The speed of the Olympics-driven rapprochement between divided North and South has been extraordinary
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Pashtuns End Islamabad Protest Over State Neglect
Pashtun women, considered conservative by some, joined in the Islamabad protest in large numbers
Pakistani human rights lawyer Asma Jahangir passes away
Critical of military, intelligence and armed groups alike, she braved death threats, imprisonment and beatings
Sri Lanka ruling party suffers unusual humiliation at local vote
Sri Lanka’s ruling alliance was humiliated in elections against the party of ex-president Mahinda Rajapakse
Cambodian Election Without Opposition Goes Forward Today
The CNRP, the major opposition party, no longer exists because the nation’s top court dissolved it in November
Why a Vietnamese City Rescinded Order Curtailing Press Freedom
Danang authorities issued guidelines requiring the local press to obtain official approval before disseminating content
Thailand protesters march to demand national elections
People gathered at a monument to democracy in the Thai capital to urge the military government not to delay elections
A close up look at North Korea’s princess Kim Yo Jong
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s increasingly influential sister has become one of his closest confidantes
Mercedes apologises to China after quoting Dalai Lama
Mercedes apologised for “hurting the feelings” of people in China after its Instagram quoted Tibet’s Dalai Lama
VIDEO: Expert Panel Takes on the Task of Reimagining Pakistan
Brown University hosted Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, for a discussion about Pakistani history