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BRISBANE—Australia has responded to an urgent call for support from the World Food Program (WFP) with $5 million for people suffering due to conflict in northwest Pakistan. More than one million people remain displaced by...
Experts at an American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting this week said that resistance to the best available drug to treat malaria "is more widespread in Southeast Asia than previously reported," Science...
By Michelle MY Chan Special to ASSIST News Service CHIANG MAI, THAILAND (ANS) -- Deep in the dense opium fields of the Golden Triangle, a young girl escaped marriage to notorious drug warlord Khun Sa, but instead found herself...
Hakha (Agenzia Fides) - “In this Year for Priests, the Diocese of Hakha is celebrating the historic even of a celebration of the ordination of 18 new priests. It is really a moment of grace and joy for all. May the Lord guide...
Zaterdag 21 november 2009 | International Labour Organization (ILO) ] GENEVA (ILO News) - The Governing Body of the International Labour Office called for an "employment oriented" response to the global economic crisis based on...
A woman walks past a giant anti-human trafficking campaign poster displayed at the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok. In the 10 years that he has worked in narcotics control in Mengla, Zhao has been involved in rescuing and...
A disappointment compared to recent-past LPs, but evidently fun to make. These days it feels somewhat passé to draw attention to the fact that a band formerly active in the post-punk era is back with us now. Of course they are....
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee condemned Iran on Friday for a violent crackdown on protesters after presidential elections this year that the Iranian opposition says were rigged.
YANGON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Laos Friday signed two memorandums of understanding in Nay Pyi Taw respectively on mutualvisa exemption for holders of diplomatic passport and avoidance of double taxation, the state-run...
Saturday 21st November, 04:34 AM JST TOKYO — Visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Friday he hopes Japan will successfully resettle 90 refugees from Myanmar and other countries through its planned...
