Apr 22, 2016

Documents Reveal Secretive U.K. Surveillance Policies

Documents Reveal Secretive U.K. Surveillance Policies

The hidden face of drug use: from Cambodia to Senegal – in pictures | Global development | The Guardian

The hidden face of drug use: from Cambodia to Senegal – in pictures | Global development | The Guardian

Exclusive - Beijing auditions foreign agencies to polish China brand - Channel NewsAsia

Exclusive - Beijing auditions foreign agencies to polish China brand - Channel NewsAsia

China denies reports of massing troops at North Korea border - Channel NewsAsia

China denies reports of massing troops at North Korea border - Channel NewsAsia

Japan jet scrambles against China planes double in January-March - Channel NewsAsia

Japan jet scrambles against China planes double in January-March - Channel NewsAsia

Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have US gov't interests - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports

Firms that paid for Clinton speeches have US gov't interests - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports

Genetically Modified Foods: China’s Gordian Knot? - Asian Correspondent

Genetically Modified Foods: China’s Gordian Knot? - Asian Correspondent

Police Fire Tear Gas, Baton Charge Protesters in China's Zhejiang

Police Fire Tear Gas, Baton Charge Protesters in China's Zhejiang

Court in China's Guangdong Tries Another Online Commentator For Subversion

Court in China's Guangdong Tries Another Online Commentator For Subversion

Why Han Chauvinism Isn't Working For China

Why Han Chauvinism Isn't Working For China

Hotels push for direct booking by offering loyalty discounts – Travel Wire Asia

Hotels push for direct booking by offering loyalty discounts – Travel Wire Asia

US-Saudi relations: Salman snubs, Obama shrugs

US-Saudi relations: Salman snubs, Obama shrugs

Asia Unbound » Podcast: What China’s Militarism Means for the World

Asia Unbound » Podcast: What China’s Militarism Means for the World

The Rebalance to Asia

The Rebalance to Asia

Three Years After Rana Plaza Disaster, Has Anything Changed?

Three Years After Rana Plaza Disaster, Has Anything Changed?

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 22 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 22 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Apr 21, 2016

A frail Fidel Castro bids farewell in 'last speech' - AJE News

A frail Fidel Castro bids farewell in 'last speech' - AJE News

Babushkas of Chernobyl - Al Jazeera English

Babushkas of Chernobyl - Al Jazeera English

Everyday Eritrea: Resilience in the face of repression - Al Jazeera English

Everyday Eritrea: Resilience in the face of repression - Al Jazeera English

600 Africans stranded after traveling to Costa Rica - AJE News

600 Africans stranded after traveling to Costa Rica - AJE News

Jordan King Abdullah set to consolidate executive power - AJE News

Jordan King Abdullah set to consolidate executive power - AJE News

Turkey court overturns 'coup plot' convictions - AJE News

Turkey court overturns 'coup plot' convictions - AJE News

China's doves break cover to criticise foreign policy

China's doves break cover to criticise foreign policy

Twitter in China: Wedged between those it has now and those it wants

Twitter in China: Wedged between those it has now and those it wants

China's Xi Assumes New Military Title, Aims to Reign Supreme: Analysts

China's Xi Assumes New Military Title, Aims to Reign Supreme: Analysts

Facebook is looking into adding a tip jar on posts - The Washington Post

Facebook is looking into adding a tip jar on posts - The Washington Post

2016: When the Rules Change the Game by Elizabeth Drew | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

2016: When the Rules Change the Game by Elizabeth Drew | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 21 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 21 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

April 21, 2016 - Today’s Paper - The New York Times

Today’s Paper - The New York Times

April 21, 2016 - Today's Headlines from The Washington Post

Today's Headlines from The Washington Post

The First Steps to a NonFaculty Job Search - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The First Steps to a NonFaculty Job Search - The Chronicle of Higher Education

France Libre - The Chronicle of Higher Education

France Libre - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Apr 20, 2016

Half Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral 'dead or dying' - scientists - Channel NewsAsia

Half Australia's Great Barrier Reef coral 'dead or dying' - scientists - Channel NewsAsia

India says 330 million people suffering from drought - Channel NewsAsia

India says 330 million people suffering from drought - Channel NewsAsia

Seven Pakistani policemen killed during anti-polio drive - Channel NewsAsia

Seven Pakistani policemen killed during anti-polio drive - Channel NewsAsia

India: Police uncover 'baby farm' which sold and swapped infants for US$1,400 - Asian Correspondent

India: Police uncover 'baby farm' which sold and swapped infants for US$1,400 - Asian Correspondent

Classement de la liberté de la presse 2016 | RSF

Classement de la liberté de la presse 2016 | RSF

Your love of sushi and sashimi is causing overfishing of bluefin tuna, say experts - Asian Correspondent

Your love of sushi and sashimi is causing overfishing of bluefin tuna, say experts - Asian Correspondent

Japan: Mitsubishi motors admits cheating fuel economy tests - Asian Correspondent

Japan: Mitsubishi motors admits cheating fuel economy tests - Asian Correspondent

81pc of Chinese travelers plan to shop while abroad in 2016 - Luxury Daily - Research

81pc of Chinese travelers plan to shop while abroad in 2016 - Luxury Daily - Research

The Mad Dash to Figure Out the Fate of Peatlands | Science | Smithsonian

The Mad Dash to Figure Out the Fate of Peatlands | Science | Smithsonian

Asian discount airlines expanding presence in Japan- Nikkei Asian Review

Asian discount airlines expanding presence in Japan- Nikkei Asian Review

International Convention of Asia Scholars | Accelerating Research in Asian Studies since 1997

International Convention of Asia Scholars | Accelerating Research in Asian Studies since 1997

5 luxury rail journeys in the Asia-Pacific – Travel Wire Asia

5 luxury rail journeys in the Asia-Pacific – Travel Wire Asia

Taiwan's new foreign minister David Lee: Right man for a tough job

Taiwan's new foreign minister David Lee: Right man for a tough job

Tibetan Protest Monk Released From Prison in Uncertain Health

Tibetan Protest Monk Released From Prison in Uncertain Health

Tanzania Shutters Two North Korean Medical Clinics

Tanzania Shutters Two North Korean Medical Clinics

Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City's Media

Firing of Top Hong Kong Editor After Panama Report Rattles City's Media

Japan PM Abe Unlikely to Call Snap Election Due to Quakes

Japan PM Abe Unlikely to Call Snap Election Due to Quakes

Move Over, Andrew Jackson. Harriet Tubman Is Coming to the $20 Bill. - The New York Times

Move Over, Andrew Jackson. Harriet Tubman Is Coming to the $20 Bill. - The New York Times

U.N. says up to 500 migrants may have drowned on their way to Italy - The Washington Post

U.N. says up to 500 migrants may have drowned on their way to Italy - The Washington Post

List of United States Embassies around the world

List of United States Embassies around the world

5 ways Americans and Europeans are different | Pew Research Center

5 ways Americans and Europeans are different | Pew Research Center

Why Write in English? by Tim Parks | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Why Write in English? by Tim Parks | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Trump's Putin Fantasy by Timothy Snyder | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Trump's Putin Fantasy by Timothy Snyder | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 20 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Apr 19, 2016

As murders spike, El Salvador town doubles down on coffins - Channel NewsAsia

As murders spike, El Salvador town doubles down on coffins - Channel NewsAsia

Hundreds of bereaved Chinese protest over 'one-child' compensation - Channel NewsAsia

Hundreds of bereaved Chinese protest over 'one-child' compensation - Channel NewsAsia

Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after earthquake - Channel NewsAsia

Japan battles to care for 100,000 evacuees after earthquake - Channel NewsAsia

China's Xi tells Party to go online to ease public concerns - Xinhua - Channel NewsAsia

China's Xi tells Party to go online to ease public concerns - Xinhua - Channel NewsAsia

Joint exercise brings Japan warships to Aussie waters for first time since WWII - Channel NewsAsia

Joint exercise brings Japan warships to Aussie waters for first time since WWII - Channel NewsAsia

Chinese envoy to visit Syria, Iran in peace bid - Channel NewsAsia

Chinese envoy to visit Syria, Iran in peace bid - Channel NewsAsia

Indian government scraps planned pension changes after violent protests - Channel NewsAsia

Indian government scraps planned pension changes after violent protests - Channel NewsAsia

30 dead, hundreds wounded as Taliban attack rattles Kabul - Channel NewsAsia

30 dead, hundreds wounded as Taliban attack rattles Kabul - Channel NewsAsia

Japan to debut “invisible train” in 2018 – Travel Wire Asia

Japan to debut “invisible train” in 2018 – Travel Wire Asia

Familiarity Breeds South Korean Indifference to the North's Threats

Familiarity Breeds South Korean Indifference to the North's Threats

Sickness at a Chinese High School Blamed on Toxic Waste Dumped Nearby

Sickness at a Chinese High School Blamed on Toxic Waste Dumped Nearby

Chinese Parents Sue Amid Protests Over Tainted Vaccines

Chinese Parents Sue Amid Protests Over Tainted Vaccines

North Korean 'Foreign Currency' Stores Face State Takeover

North Korean 'Foreign Currency' Stores Face State Takeover

Can 25 public holidays a year ever be a bad thing? | South China Morning Post

Can 25 public holidays a year ever be a bad thing? | South China Morning Post

Reading the tea leaves of Taiwan’s political Mona Lisa | TODAYonline

Reading the tea leaves of Taiwan’s political Mona Lisa | TODAYonline

Toward Nigeria’s Takeoff | EconoMonitor

Toward Nigeria’s Takeoff | EconoMonitor

“The Buddha is a Raft” On Metaphors and Identity Negotiation in Early Buddhism | International Institute for Asian Studies

“The Buddha is a Raft” On Metaphors and Identity Negotiation in Early Buddhism | International Institute for Asian Studies

China: Construction workers from rival companies duke it out using bulldozers (VIDEO) - Asian Correspondent

China: Construction workers from rival companies duke it out using bulldozers (VIDEO) - Asian Correspondent

China to ban children of celebrities from reality shows - Asian Correspondent

China to ban children of celebrities from reality shows - Asian Correspondent

Twitter's new China managing director meets skepticism over military past - Asian Correspondent

Twitter's new China managing director meets skepticism over military past - Asian Correspondent

Joshua Wong declares party’s goal for Hong Kong's self-determination - Asian Correspondent

Joshua Wong declares party’s goal for Hong Kong's self-determination - Asian Correspondent

Spouses and children of officials to be included in China's anti-graft laws - Asian Correspondent

Spouses and children of officials to be included in China's anti-graft laws - Asian Correspondent

Japan's press freedom faces serious threat – UN expert - Asian Correspondent

Japan's press freedom faces serious threat – UN expert - Asian Correspondent

China: Dating foreigners could lead to 'dangerous love' - Asian Correspondent

China: Dating foreigners could lead to 'dangerous love' - Asian Correspondent

North American Universities: At the forefront of Computer Science studies - Asian Correspondent

North American Universities: At the forefront of Computer Science studies - Asian Correspondent

Asia Unbound » Upheaval in South Korea’s National Assembly: Expect More Surprises

Asia Unbound » Upheaval in South Korea’s National Assembly: Expect More Surprises

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 19 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 19 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Apr 17, 2016

Egypt: Islamic Salafis Demolish Iconic Statue Because It’s an “Idol,” Says Cleric | raymondibrahim.com

Egypt: Islamic Salafis Demolish Iconic Statue Because It’s an “Idol,” Says Cleric | raymondibrahim.com

China considering nationwide law on halal food | Islam in China

China considering nationwide law on halal food | Islam in China

Frontline Residents Count Cost of War | IWPR

Frontline Residents Count Cost of War | IWPR

The Sound of War | IWPR

The Sound of War | IWPR

Tales of the Revolution’s Heartbreak | IWPR

Tales of the Revolution’s Heartbreak | IWPR

Cuba's Thriving Black Market in Medicine | IWPR

Cuba's Thriving Black Market in Medicine | IWPR

Tight-Knit Afghan Clans Refuse Outsiders | IWPR

Tight-Knit Afghan Clans Refuse Outsiders | IWPR

Meet Syrian refugees and their Canadian sponsors - Al Jazeera English

Meet Syrian refugees and their Canadian sponsors - Al Jazeera English

Muslims for Bernie Sanders - Al Jazeera English

Muslims for Bernie Sanders - Al Jazeera English

What happens when your child joins ISIL? - Al Jazeera English

What happens when your child joins ISIL? - Al Jazeera English

A second disaster awaits Nepal's heritage - Al Jazeera English

A second disaster awaits Nepal's heritage - Al Jazeera English

MPs scuffle as Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote begins - AJE News

MPs scuffle as Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote begins - AJE News

Palestinians take to streets to mark Prisoners Day - AJE News

Palestinians take to streets to mark Prisoners Day - AJE News

Syrians reject Israel's vow to control Golan 'forever' - AJE News

Syrians reject Israel's vow to control Golan 'forever' - AJE News

Earthquake in Ecuador Kills More Than 230, President Says - The New York Times

Earthquake in Ecuador Kills More Than 230, President Says - The New York Times

Powerful earthquake kills dozens in Ecuador - The Washington Post

Powerful earthquake kills dozens in Ecuador - The Washington Post

Legal decision could resonate most in immigration epicenter of Los Angeles - The Washington Post

Legal decision could resonate most in immigration epicenter of Los Angeles - The Washington Post

College wait lists: Many in limbo - The Washington Post

College wait lists: Many in limbo - The Washington Post

Top colleges put thousands of applicants in wait-list limbo, and some won’t admit any - The Washington Post

Top colleges put thousands of applicants in wait-list limbo, and some won’t admit any - The Washington Post

New York has plenty of values that Ted Cruz wasn’t counting on - The Washington Post

New York has plenty of values that Ted Cruz wasn’t counting on - The Washington Post

Outside the wire: How U.S. Special Operations troops secretly help foreign forces target terrorists - The Washington Post

Outside the wire: How U.S. Special Operations troops secretly help foreign forces target terrorists - The Washington Post

Todays Washington Post Print Stories with Updates

Todays Print Stories with Updates

Today's Headlines - The New York Times

Today's Headlines - The New York Times

Apr 16, 2016

Weekend catch-up: Shinzo Abe, Turnbull's first trip to China, women's rights in Lebanon, air power in South China Sea and more

Weekend catch-up: Shinzo Abe, Turnbull's first trip to China, women's rights in Lebanon, air power in South China Sea and more

Asia Unbound » Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of April 15, 2016

Asia Unbound » Friday Asia Update: Five Stories From the Week of April 15, 2016

Google can provide nutritional info on food - Business Insider

Google can provide nutritional info on food - Business Insider

Google to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi | The Charlotte Observer

Google to experiment with technology for citywide Wi-Fi | The Charlotte Observer

What We Know and Don’t Know About Mass Shootings and Gun Deaths

What We Know and Don’t Know About Mass Shootings and Gun Deaths

The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos

The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos

Life on Lesbos: residents tell us what it's really like | World news | The Guardian

Life on Lesbos: residents tell us what it's really like | World news | The Guardian

Racially diverse 'new majority' set to reshape US public schools - CSMonitor.com

Racially diverse 'new majority' set to reshape US public schools - CSMonitor.com

State seeks to pick up pace on bringing Syrian refugees to US | TheHill

State seeks to pick up pace on bringing Syrian refugees to US | TheHill

How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party

How Sanders Could Lay the Foundation for a Third US Political Party

Does Bernie Sanders need to win New York for the media to take him seriously again? - The Washington Post

Does Bernie Sanders need to win New York for the media to take him seriously again? - The Washington Post

Pope calls for compassion for refugees, takes three families back to Italy - The Washington Post

Pope calls for compassion for refugees, takes three families back to Italy - The Washington Post

272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants? - The New York Times

272 Slaves Were Sold to Save Georgetown. What Does It Owe Their Descendants? - The New York Times

Liberal megadonors outspending conservatives on joint fundraising committees | OpenSecrets Blog

Liberal megadonors outspending conservatives on joint fundraising committees | OpenSecrets Blog

Public financing is available for presidential candidates. So what’s not to like about free money? | OpenSecrets Blog

Public financing is available for presidential candidates. So what’s not to like about free money? | OpenSecrets Blog

New nonprofit tied to stealthy circle of dark money groups | OpenSecrets Blog

New nonprofit tied to stealthy circle of dark money groups | OpenSecrets Blog

Messy Nessy Chic | Blogging on the Off-Beat the Unique and the Chic

Messy Nessy Chic | Blogging on the Off-Beat the Unique and the Chic

(4) Brussels — The capital of jihad terrorists? (15 April 2016) | Aboeprijadi Santoso - Academia.edu

(4) Brussels — The capital of jihad terrorists? (15 April 2016) | Aboeprijadi Santoso - Academia.edu



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Apr 15, 2016

New Count Finds 85M Unrecalled Takata Inflators in U.S. Vehicles - NBC News

New Count Finds 85M Unrecalled Takata Inflators in U.S. Vehicles - NBC News

Declassified U.S. document suggests Pakistani link to attack on CIA agents | Reuters

Declassified U.S. document suggests Pakistani link to attack on CIA agents | Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. considers supporting new U.A.E. push against al Qaeda in Yemen | Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. considers supporting new U.A.E. push against al Qaeda in Yemen | Reuters

Hillary Clinton is lying about the criminal U.S.-backed coup in Honduras. It should be as scandalous as Libya - Salon.com

Hillary Clinton is lying about the criminal U.S.-backed coup in Honduras. It should be as scandalous as Libya - Salon.com

Clinton denies responsibility for Libya chaos, blames 'obstruction of US efforts' — RT USA

Clinton denies responsibility for Libya chaos, blames 'obstruction of US efforts' — RT USA

What Caused Crime to Decline in the U.S.? - The Atlantic

What Caused Crime to Decline in the U.S.? - The Atlantic

Bernie Sanders just shattered an American taboo on Israel - Vox

Bernie Sanders just shattered an American taboo on Israel - Vox

Bernie Sanders just shattered an American taboo on Israel - Vox

Bernie Sanders just shattered an American taboo on Israel - Vox

Bernie Sanders stresses 'common good' in Vatican attack on capitalism | US news | The Guardian

Bernie Sanders stresses 'common good' in Vatican attack on capitalism | US news | The Guardian

Old aircraft re-purposed as AI drones for US fighter jets | Daily Mail Online

Old aircraft re-purposed as AI drones for US fighter jets | Daily Mail Online

Wildfires charring U.S. at near-record pace

Wildfires charring U.S. at near-record pace

Americans’ views of immigrants marked by widening partisan, generational divides | Pew Research Center

Americans’ views of immigrants marked by widening partisan, generational divides | Pew Research Center

Many Americans don’t argue about religion – or even talk about it | Pew Research Center

Many Americans don’t argue about religion – or even talk about it | Pew Research Center

Water Wars: Countries Continue to Circle the Wagons throughout Southeast Asia - Lawfare

Water Wars: Countries Continue to Circle the Wagons throughout Southeast Asia - Lawfare

Japan: 9 killed, 860 injured in powerful quake which left buildings crumbled - Asian Correspondent

Japan: 9 killed, 860 injured in powerful quake which left buildings crumbled - Asian Correspondent

Uyghur Police Officers Are Called Chinese 'Heroes' in Propaganda Bid

Uyghur Police Officers Are Called Chinese 'Heroes' in Propaganda Bid

Digital Asia links: WeChat & the UN, Xiaomi, North Korea, a Cyber Minister and more

Digital Asia links: WeChat & the UN, Xiaomi, North Korea, a Cyber Minister and more

The chatbots are coming — and they want to help you buy stuff - The Washington Post

The chatbots are coming — and they want to help you buy stuff - The Washington Post

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 15 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 15 April 2016 | Human Rights Watch