Vietnam Seeks Death Penalty for Embezzlement by Ex-Chairman of State Energy Firm

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North Korea Releases Jailed Canadian Pastor Amid Standoff With US

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Case Thrown Out Against Former Thai PM Somchai in Rare Win for Anti-Junta Camp

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'Amangkurat Amangkurat' Depicts the Tragic End of Javanese Ruler

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Ombudsman Finds Rights Violations in Execution of Nigerian

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O.J. Simpson Granted October Release From Nevada Prison

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Thai General, Provincial Politicians Held Guilty in Major Trafficking Trial

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Rohingya Villagers Tell Media of Abuses During Army Crackdown

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Inside Philip Morris' Campaign to Subvert the Global Anti-Smoking Treaty

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Stray Cats, Killers and No Regrets: Duterte's Drug-War Foe on Life in Jail

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