The Malaysian government is drafting legislation that will make it more difficult to hire foreign workers in an effort to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the country, according to Tuesday media reports. Deputy Home Affairs Minister Datuk...

The Japanese House of Representatives passed a controversial bill Tuesday re-authorizing Japan's support for US anti-terror operations in the Indian Ocean, setting the course for Japanese ships to resume refueling for US vessels involved in anti-terrorism or...

Two more leaders of the Pakistani bar have been arrested in Sindh province, according to a Human Rights Commission of Pakistan statement Tuesday. Former Sindh high court bar association presidents Akhter Hussain and Abdul Hafeez Lakho were taken...

The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China said Monday that the government is working toward relaxing its strict policy of denying all HIV-positive aliens entry to the country....

Emergency Pakistani Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar administered oaths of office under Pakistan's Provisional Constitution Order to two more high court judges Tuesday. The addition of Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir and Justice Zia Perwez to the...

Opposition lawmakers in the Philippines House of Representatives filed a petition Monday calling for the impeachment of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for alleged bribery, graft, corruption, and human rights abuses. The impeachment complaint, which...

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) , led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is exposing terrorism detainees to risks of torture by transferring NATO-held detainees into custody of Afghanistan authorities, Amnesty International said in...

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) announced formal charges Tuesday against former Cambodian Foreign Minister Ieng Sary and his wife Ieng Thirith, who served as minister for social affairs....

Pakistani riot police blocked former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto from leading a planned 160-mile march from Lahore to Islamabad Tuesday protesting President Pervez Musharraf's imposition of emergency rule . Bhutto was placed...

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) has threatened to suspend Pakistan from the Commonwealth if it does not end emergency rule by November 22. The group also called on Pakistan to release all detainees, restore the...