In a major blow to his DPP party, the family of Taiwan's former president Chen Shui-bian is accused of misusing millions of campaign dollars

After a resounding election win, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gets ready to take a seat in parliament -- and make a new bid for the nation's leadership

North Korea's rejection this week of the Six Party nuclear disarmament terms didn't shock the diplomats who helped make them. But it did inspire a few choice words: Here we go again

Communities that prospered on the remittances sent home by those who went north are now facing economic collapse

Zimbabwe's president is heckled and his speech drowned out after he orders the opposition-dominated parliament to assemble

A generation that has only ever known boom time is now coming to terms with bust. Goodbye to Spain's golden era

With a rash of horrific child-abuse cases in the countryside, calls for reform of the Afghan justice system are growing

Brits are known for theater, pageantry, music and humor. But if stodgy politicians have their way, none of that may come through in the 2012 Olympics

The re-emerging Cold War tensions are spreading, as Russia agrees to strengthen military ties with Syria

India grapples with its monsoon every year, but this month's intense flooding in Bihar has left millions homeless -- and others asking if it could have been prevented