Society

Dil Mohammed was abducted from a Rohingya refugee settlement in January, only to appear in a Bangladeshi jail in May.

As in so many cases in the past, the blasphemy accusations at the heart of the violence apparently stemmed from a personal grudge.

The geopolitical angle of Pope Francis’ state visit to Mongolia is clear: The Vatican supports Mongolia’s democracy, respect for religious freedom, and peaceful foreign policy.

The ruling stopped short of granting full marriage rights to same-sex couples, but nonetheless represents a breakthrough for the LGBTQ+ community.

Campaigners fight to keep the massacre of ethnic Koreans in the spotlight, despite the government's disinterest in interrogating the dark history.

Jakarta's recent breaking of an organ trafficking ring has cast a light on a grim regional trade.

Scientists are analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water.

Migrant workers and others argue that the rules, intended to eliminate human trafficking, have hampered the ability of Filipinos to travel freely.

Amid the nationwide conflict between the military junta and its opponents, the situation for the country's young is bad – and getting worse.

A new law allows children to be imprisoned in police watch houses, the equivalent of jails in the United States, as youth detention centers overflow. All while the number of youth offenders hits a decade low.

The Ramon Magsaysay Awards honor "greatness of spirit" in selfless service to people across Asia. 

FC Barcelona visited Kyrgyzstan to inaugurate two new football academies. Japarov is touchy about investigations into how the schools are funded.