The tiny Himalayan country of Bhutan begins electing a new parliament on Tuesday for only the second time in its history, five years after the Buddhist monarchy gave up its absolute power.
April 23 2013, 11:26 am
Read MoreSwaziland King Mswati’s alleged marital troubles come amid continuing difficulties for the monarch.
May 7 2012, 12:06 pm
Read MoreEllinah Wamukoya, 61, was consecrated Saturday to serve as the church`s bishop in Swaziland, a tiny, impoverished nation surrounded by South Africa that is the continent`s last absolute monarchy.
November 20 2012, 11:22 am
Read MoreA new trail to attract more foreigners by allowing them to retrace the memory of Nepal`s decade-long Maoist insurgency.
October 3 2012, 3:48 pm
Read MoreIn 2008, Bhutan was targeted in a string of minor explosions as it prepared to shift to democracy.
October 11 2011, 12:39 am
Read MoreProtests by Shi`ites in Bahrain have inspired their Saudi co-religionists.
March 13 2011, 4:15 pm
Read MoreSwaziland`s campaigners are urging determination in the face of police.
April 14 2011, 3:52 pm
Read MoreIslamists and liberals both seek more political freedoms in Saudi Arabia.
February 11 2011, 12:21 pm
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