Photo Essays

The cremation undertakers perform a sacred function, but are still “untouchable.”

President Trump's decision to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel's capital sparked anger in Kuala Lumpur.

Conflict in the valley threatens an ancient craft.

The Taunggyi Tazaungdaing or Festival of Lights sees fireworks mixed with hot air balloons, all handled by amateurs.

Over 350,000 Thais came to pay their respects at late King Bhumibol's Royal Cremation.

The Druk Gawa Khilwa (DGK) nunnery in Katmandu teaches its nuns a mixture of martial arts and meditation.

140,000 people have been evacuated as one of Bali’s volcanoes shows signs of a pending eruption.

A literal wall hides the poor from those going to the mall next door.

More than 35 years since it began, the Rohingya crisis is long overdue for a solution.

Once a thriving art form, the embroidery craft may disappear entirely, along with its artisans, in another generation.

An on-the-ground look at campaigning and voting in Mongolia's tight presidential race.

Glimpses of the Philippines' offensive against militants in Marawi City.