Beijing haunted by nasty past, fearsome present and unlikely future Communist economics and absolute control risk China's world standing

Indian poverty linked to religion and caste New report highlights how minorities do the most stigmatized and lowly paid work in Hindu-majority India

Widodo's big challenge is reducing Indonesia's inequity His administration has certainly not been idle but the country remains one of the world’s most unequal societies

Marawi cathedral rebuild on hold until mosques fixed Work in Philippine city will wait in deference to Muslim neighbors, local church leaders say

Christians must offer real hope to the most vulnerable, pope says In his World Day of the Poor message, Pope Francis said that followers of Christ must sow tangible seeds of hope