AFP - The United States called on communist-ruled Laos to investigate the murder of 26 Hmong civilians in April amid allegations that Lao military forces had killed the group.

The European Union (EU) proposed a possible free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ASEAN group includes Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,...

Reuters - In a quest to lift itself out of poverty, Communist-run Laos may be hurting some of the very minorities it says it is trying to help.

Fiji's former Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, is charged with inciting a mutiny at the country's military headquarters in 2000. BBC News reports Mr. Rabuka was charged after returning from India on Thursday. He will appear in court...

AP - Laotians voted for a new parliament Sunday in a largely symbolic exercise since all the candidates belonged to the communist party. But in an effort to bring in fresh faces, only about a quarter were incumbents.