Full Coverage: Asia and the Pacific

28.11.2008 Thousands of people are needlessly dying due to a severe lack of lifesaving HIV/AIDS treatment in Myanmar, says a report by an international humanitarian organisation.

27.11.2008 Because of attacks on aid workers and convoys, assistance to the people of Afghanistan could soon cease, NGOs warn the UN Security Council today.
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26.11.2008 Humanitarian work in Afghanistan must be de-linked from the military and the political process, says a prominent development group.

20.11.2008 The top UN human rights official has called for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, which she said contravened international law and had deprived those living there of their most basic human rights for months.

20.11.2008 Yemen presents a "perfect storm" of problems for Western governments confronting the prospect of state failure in the strategically important Red Sea country, according to a new report.

17.11.2008 Tibetan exiles have begun meeting in Dharamsala in a bid to find an alternative course for the Tibetan movement, with leaders blaming China's "non-cooperative" attitude for the failure of the Dalai Lama's Middle Way approach.

17.11.2008 Japan's whaling fleet has attempted to leave for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary unnoticed, by cancelling its traditional high-profile departure ceremony, says a leading environmental group.

17.11.2008 As Bond fiddles with his mobile internet gadget in the latest movie, which OneWorld Guide would be given that magical half second of screen-time? The Gender Guide is an unlikely candidate, given the denial of violence against women in western culture.

13.11.2008 Almost one year after Cyclone Sidr ravaged southern Bangladesh, killing more than 3,000 people, over one million survivors are struggling without proper shelter and are at increased risk of disease, an international aid agency warns.

12.11.2008 Yuri Kozyrev is the winner of the Frontline Club Award for his exceptional coverage of the Iraq war - a comprehensive, unique, honest portrait of the people that it has involved.
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12.11.2008 The consumption of threatened species is on the rise in China again following a brief hiatus owing to fears surrounding the SARS virus in 2003.

07.11.2008 A report has been submitted to the UN Committee against Torture asking it to examine the Chinese government's use of torture against non-conforming groups as well as the general public.

04.11.2008 A team of global experts led by the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan next month as part of the latest round of assessments on the impact of a strong earthquake last year on the world’s largest nuclear power plant.

03.11.2008 Six months after Cyclone Nargis caused massive devastation in Burma, a development group says the junta's restrictions on humanitarian access continue to obstruct aid workers.