CHENNAI, India: Less than 1% of Indians charged with slavery offences during the past decade were convicted, research showed on Tuesday, as anti-slavery...
CHENNAI, India: Less than 1% of Indians charged with slavery offences during the past decade were convicted, research showed on Tuesday, as anti-slavery...
DHAKA: Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid U.S. sanctions, a U.N....
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court that promised justice for victims of human trafficking made eight convictions in its inaugural year despite the launch...
JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesian police on Wednesday accused a human rights lawyer of spreading information on Twitter that incited violent protests in the restive...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the withdrawal of an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to...
BERLIN: Violent protests in Hong Kong have complicated a three-day trip to China by Chancellor Angela Merkel that she plans to use to...
Jakarta: Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency, as the Southeast...
HONG KONG, Two men were in a stable condition in hospital on Wednesday after Hong Kong police clashed with pro-democracy protesters overnight, as...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: A bus carrying a group of Chinese tourists crashed Wednesday near a popular New Zealand tourist town. Chinese officials say...
Srinagar, India: After a year-long countdown, Arshi Nisar's wedding plans are in tatters, with the Kashmiri bride-to-be fearing for her guests' safety as...
NEW DELHI:Dr. L.N. Dhar vividly remembers the cold morning in Kashmir nearly 30 years ago. He left behind his plush bungalow and a...
BANGKOK, A skull fragment found in a scorched oil drum dumped in a reservoir in Thailand belongs to a prominent ethnic minority rights...
Kabul: The death toll from a late-night Taliban suicide attack in the Afghan capital rose to 16 civilians on Tuesday, with 119 people...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she has never asked the Chinese government to let her resign to end...
Beijing: Eight schoolchildren have died and two others were injured in a "school-related criminal case" in central China, with a 40-year-old suspect arrested,...
TOKYO, A letter threatening to hunt Koreans and containing what appeared to be a bullet has been sent to the South Korean embassy...
MANILA, Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every...
HONG KONG: Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused "unforgivable havoc" by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and...
