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Myanmar's Lucrative Drug Trade Is Increasingly Fueling The Country's Conflict

4:27pm August 30, 2019

by Michael Sullivan

Myanmar's military has been fighting ethnic minorities for decades, who want greater autonomy from the government. Now the conflict is funded in part by the production and export of synthetic drugs.

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Dr. Omar Salim Akhtar of Kashmir protested the clampdown on telephone and Internet communications by Indian authorities at a press conference on Aug. 26. He was later arrested, then released after a few hours.

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

3:19pm August 30, 2019

by Kamala Thiagarajan

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

A paramedic takes a blood sample from a baby for an HIV test in Larkana, Pakistan, on May 9. The government has been offering screenings in response to an HIV outbreak.

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Whatever Happened To ... The 494 Children Who Got HIV In 1 Pakistani City?

2:56pm August 30, 2019

by Benazir Samad

That was in the spring. This summer, panic and hysteria are still palpable among worried parents. An investigation is underway.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan meets U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (left) in Islamabad on Aug. 1. Khalilzad met Khan ahead of peace talks in Qatar with the Taliban.

The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks

2:38pm August 30, 2019

Critics have long contended that Pakistan has offered the Taliban shelter, if not outright support. Now the country is facilitating negotiations between Washington and the Taliban.

Protesters hold placards reading 'No Abe!' earlier this month during a demonstration against Japan's removal of South Korea from a list of trusted trading partners in Seoul.

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U.S. Criticizes South Korea After Seoul Scraps Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Tokyo

8:14am August 30, 2019

by Anthony Kuhn

Washington is unhappy with the decision to quit a 2016 intelligence-sharing agreement. The dispute has its origins in Japan's occupation of the Korean peninsula that ended after WWII.

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Hong Kong Democracy Activists Arrested

7:20am August 30, 2019

by Emily Feng

Three key leaders of Hong Kong's protest movement are under arrest.

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News Brief: Democracy Activists Arrested In Hong Kong, Methane Limit Rollback, Brexit

5:08am August 30, 2019

Hong Kong authorities arrested activists in a coordinated sweep ahead of a what had been a planned anti-government march. Also, the EPA aims to roll back limits on methane and an update on Brexit.

Joshua Wang speaks to protesters outside of police headquarters in Hong Kong on June 21.

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Hong Kong Democracy Demonstrators Arrested A Day Ahead Of Planned March

10:28pm August 29, 2019

by Emily Feng

The group Demosisto said Agnes Chow and Joshua Wong were arrested early Friday morning. Police also confirmed the arrest of activist Andy Chan.

A local market is seen burning during a protest in Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia, on Aug. 21. Violent protests this month were sparked by accusations that security forces had arrested Papuan students in East Java.

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Violence Follows Pro-Independence Protests In Indonesia's Papua Region

5:13pm August 29, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

Tensions between pro-independence supporters and government authorities in Indonesia's Papua and West Papua provinces have continued into a second week. The government has shut down Internet access.

People light up their smartphones as they take part in a rally in Hong Kong's financial district on Wednesday.

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Amid Backdrop Of Hong Kong Protests, China Conducts 'Routine' Changing Of The Guard

10:25am August 29, 2019

by Scott Neuman

In reporting on the annual rotation of People's Liberation Army forces in Hong Kong, Xinhua said they "are determined to resolutely protect national sovereignty, security and development interests."