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

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

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

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

In an interview with TIME's Nancy Gibbs, the candidate's wife explains why she has left the campaign trail for a war zone

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

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

By being the most populous country in the European Union, a title now held by Germany. By 2060, demographic trends will change the face of the region

Moscow's hard line on the separatist provinces of Georgia suggests its adventurism is far from over, but it may find the next episodes messier