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Expert: Aung San Suu Kyi Breaks Norm on Ethnic Minorities in Parliamentary Plea

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s appeal to parliament to address the poverty in ethnic minority communities is a “significant departure” from traditional calls for reform, says a noted Burma expert.

Afghanistan: Army National Guard members work to improve base security, Afghan partnership

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Spc. Joshua Marengo, with the Louisiana Army National Guard's 3rd Platoon, 1022nd Engineer Company, attached to the South...

OSCE media freedom representative concerned by new Internet restrictions in Tajikistan

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The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, speaking at the opening of the 13th Central Asia Media Conference,...

Report: North Korea Power Transition Finalized

A just-released independent, non-government report on North Korea concludes the transfer of power to Kim Jong Un is already complete. And, the report by the International Crisis Group predicts prospects for reform in the impoverished country are dim...