Hardline faction from ruling Hindu Party in conversion campaign feeding India religious tension
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Outspoken China Lawyer Tortured in Jail Despite Innocence
Pu Zhiqiang’s heroic defense of dictatorship’s targets takes nasty turn as China lawyer tortured
VIDEO: Lessons From First Years of Xi Jinping’s Reign
Analysis of China under Xi Jinping’s reign finds political reforms mostly abandoned for control
Lessons From Resilient Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
Although the pro-democracy movement may not have achieved its primary goal, it has awakened a passion for independence within the Hong Kong people that will not allow their politicians to be influenced by Beijing forever. The world will be watching.
Transparency International Sri Lanka Issue Vote Warning
Anti-corruption charity Transparency International Sri Lanka warns elections vulnerable to fraud
Crucial Japan Elections Test Abenomics Popularity
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic policy of Abenomics popularity tested in Sunday voting
Malala Accepts Nobel Peace Prize at Norway Ceremony
Attendance was high at Oslo awards ceremony where Pakistani women’s education activist Malala accepts Nobel Peace Prize along with India’s Kailash Satyarthi
National Votes Increasingly Distance Taiwan from Beijing
The Chinese still consider themselves to be the sole legal representatives of Taiwan, officially the 23rd province of China. But as this year’s elections continue to show, trying to bring the former territories back into China’s sphere of influence will be difficult.
Arrests and Protest Follow Occupy Hong Kong Surrender
Democracy push reaching critical juncture as famed leaders of Occupy Hong Kong surrender to police
4 Strange North Korean International Allies You Didn’t Know
Kim dynasty’s cruelty means that the list of North Korean international allies short and bizarre