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The Irrawaddy talks to Muslim faith leader Haji U Aye Lwin and political analyst Maung Maung Soe about the State Counselor’s move to lead Myanmar’s defense at The Hague.
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FACTBOX: A look at the genocide case against Myanmar at the UN’s highest court as State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to lead the country’s legal defense.
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The leader of Myanmar’s Catholics, Cardinal Charles Bo, has called on the international community not to punish the entire nation for crimes against the Rohingya.
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Climbing temperatures are taking a heavier toll on both rich and poor nations, according to an annual index measuring the effects of extreme weather on living conditions.
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Asia
Chinese Communist Party organ People’s Daily slams US after House of Representatives passes bill requiring a stronger response to persecution of China’s Uighur Muslim minority.
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Asia
New York judge disqualifies Washington lawyer who previously served as No. 2 in US Justice Department from defending China's Huawei in fraud, sanctions case.
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Asia
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says relief measures to be introduced in near-term, while slamming US law supporting protesters.
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Asia
Around 80 percent of all people forced from their homes by weather disasters over the last decade were in Asia, Oxfam says.
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Burma
Two military officers are included in a new Special Unit on International Criminal Justice formed to help defend Myanmar against genocide charges at the ICJ in The Hague.
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Burma
US State Dept. official accuses Myanmar of failing to declare past chemical weapons programs or destroy its chemical weapons production plant, in breach of global pact.
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News
During first papal visit to Thailand since 1984, Francis condemns exploitation of women and children for sex tourism, trafficking of migrants and laborers.
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Asia
Government of China’s Xinjiang region claims New York Times report quoting leaked internal documents on the internment of Uighur Muslims was "fabricated".
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Asia
Chinese government papers leaked to New York Times reveal details of Beijing’s clampdown on Uighurs in Xinjiang under Xi Jinping, who urged officials to show ‘no mercy’.
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Burma
Responding to international efforts to prosecute Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, government spokesman says country’s image ‘severely damaged’.
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New York tops global Innovation Cities Index for its embrace of smart tech and start-ups. Index also rates transport, infrastructure, green space, property prices and net access among
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