have become a regular…

UNESCO has added a Thai national park to its World Heritage List although United Nations human rights experts urged the agency to hold off on the designation, citing concerns about indigenous Karen people being subjected to alleged rights violations an…