Already beset by contending politicians and a moribund economy, the country must deal with the possibility of thousands dead from an easily preventable disease
As the city picks itself up after its latest terrorist trauma, residents blame the authorities for the massacre
North Korea put a freeze on an era of warming cross-border relations with the South when tightly restricted travel across the border went back into force on Dec. 1
Extremists would benefit if rising tension forces the Pakistan military to redeploy forces fighting the Taliban to the Indian border
Dozens of anti-government protestors are injured in a grenade attack on Sunday, as tens of thousands of tourists try to find a way home and the nation's paralysis deepens
As details emerge of a three-day killing spree and officials hint at a Pakistan link, some in India's commercial capital question the police handling of the initial assault
Former Solidarity leaders say that by cracking down on the movement, General Jaruzelski spared his country a Soviet invasion
A world grown accustomed to spectacular suicide bombings is reminded of the havoc that can be wrought be a handful of gunmen
As Indian authorities secured the hostage sites, residents of the country's financial center ponder the effects of the attacks
The authorship of the massacre remains unclear, but its perpetrators clearly had combat experience - probably in Afghanistan. They're unlikely to be the last
At least four organizations in India could be involved, some possibly working together. And Indian officials suspect they had help from Pakistan
As Mumbai's hostage drama stretched toward the end of its second full day, TIME got an exclusive look at what is happening inside the Taj hotel
The Christmas spirit and the shoppers that go with it are rare commodities in crisis-struck Britain
Thailand appeared to be bracing for a crackdown on anti-government protesters occupying Bangkok's two main airports on Friday evening
Taxi drivers slammed on their brakes again today in Chaozhou, China, another in a series of rolling cabbie strikes that has become the longest sustained labor unrest in the history of the People's Republic
Parliamentary approval of the Status of Forces Agreement is accompanied by warnings to Maliki over his appetite for power
The sense of rage Indian and Pakistani Muslims feel may be growing, but it is nothing new
In the most intense recent attack on an Indian city, terrorists target posh hotels frequented by foreigners and the rich, taking hostages and leaving scores dead
Rebel leader Laurent Nkunda says he just wants to protect his people. But his ambitions may be somewhat bigger
Thai anti-government protestors have shut down the Bangkok international airport, cutting off the nation's ties to world for now - and probably hurting them later
With Indonesia's highest infection rate, a new law is going before Papua's parliament that would implant microchips in HIV-positive residents deemed sexually aggressive
Three decades after the heyday of the leftist Red Army Faction, the release of one of its leaders spurs a national debate
If it finally takes full responsibility for its governance, the island will be the first self-ruling Inuit state - and possibly a master of immense energy resources
As Washington outlines a plan to lift the U.S. economy, European leaders disagree about the best way forward
The arrival of Shabab gunmen in their lair forced the hijackers of a Saudi tanker out to sea. But it's not entirely clear whether the militia seeks to police piracy or profit from it
Wong Kwong Yu, recently named China's richest man and now reportedly in detention, wouldn't be the first tycoon in China to end up behind bars
Thailand's leadership crisis is derailing what once was one of the region's most promising economies
The chieftains of Anbar once boycotted the election. Now they are in it to prove their clout - and to rout their enemies
The Venezuelan President claims a big victory for socialism, but opposition governors now control a number of crucial regions