May 20th, 2008 · Doctor and civil rights activist Binayak Sen has been imprisoned for a year in an area of India known as the epicenter of the country's Maoist insurgency. He's being held under draconian anti-terrorism laws; his supporters say the charges are nonsense. Some 22 Nobel laureates are appealing for his release.
Apr 24th, 2008 · Former communist rebels known as Maoists are poised for an overwhelming election victory in Nepal, though the results are not final. Now all eyes are on all eyes are on one man, the party's leader, who will head an interim government and possibly shape Nepal's future.
Apr 9th, 2008 · The people of Nepal, who have endured a Maoist insurgency that killed thousands and an unpopular king, head to the polls Thursday in a milestone election. They are electing an assembly that will have the task of writing a new constitution -- and possibly getting rid of the monarchy.
Jun 8th, 2006 · A promising conservation effort to save Nepal's endangered rhinos is now in serious trouble, due to poachers and fighting between government forces and Maoist insurgents. But a new truce is giving conservationists hope for the future.
May 7th, 2006 · Three decades ago, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping signaled a change from Maoist tenets, saying "to get rich is glorious." Many have taken the decree to heart. Conspicuous consumption was in style at a recent "Millionaires' Fair" in Shanghai.
Apr 22nd, 2006 · In Nepal, Maoist rebels have waged a war against the king for a decade. A visit to the heartland of the Maoist rebellion in Nepal reveals more about the roots of this decade-long civil war and its effects on women and children.
Apr 13th, 2006 · Strikes and protests continue in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal. The king has fired the government and refuses to talk to the major political parties. There is an emerging alliance between those parties and Maoist insurgents.
Feb 7th, 2006 · Nine people have reportedly been killed in Nepal in the run-up to Wednesday's elections. The elections, the first in seven years, are for relatively minor municipal jobs. But they've become the focus of a worsening standoff between the embattled king and mainstream political parties and Maoist insurgents.