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Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers speech at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN 2018 at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi: Rohingya Situation 'Could Have Been Handled Better'

7:16am September 13, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize, has come under intense international criticism for her muted response to the army's campaign of terror against the Muslim minority.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Says Rohingya Crisis 'Could Have Been Handled Better'

7:06am September 13, 2018

by Lauren Frayer

Speaking in Vietnam, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims "could have been handled better." U.N. investigators have said crimes against Rohingya were genocide.

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Oslo Accords, 25 Years Later

5:51am September 13, 2018

Twenty-five years after the first Oslo Accord was signed, we look at what's changed for the Palestinians and Israelis. Steve Inskeep talks to Palestinian negotiator Yezid Sayigh.

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The champagne grape harvest in northeastern France, like this one near Mailly-Champagne, started early this year due to lack of rain.

Champagne Makers Bubble Over A Bumper Crop Caused By European Drought

5:51am September 13, 2018

by Eleanor Beardsley

A record heat wave ruined crops across Europe this summer, but not all crops. Champagne growers are ecstatic over a bumper crop of grapes this year. Vintage 2018 is expected to be one of the best.

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Syria's Last Rebel-Held Stronghold Braces For Attack

6:54pm September 12, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

The Syrian regime has stepped up shelling attacks on the last major rebel-held stronghold of Idlib. It could lead to a major offensive where millions of civilians are at risk.

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Pope Summons Bishops To Meeting On Sexual Abuse

5:57pm September 12, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Pope Francis is set to meet with a group of U.S. cardinals and bishops Thursday in Rome, to discuss the roiling clergy sex abuse scandal and the role some bishops played in its cover-up.

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National security adviser John Bolton said a new White House order on election security isn't aimed at any particular country.

Trump Executive Order Would Punish Foreigners Linked To Election Interference

5:44pm September 12, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

The order sets up a framework for intelligence agencies to investigate whether foreign actors are attempting to influence any aspect of the electoral process. It is not aimed at a particular country.

World Fungi Report

5:12pm September 12, 2018

A new report from the Kew Gardens in London is billed as the first comprehensive report on the state of the world's fungi.

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In the air campaign by Saudi Arabia and its allies against Yemen's Shiite rebels, rights experts say there has been a pattern by the Saudi-led coalition of failing to distinguish between civilian and military targets and disregarding the likelihood of civ

U.S. Stands By Saudi Arabia, Despite Criticism Over Civilian Casualties In Yemen

4:58pm September 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The Saudi-led coalition has bombed markets, weddings and even a bus carrying kids during its three year campaign against Shiite Houthi rebels. The U.S. supports the coalition.

Mohammad Alahmad, a Syrian academic, speaks at a New University in Exile Consortium event last week. Alahmad continued teaching at Raqqa University until ISIS shut down the school. "I decided to stay to help students," he said, "to continue teaching as mu

Under Threat At Home, Refugee Scholars Find Academic Havens At U.S. Universities

4:07pm September 12, 2018

by Deborah Amos

American universities have created a consortium that offers temporary academic homes for refugee scholars threatened by war and authoritarian governments.