Sold by their mothers: Shining a light on the child sex trade in Cambodia.
When Kieu was 12, her mother asked her to take a job. But not just any job. Kieu was first examined by a doctor, who issued her a "certificate of virginity." She was then delivered to a hotel, where a man raped her for two days.
Obama: I'm 'absolutely committed' to Israel's security.
President Barack Obama says he is "absolutely committed to making sure" Israel maintains a military advantage over Iran.His comments to The New York Times, published on Sunday,
Death row appeal fails: Australian 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers face execution.
An Indonesian court has rejected a bid by two Australian drug smugglers -- members of the so-called "Bali Nine" -- to challenge their planned executions.Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are awaiting death by firing squad on Indonesia's so-called "execution island" for their role in a failed 2005 heroin smuggling plot.
Jamaat calls hartal on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday called a 48-hour general strike across the country protesting what it said the government’s conspiracy of killing the party’s senior assistant secretary general Muhammad Kamaruzzaman and demanding his release.
Family asked to meet Kamaruzzaman by 5:00pm.
The jail authority on Monday asked the family members of the condemned war crimes convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to meet him at the Dhaka Central Jail by 5:00pm.
Nor’wester kills 9, injures 6 Hundreds of houses damaged, power supply snapped, ferry movement suspended.
At least nine people were killed and six injured in Dhaka, Bogra and Rajshahi as many areas of the country witnessed nor’wester on Saturday.
BNP gets access to own office.
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party got access to their central office on Saturday evening more than three months after law enforcement agencies had locked it.
What's in the Iran nuclear deal? 7 key points.
Six world powers led by the United States announced on Thursday a framework deal with Iran limiting its nuclear program. The agreement outlines major points to be flesh out in a final deal,
Killing in the heartland; heartbreak in China.
On the nights the father can sleep, he awakes crying.The grief becomes even more overbearing during the day, when his only daughter stares back from photographs in the family home.
88th day blockade passes loosely.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance sponsored 88th day of current non-stop blockade on Friday passed off loosely without any reported incident of violence.
