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Many homes in the Irrawaddy river delta were destroyed by the cyclone. Photo: AFP
Rulers keep grip on aid as Burmese cast votes New York Times May 11, 2008 100,000 could be dead in Burma, US diplomat says Ian MacKinnon, Julian Borger and Rachel Stevenson Guardian.co.uk May 7, 2008 Burma's cyclone death toll soars to over 22,000 BBC News May 6, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
A large number of Nepalese migrant workers in India returned to their villages to vote. Voter turnout was over 60 percent. Photo: Naresh Newar/IRIN
Maoists win Nepal assembly elections BBC News April 24, 2008 (You will leave this site.) Maoists, former rebels, favored by Nepal's marginalized communities IRIN April 27, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
In Sri Lanka, local government workers, like this man from the Colombo Municipal Council, are regularly deployed to spray insecticide in homes, gardens and along roadways islandwide. Photo: Christine Jayasinghe/IRIN
Sri Lanka: on track to eliminate malaria IRIN April 24, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
US-trained Afghan commandos play growing role in fighting insurgents Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post April 19, 2008
Philippines caught in rice price squeeze Blaine Harden Washington Post April 10, 2008 (You will leave this site, be required to register once with the Post, and thereafter sign in using your email address.)
North Koreans threatened by hunger again Choe Sang-Hun New York Times April 4, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
People have to wait for hours to buy 5 kg of rice at open market sale (OMS) centers in Bangladesh. Photo: Shamsuddin Ahmed/IRIN
Bangladesh: Even middle class families queue for 5 kg of subsidized rice as rice price increases by 70 percent IRIN April 4, 2006 (You will leave this site.)
Warmer temperatures are causing shrinkage in Himalayan glaciers, with a consequent effect on water supply and food production in India. Photo UNEP
Melting mountain glaciers will shrink grain harvests in China and India Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Institute March 31, 2008 See Hunger Notes special report Global issues: the earth, the environment, and poor people
US steps up unilateral strikes in Pakistan Robin Wright and Jory Warrick Washington Post March 27, 2008 (You will leave this site, be required to register once with the Post, and thereafter sign in using your email address.)
Eyewitnesses recount terrifying day in Tibet: how a protest became a rampage Jill Drew Washington Post March 27, 2008 (You will leave this site, be required to register once with the Post, and thereafter sign in using your email address.)
Chinese troops have been sent to areas with high concentrations of Tibetans. Photo: AP
China stepping up crackdown Michael Bristow BBC News March 21, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
Chinese troops were out in force in Lhasa on Sunday, March 16, 2008. Photo: AFP
Eighty killed in Tibet protests BBC News March 16, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
UN envoy says his visit to Burma yielded no concrete results Matthew Wells BBC News March 19, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
Afghanistan: struggling for solutions as opium trade blossoms Molly Moore Washington Post March 21, 2008 (You will leave this site, be required to register once with the Post, and thereafter sign in using your email address.)
The one-child policy was introduced in the 1970's to reduce population growth. Photo: AP
China may revamp one-child rule BBC News February 26, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
Ms Bhutto's party won the highest share of votes in Pakistan's election. Photo: AFP
Bhutto party meeting to pick prime minister BBC News February 22, 2008 (You will leave this site.) Musharraf foes triumph at polls BBC News February 19, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
Hu Jia was arrested in his dining room, two days after Christmas. Photo: BBC
China activist formally arrested Michael Bristow BBC News February 1, 2008
Afghanistan's future in peril, three reports say BBC News January 31, 2008 (You will leave this site.)
Farmers challenge Chinese land policy, seek private ownership Edwin Cody Washington Post January 14, 2008 (You will leave this site and be required to register [once] with the Post.)
Prices of food items have increased by up to 45 percent in some parts of Afghanistan in the past 12 months, making it more difficult for already poor people to meet their food requirements.Photo: Abdullah Shaheen/IRIN
South Asia hit by food shortages BBC News January 9, 2008
Looking beyond feudal politics in Pakistan: ahead of Feb. 18 vote, many denounce country's feeble democratic tradition John Ward Anderson Washington Post January 22, 2008 (You will leave this site, be required to register once with the Post and thereafter sign in using your email address.) Pakistan slowly returns to normal IRIN January 3, 2008 (You will leave this site.)