Two months ago, Mohammad Anwar recalls, the Taliban paraded accused thieves through his village, tarred their faces with oil and threw them in jail. ...more

December 27, 2008

The cyclone that ravaged Bangladesh's coast has left the country reeling, but for many already weary of the hardship it seemed like the latest in a series of plagues afflicting the nation. ...more

November 25, 2007

International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday to rebuild Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged coast, but help wasn't coming fast enough for thousands of homeless survivors who fought over meager rice handouts. ...more

November 22, 2007

Tens of thousands of people were ordered by police - some at gunpoint - to leave their homes on the slopes of one of Indonesia's deadliest volcanoes Friday after a series of underground tremors heightened fears of an imminent eruption. ...more

October 20, 2007