9.17.10 – As Wikileaks prepares to unveil a second batch of "Afghan War Diary" documents, a deeper dig into the first cache unveils the real secret story of the war – the hardships of ordinary Afghans living under foreign occupation. From insights into the vibrant local protest movement to locals' reactions to American military methods and cultural faux pas, much remains to be learned. – Nick Turse

9.15.10 – Phyllis Chesler – Part II of Phyllis' interview with Tapan Ghosh, founder of the Hindu Solidarity Movement.

9.14.10 – In a first, Japan's foreign minister apologized to a group of former US World War II prisoners of war for inhumane treatment. The timing of the apology raises some questions

9.13.10 – ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s image problem is just getting worse.

9.12.10 – KEITH BRADSHER – HONG KONG — From street markets to corporate offices, consumers and executives alike in China are trying to cope with rising prices. Inflation is also accelerating.

9.11.10 – LYDIA POLGREEN – CHENNAI — With the collapse of the caste system, southern India has rocketed far ahead of the rest of the country. Chezi K. Ganesan is among a new breed of entrepreneurs.

9.10.10 – We investigate an Australian government programme to tackle poverty, alcoholism and violence in Aboriginal communities.

8.24.10 – JAKARTA, Indonesia — They call themselves the Islamic Defenders Front and they say their mission is to stamp out sinful acts and to protect the poor and marginalized. Indonesian government sits idly by as Islamic Defender's Front, called thugs by most, runs amok.

8.18.10 – DA NANG, Vietnam — With GIs long gone, China Beach now belongs to the people. Its silky sands are just past those guarded walls protecting the strand of five-star resorts. Ancestral graves were moved to make space for hotel-spas with $1,000-a-night rooms. At the Hyatt Regency, $1.5 million buys a three-room villa free of local passersby.

8.16.10 – THE headlines were grim, and a blow to India´s self-conception as a rising economic power. "New poverty index finds Indian states worse than Africa," announced an Indian newspaper. "Half of India´s population lives below the poverty line," proclaimed another. The anxiety was occasioned by a new study of global poverty released last month by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development…

8.6.10 – Hiroshima was largely destroyed 65 years ago in the world's first attack using a nuclear bomb. The bomb, dropped by a US Air Force plane, killed tens of thousands and destroyed an entire generation in the city. Six decades later, Hiroshima is fighting to keep the memory of the attack alive

8.5.10 – China has become one of the world's most popular overseas study destinations for government officials from developing countries, Ministry of Commerce figures showed.

The U.S. government has repeatedly made it clear that it would welcome China’s entrance into the world arena as a power. However, a series of issues since the beginning of this year, particularly Washington's stance on the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises and the South China Sea issue, have made the world think: Is the United States ready to recognize China as a power on the world stage?

North Korea sold missiles to the Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2005 even as the North was taking part in six-party nuclear disarmament talks, a U.S. intelligence report claims. The report is among confidential documents released by the website WikiLeaks, according to the Washington Post on Monday

July 23: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with ASEAN Secretary Surin Pitsuwan during 17th ASEAN Regional forum Retreat meeting in Hanoi.

NEW DELHI, India — When the World Cup kicked off last month, residents of metropolitan India were a little perplexed at the advertising blitz that came along with it. What's Micromax and how did it get so big?

US officials visit Demilitarised Zone as spy chief nominee warns of "dangerous new period".

Powered by years of rapid economic growth, China is now the world's biggest energy consumer, knocking the U.S. off a perch it held for more than a century, according to new data from the International Energy Agency.

U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier and scores of advanced warplanes off the coast of China in the Yellow Sea – and near Russia’s shore in the Sea of Japan

SHANGHAI — Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world's factory floor.