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The Taliban recruits hundreds of young boys in Pakistan’s notorious Swat Valley every year.
The surrounding tribal areas are a breeding ground for future militants, and where many train to become suicide bombers.
A former guard to a senior Taliban member, one Pakistani teenager has quit the hard line life and says he is ready to go back to school.
Mudassar Shah has his story.
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In his last public act before a year-long religious seclusion, activist priest Father Reyes has thrown his support behind Filipino postal workers.
On May 8 he kickstarted a charity run, where he acted as a postman delivering letters from the workers to Philipine President Aquino.
The letters protested the recent string of jobs cuts for people that have worked for company for decades.
Madonna ...
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Being shot in the leg at a demonstration in 1988 only strengthened Aung Htoo’s struggle to change Burma’s legal system.
Jailed several times, Htoo, the General Secretary of the Burmese Lawyers ...
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Assam, a state in northeast India, has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country.
The lack of medical infrastructure is one of the main reasons why.
Over three million people in Assam l...
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India is home to the largest number of hungry people in the world.
Every day, nearly five thousand children die because of malnutrition.
Two recent surveys have brought renewed focus on the figh...
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On May 6, Belgium hosted the largest Balinese festival held outside of Indonesia.
The Ogoh-Ogoh festival features giant Balinese puppets and traditionally marks Nyepi, or Balinese New Year – a ...
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Authorities in Aceh, Indonesia, began a crackdown on punks last year.
65 punks were arrested after they held a charity concert that police said violated the province’s sharia law.
But as ABC’s I...
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Dubbed as Asia’s newest democracy, Burma is moving away from authoritarian rule and embracing a new wave of openness.
But just how free is it?
Citra Prastuti joins a cheering crowd for the openi...
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