asia
Articles about the Asian continent
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What happened to Al Jazeera?
Al Jazeera was initially harshly critical of U.S. foreign policy in the region—especially after the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and…
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Afghanistan and the struggle against imperialism
The people of Afghanistan have been living under U.S./NATO occupation. Is the brutality of the last decade really in response…
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Massive cost estimated for Japan’s nuclear cleanup
The Japanese government has made its first official estimate of the extent of the cleanup operation the country faces six…
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Maoist leader elected prime minister of Nepal, while major questions loom
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has gained control of the government with the election of Baburam Bhattarai as…
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Philippine military violates human rights
Human Rights Watch recently reported that the government of the Philippines allows its military to violate human rights and kill…
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Wikileaks: No massacre in Tiananmen Square
A recent Wikileaks release shows that U.S. diplomats knew there was no massacre of protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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Thirteen civilians killed in Afghanistan by airstrike
A NATO airstrike killed 13 Afghan civilians in the Dowamanda district on the morning of July 7, including eight women…
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U.S. admits to dumping Agent Orange in Korea
Activists are protesting in Korea after the U.S. Eighth Army’s admitted that it dumped deadly chemicals near the U.S. embassy…
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Thousands protest nuclear power in Tokyo
Several thousand people gathered in Tokyo on May 7 to protest against nuclear energy as anger grows following the ongoing…
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Which terrorists just killed nine Afghan children?
It is clear that the U.S. government is using the trophy killing of Bin Laden to convince the public to…
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