Asia

Where Journalism Is a Battlefront

Zofeen Ebrahim KARACHI (IPS)  – “It does not matter if we ever find out who killed Saleem; whoever it was…

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Osama’s Shadow Haunts Doctor

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan (IPS)  – Concerns are mounting over the safety of Dr. Shakil Afridi in Peshawar jail. Afridi…

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Pakistanis Blame CIA for Fresh Polio Cases

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jun 12 (IPS) – Pakistan’s efforts to contain polio in areas bordering Afghanistan may have received…

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Ethics for an ‘Ecological Civilisation’

Suvendrini Kakuchi TOKYO, Jun 10 (IPS) – Leading Japanese ecologists are pushing for the concept of environmental”ethics” to influence the…

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Washington’s Asia Pivot Gains Momentum

Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Jun 8 (IPS) – The much-anticipated U.S. “pivot” from the Greater Middle East to the Asia/Pacific accelerated…

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Relations among Koreas and China

The trade relations between China and the two Koreas have been changing dramatically in recent years. It would be interesting…

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Smuggler arrested for helping N. Korea launch cyber attack

Police have arrested a smuggler for allegedly helping North Korean intelligence attempt cyber terrorism on government computer networks through online…

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Nepal Misses Pro-Women Constitution

Naresh Newar KATHMANDU, Jun 5 (IPS) – Nepal’s squabbling political parties have squandered an opportunity to pass into law one…

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China Cuts Down the Foreign Fun

Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore BEIJING, Feb 23 (IPS) – Imported television shows watched by millions will be canned during the country’s prime…

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INDIA: No Help for Kashmir’s Female Drug Addicts

Sana Altaf SRINAGAR, India, Feb 14 (IPS) – Drug abuse, known to be widespread among youth in India’s northern Kashmir…

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