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His Warning Could Have Stopped Sri Lanka Easter Attack. Now He Lies In The Hospital

5:20pm December 07, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Last year, a man in Sri Lanka alerted police to neighbors who were stockpiling weapons. A month later, those same gunmen allegedly helped carry out Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.

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Demonstrators protest against what they called "red media" influence in Taiwan during a rally against pro-China media in front of the president's office building in Taipei on June 23. With a presidential election in January, Taiwan is bracing for a new de

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Taiwan Gets Tough On Disinformation Suspected From China Ahead Of Elections

11:20am December 06, 2019

by Emily Feng

The government has fined people and media outlets for spreading false content, amid rising suspicion of mainland Chinese influence on the self-ruled island.

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People celebrate after police shot dead four detained gang-rape and murder suspects in Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, India, on Friday.

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India Police Kill 4 Rape Suspects Already In Custody

10:45am December 06, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Police say the men attacked officers as they were investigating the crime scene and were shot dead in self-defense. Many are celebrating swift, sure justice; others call it an extrajudicial execution.

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China Reacts To Uighur Bill

7:28am December 06, 2019

by Emily Feng

China has reacted with fury and defiance to the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act this week. The bill condemns the mass detention of ethnic minorities in China.

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Men Accused Of Gang Rape And Murder Killed In Police Custody In India

5:00am December 06, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Four men accused of raping and murdering a woman in India were shot dead by police as they were being questioned about the crime. Human rights activists are calling it an extrajudicial execution.

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Activists demanding justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week shout slogans during a protest on Thursday in Kolkata, India.

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Woman Heading To Testify At Rape Trial Set On Fire In India

11:27pm December 05, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The woman says one of the men who attacked her on Thursday is the same man who raped her last year. It's another horrifying incident in a country grappling with high levels of sexual violence.

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How Taiwan Is Bracing Itself Against A New Wave Of Disinformation Ahead Of Elections

4:25pm December 04, 2019

by Emily Feng

The island of Taiwan faces a delicate balance: how to cut off disinformation, that many suspect is emanating from the Chinese mainland, without cutting off free speech.

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Japan's Cherry Blossom Party Grows Into A Political Scandal For Prime Minister

4:25pm December 04, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Since 1952, the cherry blossom party has given Japan's well-connected a chance to rub elbows with national leaders. This year's gala has blossomed into a political scandal for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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China has responded with swift condemnation after the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targeting its mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities. The bill decries what China describes as educational centers and the U.S. says are detention facil

China Rebukes House Bill Condemning Crackdown On Uighurs

4:12pm December 04, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The bill, which passed on Tuesday night in a 407-1 vote, condemns Beijing's treatment of the Muslim minority in Western China. It comes days after a measure supporting Hong Kong protesters.

Tetsu Nakamura (right) is pictured in 2008 during a memorial service for a slain aid worker. The Japanese doctor was among six gunned down in an attack Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.

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Widely Respected Japanese Humanitarian Among 6 Killed In Afghanistan Attack

1:32pm December 04, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Tetsu Nakamura, a native of Fukuoka, spent years working to improve living conditions in rural areas of Afghanistan. He was gunned down Wednesday along with five associates.