HARARE, ZIMBABWE — It’s been months since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe, the country’s oldest and most prestigious ...

Modi's administration wants more power over courts — but a weakened judiciary means fewer checks on authoritarian overreach.

Taslima Begum sews clothes at a factory in Ashulia, Bangladesh, where the industry remains a key economic driver. But after ...

A new rule would bar National Resistance Movement party members who lose their primaries from running as independents in ...

Zimbabwe is among the world’s top producers of lithium. But border guards, mine employees and researchers say records show ...

Wiyanti, 55, who goes by the nickname Uum, poses for a portrait in her home in Condet, East Jakarta, weeks after an early ...

Mwesigwa Masagazi holds a photo of his late son, Ivan Sentongo, at his home in Buloba, in Uganda’s Wakiso district. Sentongo, 23, was shot and killed by Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces soldiers in ...

Cyber slavery rings are growing across the region, trapping young jobseekers in brutal scam compounds — and fueling a global criminal enterprise.

One-third of the dialysis patients at the country’s National Kidney Center came for treatment after working abroad, often at jobs with grueling hours and few water or bathroom breaks in stifling heat.

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, this five-part series looks at how governments in the region struggle to rein in the bloodshed – and the many ways women fight for ...

Fishermen bemoan dwindling catches as contamination by industrial waste and other pollutants raises concerns about the safety of food and drinking water.

The desire to transition often outweighs the severe risks of self-medicating. BIRGUNJ, NEPAL — Thanks to a tip from friends, Sanju Mahato crossed Nepal’s border into India, walked into a pharmacy, and ...