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US drone strike kills 60 in Pakistan Pir Zubair Shah and Salman Masood New York Times June 23, 2009 China intent on requiring internet censor software Edward Wong and Ashlee Vance New York Times June 18, 2009
Eleven refugee camps have been set up around Taliban stir rising anger of Pakistanis Sabrina Tavernis New York Times June 4, 2009 Pakistan seeks aid for 2 million displaced Al Jalazeera May 21, 2009 500,000 refugees flee fighting between Pakistani army and Taliban in Swat valley Al Jalazeera May 11, 2009 See photo slide show The Times May 13, 2009 India's Congress party set to form government after electoral victory BBC News May 20, 2009
These were the scenes as Sri Lankan troops moved in on the last patch of territory held by the Tamil Tigers, a 2.5 acre patch of ground where the rebels were surrounded and cut off from the sea. Photo:HO/AFP/Getty Images Death of rebel leader marks end of years of fighting in Sri Lanka Emily Wax Washington Post May 19, 2009
Sri Lankan government forces have shelled a hospital inside the conflict zone killing at least 45 people, Tamil Tiger rebel and hospital sources say. Photo: BBC 'More than 1000 civilians killed' in attacks on Sri Lanka safe zone--UN says feared bloodbath has become reality Gethin Chamberlain and Mark Tran The Guardian May 11, 2008
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Burmese democracy advocate faces military trial Thomas Fuller and Seth Mydans New York Times May 14, 2009
Eleven refugee camps have been set up around 500,000 refugees flee fighting between Pakistani army and Taliban in Swat valley Al Jalazeera May 11, 2009
An armed Pakistani Taliban stands beside the body of one of two policemen killed in the Buner district on April 7. Photo: Reuters Taliban seize vital Pakistan area closer to the capital New York Times April 22, 2009
A rally in a West Bengal village for Mamata Banerjee, who has usurped the Communists and cast herself as the savior of the poor. Photo: Ruth Fremson/The New York TimesCommunists, long supporters of the poor and landless in India's West Bengal State, face electoral threat over plan to take farmland for industrial use Somini Sengupta New York Times May 2, 2009 Indonesia: Making health facilities safe in disasters IRIN April 8, 2009
A 49-year-old man in the advanced stages of HIV has not told friends about his situation because of the social stigma attached to the disease. "The worst thing for me is the loneliness," he said. Two weeks after this photograph was taken, he died. For many people infected with HIV in developing countries, lack of nutritious food frequently speeds death, or, when anti-retroviral treatment for HIV is available, reduces the effectiveness of the treatment. Photo: International Herald Tribune Dying, and alone, in Myanmar Seth Mydans New York Times March 31, 2009 Few resources, little hope, for those with HIV in Myanmar (Photo essay) New York Times March 31, 2009
FAO Graph showing proportion of the North Korean population that is undernourished North Korea refuses US food aid BBC News March 18, 2009
Malnutrition in India is worse than in many African nations, stunting the growth of children like this girl in Shivpuri, photographed in November 2008. Photo: Ruth Fremson/The New York Times As Indian growth soars, child hunger persists Somni Sengupta New York Times March 13, 2009 India struggles with hunger Nancy Donaldson and Ruth Fremson New York Times (Audio slide show) (Among other virtues, an excellent brief description of how hunger affects children.)
Map: BBC US finds new Afghan supply route BBC News February 20, 2009 How the U.S. lost a vital air base in Kyrgyzstan (opinion) Baktybek Abdrisaev Washington Post February 16, 2008 Kyrgyz closure of US base 'final.' Base serves as a vital supply route for US operations in Afghanistan BBC News February 6, 2009 New Afghan supply routes probed--Pakistan route through Kyber Pass increasingly under attack Martin Vennard BBC News December 31, 2008
Sri Lankan troops raise the flag in newly retaken village. Photo: AFP Tamil Tigers suffer key loss in struggle with Sri Lankan government with Tamil control of separatist territory now in question Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC News January 2, 2009
Baby Drupta weighs only 5.5 lbs and coughs incessantly. Photo: BBC Ignoring India's malnourished Soutik Biswas BBC News November 25, 2008 |