For ethnic Kurds living in Japan, a smartphone camera turned in their direction is an unwanted reminder of the growing online hate aimed at their community. At an apartment in eastern Japan, a ...

On closer inspection it presents a theme after all. Japan’s future, it may be said, is beginning here, and how it unfolds will reveal much about what’s in store for the country as a whole. Many ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip ...

The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria said the country's interim president must hold the perpetrators of communal ...

The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in ...