Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Dec. 28, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to ...

A committed and sensitive writer, Erpenbeck tackles the major themes of contemporary history and politics in her novels ...

Jamaat-e-Islami appears set to gain a foothold in government, raising fears over democracy and minority rights ...

Fifteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a rubber factory in central Japan on Dec. 26 during which an unspecified ...

A Malaysian judge sentenced former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 more years in jail on Dec. 26 after convicting him of ...

Thailand on Dec. 25 defended its military's demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal ...

At a church in Sumatra, dozens of worshippers sang hymns at a Christmas mass, gathered together for their first service since ...

Left to right: Archbishop Germano Penemote, the Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and ...

"On this holy day, let us open our hearts to our brothers and sisters who are in need or in pain," Pope Leo said. "In doing ...

A dozen Jesuit priests and seminarians plus some lay volunteers found the remains of two women Dec. 19 after they scoured an ...

Missionary priest John Singarayar reflects on celebrating Christmas with migrant tribal families in a remote Maratha village.

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