Michael Erard's new book, <i>Babel No More</i>, demonstrates that there's much more to being fluent in another language than mastering grammar and vocabulary.
A morning show host in Pakistan elicits a strong backlash against her "vigilante journalism."
A man pulls a cart of new, green gas bottles which are used for home cooking in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In advance of a screening of a new documentary about coverage of Nixon's historic 1972 visit to China, we asked Mike Chinoy, Orville Schell and Max Frankel what that trip meant to the country's future.
The government of Pakistan faces two political scandals, a failing economy, and upcoming elections. February is set to be a tumultuous month.
Australia Day ended up in a showdown between the prime minister and aboriginal protestors. In India, Republic Day was celebrated with a show of its military might and cultural diversity.
In his State of the Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama appealed to the Republican "red meat faction," but kept his China commentary discreet enough not to disrupt U.S.-China relations, writes Orville Schell.