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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,

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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”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao before a news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Merkel urged China to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program, February 2, 2012

Germany Seeks China's Help on Iran

Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Beijing to use its influence to persuade Tehran to give up nuclear program

Cambodia Court Extends Key Khmer Rouge Official's Prison Sentence

The United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia has extended the sentence of a former Khmer Rouge torture chief to life in prison

VOA Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Voice of America is celebrating its 70th birthday

A firefighter puts out a fire on a pile debris left behind after flood waters - one of Thailand's worst floods in five decades - receded in Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 2012.

Asian Nations Spending to Reduce Costs of Disastrous Floods

he rising cost of floods in Asia is forcing governments to increase spending on water management plans aimed at preventing future disast

European Union Imposes Iran Oil Embargo

The European Union adopted an oil embargo against Iran on Monday against its nuclear program.

China Rejects US Ambassador’s comments on China’s Human Rights Record

China's foreign ministry has swiftly rejected claims made by the U.S. ambassador to Beijing that China's human rights record ...

Dalai Lama's Britain Tour creates Tickets Rush

The Dalai Lama’s announced address at a theater in Scotland has led to jammed telephone lines at its box office.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves at supporters during the opening ceremony of the National League for Democracy party's Mingalar Taung Nyunt township branch office in Rangoon, January 17, 2012.

Suu Kyi Files Papers to Run for Burmese Parliament

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is formally a candidate to run for a parliamentary seat in an upcoming by-election. Burmese o