But even here, in the remote northeast, there are tensions between the pygmies and the surrounding Bantu, a reflection of the age-old clash between farmers and hunter-gatherers.

Last August I spent a couple of days with a group of friends in the small town of Yusufeli, in Turkey's remote northeast.

After centuries of isolation, many communities in India's remote northeast are facing sweeping changes and ethnic violence that threaten their way of life.

Burkina's exploitable natural resources are limited, although a manganese ore deposit is located in the remote northeast.

Secessionist wars are being fought in the remote northeast and until recently in Punjab, India's wealthiest state.

The rangers, who traveled several hundred miles from the remote northeast in a fleet of buses, have not been disciplined, raising questions about who authorized the action.

An earthquake struck Afghanistan's remote northeast on Wednesday, toppling mud-and-brick hillside homes, touching off landslides and killing thousands of people, Afghan officials said.

The least populous is Bắc Kạn, a mountainous province in the remote northeast with 294,660 people.

Several of the agreements have dealt with the remote northeast.

Indians have accused Pakistan of fomenting anti-Christian violence and supporting rebels in Punjab and the remote Indian northeast, as well as in Kashmir.