Political writer Timothy Garton Ash addresses past and ongoing revolutions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

Analyst Reva Bhalla examines how the Oct. 31 suicide attack in Istanbul is a reminder of the broader challenge facing Turkey's ruling party in trying to manage Kurdish militants.

Some 400 million Chinese households are expected to be surveyed over the next ten days, in the largest census ever undertaken.

Ocean Breeze, the luxury yacht that once belonged to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, arrives back in Iraqi waters.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts again, as resources at temporary shelters are stretched.

Hundreds of South and North Korean families say goodbye after an emotional reunion near the border.

Yemen frees a woman held on suspicion of involvement in plane bomb plot, as analysts describe air freight as the "achilles heel" of aviation security.

The airline industry says the UK now has some of the most expensive passenger taxes in the world as Air Passenger Duty is substantially increased on Monday

Full force of the U.S. is now targeted on one Saudi bomb maker.

Beijing takes another step in ending its reliance on the US in the global positoning field.