The New York Times China and India Join Climate Accord | WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)
The New York Times Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL)
The New York Times Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers | NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatur... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar) IndiaLawPhotosPoliticsWoman
Asia Times 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar | By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) ChinaForeign PolicyMyanmarPhotosUS
The New York Times US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China | Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET | CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on p... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla) AnimalsChinaPhotosUSWildlife
The Times Burma publishes new election laws | Burma's military junta revealed the details of its new election laws today, paving the way for the country's first polls since 1990. | However the government indicated ... (photo: AP Photo/David Longstreath) BurmaDemocracyElectionHuman RightsPhotos
Khaleej Times Where Have All the Women Gone? NEW DELHI - India and China together account for more than 85 million of the nearly 100 million women 'missing' or 'not in attendance' from the Asia-Pacific list of human... (photo: AP / John McConnico) ChinaDelhiIndiaPhotosWomen