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I Spent an Extremely Stressful Night in the Greek Parliament
Tension and disappointment dominated the Greek parliament as it prepared to vote on a new set of tough austerity measures.
China's Former Spy Chief Jailed For Life After Secret Trial
Zhou Yongkang is the highest-ranking former Chinese politician to face court since the 1981 treason trial of Mao Zedong's wife and other members of the "Gang of Four".
50 More Bodies Retrieved From China's Yangtze River Disaster
More than 360 passengers are still missing two days after the capsizing of the Eastern Star cruise ship, as divers go cabin to cabin trying to recover bodies. The death toll now stands at 77.
Being a Stoner in Beijing Is Expensive, Dangerous, and Complicated
A recent government crackdown has made dealers and users nervous, but it hasn't stopped people from getting high in the Chinese capital.
In the Jungle with the Montagnards, Vietnam's Persecuted Indigenous Minority
I met with a group preparing to cross the Cambodian border in an attempt to make it to the UN office in Phnom Penh.
China's Former Spy Chief Zhou Yongkang Charged With Corruption
Hundreds of thousands of Communist Party members have been arrested or punished since President Xi Jinping launched a massive anti-graft campaign two years ago.
Battles Rage in Eastern Ukraine as Government in Kiev Collapses
Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation on Thursday, while explosions echoed through the eastern city of Luhansk.
China Will Re-Educate Government Officials to Remind Them That Communism Is Awesome
Party chiefs, fearing a “loss of faith and moral decline,” are using re-education as a means of ensuring conformity among the rank and file.
Chinese Street Artist Zhang Dali Evolves in New York
"I stopped spray-painting the Beijing streets in 2006," says Zhang, China's best-known graffiti artist. "Graffiti is the fashion in China these days and has lost its meaning as protest." Still, his new show in Manhattan is drawing plenty of die-hards...
Offline Activism Is the Tricky Part for #YesAllWomen
Over the weekend, an offshoot of the American Revolutionary Communist Party organized a series of #YesAllWomen-based rallies in Seattle, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, and San Francisco. The tweets were better.
Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary: The Day the World Saw China's Totalitarianism in Action
The Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 cemented a particular international image of China. But what does it mean inside the country?
The Hangover News
Ten Chinese politicians were fired for having sex this weekend, but you were probably too drunk to notice.