VOA's Luis Ramirez visits northern city where Arabs say they want equality and an end to discrimination
UN secretary-general sent Ibrahim Gambari to Burma on 'urgent mission' to try to broker talks between protesters and generals who run t
Development seen as incremental concession by military government following strong international condemnation of crackdown on pro-democ
Election officials say PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's coalition won simple majority in general election
Confidential list of recommendations drawn up by ASEAN officials says organization will not interfere in human rights issues
Mongolia's General Election Committee proclaims Nambaryn Enkhbayar winner of Sunday's poll
Critics have labeled Mr. Lien a traitor for coming to mainland and have accused him of allowing himself to be used by Beijing to furthe
Meeting is first time Communist Party chairman has met a Nationalist Party leader since 1949
However, they add the reclusive Communist country is still falling far short of feeding its people adequately
China's anti-secession law approved unanimously by National People's Congress
Analysts say China is growing increasingly impatient with North's refusal to resume nuclear disarmament talks with S. Korea, Japan, Rus
National People's Congress Vice Chairman Wang Zhaoguo says the law seeks to carry out the Communist leadership's long-promised goal of
Release of Rebiya Kadeer comes ahead US Secretary of State's Condoleezza Rice's visit to China
News comes as China begins a massive poultry vaccination campaign
