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Articles about the Asian continent
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Air strikes by Turkish military kill 35 Kurdish civilians
On Dec. 29, an overnight Turkish air strike left at least 35 Kurdish civilians dead in northern Iraq near the…
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Indian victims outraged by Dow Chemical Olympic sponsorship
Outrage swept the city of Bhopal, India, on Dec. 3 as thousands of people protested against the country’s participation in…
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Pakistanis protest against US airstrike
On Dec. 18, tens of thousands of people in Lahore, Pakistan, protested against the U.S.-led NATO airstrikes that killed 24…
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North Koreans mourn death of leader Kim Jong Il
On Dec. 17, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack while onboard a…
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Fukushima crisis continues
Although the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant is no longer front page news, facts on the ground reveal…
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South Korea criminalizes political dissent
The right-wing South Korean administration of President Lee Myung-bak has stepped up use of the National Security Law to attack…
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Afghan students protest long-term US occupation
More than 1,000 students in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, took to the streets in protest on Nov. 20, blocking the road to…
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Genetically modified crops do not increase yield
A recent report has revealed that multinational corporations’ claims about the benefits of genetically modified crops are badly flawed.
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Indonesian mine workers on strike
Mine workers in Papua, Indonesia, are heading into the second month of a strike against the U.S.-owned Freeport-McMoRan Copper &…
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NATO exaggerates gains in Afghanistan
NATO claims that the Afghan war is going well are now being undermined by a study recently released by the…
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