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Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty

An Indian paramilitary soldier asks a Kashmiri couple on motorcycle to leave at a temporary checkpoint during restrictions in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Friday. Mukhtar Khan/AP hide caption

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Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty

The government says its priorities are "restoration of normalcy and deepening of democracy" in Indian-controlled Kashmir. But people who have left the region this month paint a different picture.

Nearly 4 Weeks Into India's Clampdown, Kashmiris Describe Protests, Jail, Uncertainty

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Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands

Riot police fire tear gas at protesters in Hong Kong on Aug. 25. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption

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Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands

One of the main results of the Hong Kong government's strategy has been to put a huge burden on the city's police force, diverting the public's anger at the government onto the constabulary.

Police Bear Brunt Of Public Anger As Hong Kong Refuses To Accept Protesters' Demands

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U.S. Faces Challenges In Managing Tensions Between South Korea And Japan

South Korea's pull-out from an intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has the U.S. alarmed that its alliances in Asia are crumbling. But the alliances are seen very differently by each country.

U.S. Faces Challenges In Managing Tensions Between South Korea And Japan

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Myanmar's Lucrative Drug Trade Is Increasingly Fueling The Country's Conflict

Myanmar's military has been fighting ethnic minorities for decades, who want greater autonomy from the government. Now the conflict is funded in part by the production and export of synthetic drugs.

Myanmar's Lucrative Drug Trade Is Increasingly Fueling The Country's Conflict

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Where The U.S. Sees Threats In China, Israel Sees Opportunity

The U.S. and Israel are usually on the same page but not when it comes to China. Israel's eager to do business with the country that the U.S. considers a security threat.

Where The U.S. Sees Threats In China, Israel Sees Opportunity

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The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan meets U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (left) in Islamabad on Aug. 1. Khalilzad met Khan ahead of peace talks in Qatar with the Taliban. Press Information Department via AP hide caption

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The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks

Critics have long contended that Pakistan has offered the Taliban shelter, if not outright support. Now the country is facilitating negotiations between Washington and the Taliban.

The Key Role Pakistan Is Playing In U.S.-Taliban Talks

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

Dr. Omar Salim Akhtar of Kashmir protested the clampdown on telephone and Internet communications by Indian authorities at a press conference on Aug. 26. He was later arrested, then released after a few hours. Muzamil Mattoo/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Why Doctors And Medical Journals Are Fighting Over Health Care In Kashmir

There are very different perspectives on the impact the political crisis is having on the people of Kashmir. The Lancet weighed in — and an association of Indian doctors had an angry reaction.

Whatever Happened To ... The 494 Children Who Got HIV In 1 Pakistani City?

A paramedic takes a blood sample from a baby for an HIV test in Larkana, Pakistan, on May 9. The government has been offering screenings in response to an HIV outbreak. Rizwan Tabassum /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Whatever Happened To ... The 494 Children Who Got HIV In 1 Pakistani City?

That was in the spring. This summer, panic and hysteria are still palpable among worried parents. An investigation is underway.

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News Brief: Democracy Activists Arrested In Hong Kong, Methane Limit Rollback, Brexit

Hong Kong authorities arrested activists in a coordinated sweep ahead of a what had been a planned anti-government march. Also, the EPA aims to roll back limits on methane and an update on Brexit.

News Brief: Democracy Activists Arrested In Hong Kong, Methane Limit Rollback, Brexit

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U.S. Criticizes South Korea After Seoul Scraps Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Tokyo

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U.S. Criticizes South Korea After Seoul Scraps Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Tokyo

Washington is unhappy with the decision to quit a 2016 intelligence-sharing agreement. The dispute has its origins in Japan's occupation of the Korean peninsula that ended after WWII.

U.S. Criticizes South Korea After Seoul Scraps Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Tokyo

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