Asia Pacific
Nepal-Tibet flood death toll nears 700 as more than 3,000 remain missing
Nepal requests foreign help in identification and storing of bodies, DNA testing and rescuing people from tunnels
US News
Anti-migrant advocate, Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US for overstaying visa
Yiannopoulos, a vocal advocate of restricting immigration, has now been removed from the US after overstaying his own immigration status.
Analysis & Editorials
Iran may be the key to the Mecca Pacts future
The reported invitation for Iran to join the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement puts a new perspective on what the new alliance might ultimately become.
World News
China’s fertility crisis is evidence of its modernization success
China’s only daughters were raised to pursue education, independence and opportunity. Now, those same qualities are increasingly seen as obstacles to marriage and motherhood.
World News
The devastating impact of copper and cobalt mining pollution in Lualaba, Congo
The slogan 'DRC, a solution country' to the energy transition is merely a facade, masking the mining pollution that destroys the environment and human…
Climate
How ice and rock triggered Nepal’s catastrophic floods
A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions…