LIKE many people affected by serious illnesses in ex-Soviet Central Asia, Almagul Ibrayeva is having trouble finding medicine in her native...

AT the crack of dawn, Ramu Gupta slings a blue bag onto his shoulder and heads to the Yamuna River in the Indian capital in search of his fortune....

AT the crack of dawn, Ramu Gupta slings a blue bag onto his shoulder and heads to the Yamuna River in the Indian capital in search of his fortune....

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WHEN Phra Maha Nikhom was a boy, he swam and splashed in the crystalline Kok River, catching crabs and fish. Read full story

WHEN the ground began to roar beneath Mandalay in March, anaesthetist and aid worker Dr Hideto Yoshioka was midway through preparing a patient for...

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was almost flat in late trading on Wednesday. Read full story

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar was almost flat in late trading on Wednesday. Read full story

FISHERS do not usually wish for a "perfect storm". But Latvian boating communities are hoping for exactly that: a Read full story

BRITAIN has said it will recognise a Palestinian state if Israel does not reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war by September. Read full story