Burma's largest monk-led rallies since 2007 supported the president's proposal to deport Rohingya Muslims, one of the world's most persecuted minorities.
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Benigno Aquino's progressive stance favoring birth control prompts Philippine Church leaders to dub him a "bad Catholic".
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Burma's ex-tyrant Than Shwe was not friendly toward media. But the new government of former general Thein Sein is taking steps to open up the long-isolated country.
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Shouwang Church has survived a hostile political environment to become the vanguard of China's most powerful non-governmental organizations: house churches.
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Burma has showcased a series of “reforms”, but homecoming remains a dream for thousands of war refugees in neighbouring Thailand.
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In our search for new ways of thinking about the ancient frustrations of China's politics, John Howard Yoder's 1972 book could bring some fresh thinking.
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In a dramatic confluence of events, ailing former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was ordered arrested by a regional court for tampering with elections.
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Ferdinand Marcos died in exile after his ouster by the "people-power" revolt in 1986.
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The swearing-in of Tibet's first secular prime minister in exile was historic, yet media coverage missed the significance of this development, exiled leaders say.
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One hero of the “people power” movement credits Filipinos with sustaining the global hunger for freedom 25 years ago and sees their legacy in today's Arab uprising.
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