Society

China's higher education landscape remains varied in quality and scope, but the progress made is undeniable.

Swing voters in a battleground state may have leaned right.

Australia drifted away from the Healthy Cities movement it helped start. It can still get back on track.

Authorities question Chhoeung Chheung’s credentials amid outcry.

After a long legal battle, the rapist of a 16-year-old disabled girl in Kyrgyzstan was sentenced to 11 years in prison. The case illustrates how difficult justice is to achieve, even in the most horrific of crimes.

Despite the government's best intentions, many migrant workers remain mired in debt and disillusionment.

It has unleashed a barrage of misinformation, leveraging the sensitive issue of minority rights to undermine the legitimacy of Bangladesh’s interim government.

The government argues that capital punishment has been an effective deterrent for drug crimes. But is there any solid evidence for the claim?

Truong My Lan, 68, may be eligible for clemency if she is able to return at least 75 percent of the misappropriated assets.

Dushanbe’s door-to-door policy is part of an almost decade-long campaign to counter radicalization and religious extremism in the country. Is it effective?

Indonesia enacted stricter regulations after a traffic accident killed 54 people in 2003. But 20 years later, the roads are not getting any safer.