In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal illusive SINGAPORE (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end, an announcement designed as an upbeat ending to a summit with Asia-Pacific leaders. ...more

November 16, 2009

With each image of police dragging demonstrators into vans, and each announcement of protest rallies banned, more and more Pakistanis are seeing a replay of the political turmoil that led to the end of a military government last year. ...more

March 16, 2009

Thousands of sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds, jade and other gems glitter in long glass display cases as merchants haggle with professional buyers - most of them foreigners - and tourists. ...more

August 13, 2008

First lady Laura Bush condemned the military government in Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Monday for its "inept" response to a deadly weekend cyclone, marking an unusual foray by the president's spouse into a high-profile foreign policy crisis. ...more

May 6, 2008

A suicide attacker killed at least 32 men gathered in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday to mourn the death of a retired Iraqi army officer, a Shiite who was slain last week in a car bombing blamed on al-Qaida in Iraq. ...more

January 2, 2008

It might be hard to pick up on the anger flowing through Caetano Veloso's latest album unless you speak Portuguese or consult the helpful translations on the lyric sheet. ...more

November 23, 2007

U Par Par Lay goes to India to have his toothache treated. The Indian dentist wonders why the Burmese man has come all the way to India. ...more

November 4, 2007

Myanmar's military government ordered the expulsion of the top U.N. diplomat in the country Friday in response to the envoy's criticism of the regime. ...more

November 3, 2007

She may be bionic but she's already getting rusty. The new, highly anticipated remake of the 1970s sci-fi series showed potential in the first episode. ...more

October 10, 2007

She may be bionic but she's already getting rusty. The new, highly anticipated remake of the 1970s sci-fi series showed potential in the first episode. ...more

October 9, 2007