One of Africa's poorest countries is set to embark on a major construction project that could help transform its economic ...

TOKYO -- Developing countries are under rising pressure from their debt loads as new flows of credit from China and the private sector dry up. Low- and middle-income countries' balance of ...

Four years after a coup, Myanmar remains in a civil war, driving thousands to seek refuge in Thailand, where they struggle to ...

Ismaili Muslims in B.C. were in mourning on Tuesday after the announcement of the death of their faith's spiritual leader, ...

However, the large number of poor countries in Asia shows a reality that reflects economic inequality on this continent. The status of the poorest country in Asia refers to countries with the lowest ...

Luxembourg, with its high GDP per capita and strong financial sector, is the richest country in the world ... on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, bordered by Malaysia and the South China ...

The poorest country in Asia is Yemen, with a GDP per capita of $2,000. However, years of ongoing conflicts make it hard to determine precise economic figures for assessment. 2. Which is the ...

Just trees, a few roughly-built cement buildings, and a long-running civil war which has left this area of Myanmar one of the poorest places on earth. But today, on this spot along the border with ...

Mourners including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gathered in Lisbon on February 8 to commemorate the Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the world's Shi'ite Ismaili Muslims, who died in the ...