The land acquisitions by Indonesian and foreign firms are leading to the destruction of tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and indigenous lands, said the Papuan Council of Churches and a coalition of ...

Myanmar’s humanitarian nightmare – for too long forgotten by the rest of the world – is about to get even worse, with the ...

Frenchie Mae Cumpio and four activists were charged with illegal possession of firearms and financial terrorism ...

An India-based voluntary agency has conferred its Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice on the late Indian business ...

Pope Francis has offered his prayers and sympathies to the victims of the deadly volcanic eruption in Indonesia’s Mount ...

The most important question to ask, then, is why Israel decided to act at this very moment, while part of its army is engaged ...

Cambodian authorities have conducted their second raid within two weeks on human trafficking cartels and detained more than ...

Vietnamese authorities arrested a pro-democracy activist, state media said, the latest in a crackdown on political dissidents ...

Thousands of villages were ordered to evacuate and ports shut down, officials said on Nov. 11, as the disaster-weary ...

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles' $880 million abuse claims settlement, announced Oct. 16, brings the total payouts of U.S.

Armed gang looted and burned convent and hospital operated by Missionaries of Charity in capital Port-au-Prince Oct. 26 ...

Pope Francis tells visitors experiencing homelessness, 'We all need each other and are called to enrich each other' ...