Cluster Munitions Treaty Leaves US Behind

BANGKOK - A campaign to rid the world of cluster munitions has still to rope in the U.S. government, a major producer and stockpiler of the deadly payload, on the eve of a key global conference in Laos to ban its production and use. The mixed messages that Washington...

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Khmer Rouge Trials May Expose US, China

PHNOM PENH - Limits placed on a United Nations-backed war-crimes tribunal in prosecuting surviving leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime may not prevent revelations about international actors linked to Cambodia's dark period. It ranges from the period of Khmer...

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Burma Prisoner Release May Be Just a Ploy

BANGKOK - The initial euphoria that greeted the freedom granted to nearly 4,000 prisoners, recently released from jails in military-ruled Burma, seems to be dissipating fast. For all it may be, this amnesty might not necessarily translate into possible political...

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Asia Still Dangerous for Journalists

BANGKOK – It may have one of the most vibrant media environments in Asia – with journalists having freedom to write just about anything – yet the Philippines ranks after Iraq as one of the deadliest places for reporters. Eight journalists have been...

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