Malaysia has freed 11 ethnic Uighurs detained last year after they broke out of prison in Thailand and crossed the border, despite a request from Beijing for the men to be returned to China.

Port Dickson, Malaysia - On a soggy evening in a small town just south of Kuala Lumpur's international airport, Anwar Ibrahim fires up the crowd.  Bounding up to the stage he talks mostly in

New York (CNN Business)In early April, my younger sister and I waited for about 45 minutes in the rain to eat at Black Tap in midtown Manhattan. The line extended along the block, and

Singapore - A 34-year-old performance artist is serving a two-week jail sentence for what he and his supporters consider a peaceful one-man protest. Human rights groups and arts supporters are calling for the release

Stopping global wildlife smuggling and protecting some of the world's exotic species from extinction is the main aim of a summit in London. It is estimated that the global wildlife trafficking market is worth

Istanbul, Turkey - Activists and journalists agree that the disappearance of a prominent Saudi journalist after a visit to his country's Istanbul consulate sends a "chilling" and "extremely distressing" message to dissidents and journalists

Polls indicate that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian allies are heading for their worst showing in state elections in over 60 years. The Christian Social Union, which has governed Bavaria for most of the

Masked gunmen have kidnapped a man described as Africa's youngest billionaire from a gymnasium in Tanzania's economic capital Dar es Salaam, officials said. Mohammed Dewji, 43, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in

London (CNN Business)Media companies are reconsidering their association with a high-profile business conference in Saudi Arabia as questions mount about the kingdom's role in the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The Future Investment Initiative, also

London (CNN Business)A group of Bloomberg employees have expressed outrage over the news organization's invitation to an onstage interview with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon. In a strongly-worded letter signed by 91