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MSF Says Burma Aid Loss for HIV and TB Puts Tens of Thousands at Risk

Doctors Without Borders says cuts in international aid for treating HIV and tuberculosis are putting tens of thousands of lives at risk

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Delhi College Students Organizes Tibet Solidarity Protest

Hundreds of Indian and Tibetan students marched across Delhi University in solidarity

South Korean actor Cha In-pyo delivers a speech during a rally against the Chinese government's arrest of North Korean refugees, near the Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 21, 2012.

China Rejects Pleas Not to Repatriate North Koreans

China is rejecting South Korean pleas not to repatriate 30 North Koreans recently arrested in Chinese territory

An employee of Kingfisher Airlines works next to a "counter closed" sign at their booking office at Mumbai's domestic airport February 20, 2012.

Indian Airline Industry Scrutinized After Mass Flight Cancellation

Cash-strapped Kingfisher airlines left hundreds stranded after scrapping nearly 100 flights on busy routes

South Korean navy sailors in a speed boat patrol around South Korea's western Yeonpyong Island after finishing their exercise, near the disputed sea border with North Korea, February 20, 2012.

S. Korea Ignores Threat from Pyongyang to Retaliate for Artillery Drill

South Korea went ahead with an artillery drill Monday near a disputed maritime border despite an unusually explicit threat by North Kore

North Koreans offer flowers to mark the birth anniversary of the North's late leader Kim Jong-Il at Kim Il-sung square in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo, February 16, 2012.

North Korea Marks Late Leader's Birth Anniversary

North Korea is marking what would have been the 70th birthday of Kim Jong Il, who died in Decembe

Pakistan Political Crisis Deepens As Court Indicts PM

Pakistan's Supreme Court has charged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for defying its order to reopen old corruption case

Human Rights Icons Admonish China for Tibetan Crackdown

Tutu made an impassioned plea to China to change its policies in Tibet

Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu Denounce Chinese Government Crackdown in Tibet

The Dalai Lama, hosted South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala,

Author Keiko Ochiai, journalist Satoshi Kamata and Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe prepare to speak to reporters in Tokyo, February 8, 2012.

Japanese Anti-Nuclear Campaign Says It Has 5 Million Petition Signatures

A polling official marks the index finger of an Indian Muslim woman with indelible ink before she casts her vote as others wait for their turn, inside a polling booth in Gonda, India, Feb. 8, 2012.

In India, Key State Election Begins in Uttar Pradesh State

dia holds a key election in its most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, pitting a powerful low caste leader against the ruling Congress Part

Canadian PM Visits China

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in China for a visit aimed at strengthening trade ties between the two nations

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, February 5, 2012.

Israeli Cabinet Mulls Response to Iran Threat

Growing tensions between Israel and Iran topped the agenda at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem

China Defends UN Veto on Syria

China is strongly defending its veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria

US Senator: China Cannot Avoid 'Arab Spring'

A leading US senator and one-time presidential candidate is warning China, “the Arab Spring is coming”