A survivor has been found inside the capsized Tanzanian ferry on the third day of rescue operations as the death toll of the disaster nears 200. An engineer was found near the engine of

UNESCO has joined Brazil's efforts to salvage the remaining artefacts at the National Museum. The site was gutted by a huge fire earlier this month. Experts say it could take at least a decade

The ongoing and protracted tit-for-tat trade dispute between China and the United States has intensified this week - so much so that it prompted a warning from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

At least 24 people have been killed and 53 wounded after unknown gunmen opened fire at a military parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, state television reported. Those killed in Saturday's attack

A new high-speed rail link to inland China has opened in Hong Kong as protesters voice concerns about Beijing's creeping influence over the semi-autonomous Chinese region. The link, which cost more than $10bn and

On The Listening Post this week: A two-part special on media in China: Under-reporting of the state's treatment of Uighur Muslims, and the tale of the Southern Media Group. Xinjiang: The story Beijing doesn't

Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir - The killing of three more local policemen in Indian-administered Kashmir has underlined growing tensions between rebels and police. At least 37 policemen have been killed by rebels so far this year,

After years of imprisonment, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is making a political comeback as the president-elect of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party). Anwar's newly formed coalition with current PM Mahathir Mohamad -

TEHRAN: Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, killing at least 8 members of the elite Revolutionary Guard and wounding 20 people, state media said.The state-run IRNA news

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has survived attempts by his own party and unions to force him out but, with elections looming, looks less and less able to enact the economic reforms that have