Topic: Laos
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3 new foreign mystery novels that are worth your travel time
Craving a foreign excursion? Try the next best thing – one of these mystery novels set in far-away lands.
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Top 7 detective series set in foreign locales
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In Pictures: Burma (Myanmar) earthquake
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The top 10 weirdest stories of 2010
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Press Freedom Index: The top 10 worst countries
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Cambodia launches first stock exchange - sort of
Cambodia officially opened its first stock exchange. The problem? There aren't any stocks to trade.
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Top 7 detective series set in foreign locales
Two of the most popular summer book genres are mystery and travel, and there's no better way to enjoy both than by reading detective novels set in foreign locations. Check out this list to learn about seven series that will keep you on the edge of your beach chair – all summer long.
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China pushes rail links into southeast Asia: Is Laos aboard?
China's ambitious rail project in Laos could bring prosperity, some say. But others in region doubt that’s high on Beijing’s agenda.
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Amnesty International: Death penalty on decline, US in top 5
A new Amnesty International report finds that the use of the death penalty is declining worldwide and that in a number of countries, even when death sentences are issued, they are not carried out.
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In Pictures: Burma (Myanmar) earthquake
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Stocks end higher, propelled by tech, retail
Dow gains 84 points, up nearly 5 percent over the last six trading days.
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Burma(Myanmar) earthquake hits faded drug area
Burma(Myanmar) earthquake caused buildings to sway hundreds of miles away. The economic impact of the Burma(Myanmar) earthquake is limited as Golden Triangle opium production has declined.
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Burma (Myanmar) earthquake strikes near Thailand border
Burma (Myanmar) earthquake: Homes and at least one bridge were damaged in several villages along Myanmar's borders with Thailand and Laos, according to residents who spoke to an aid agency.
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Why Aung San Suu Kyi wants to keep sanctions on Burma
Some analysts warn that democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-sanctions strategy may lose steam as Burma relies on its Asian neighbors for trade and investment.
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Difference Maker Publishing children's books – and delivering them by elephant
Sasha Alyson hauls (sometimes by elephant) children's books in the local language to kids in rural Laos eager to learn to read.
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The life of General Vang Pao, Hmong guerrilla leader
General Vang Pao died in California, Thursday. The former Hmong guerrilla leader was called 'the biggest hero of the Vietnam War' but also had a long history of violence.
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The top 10 weirdest stories of 2010
As 2010 draws to a close, its time to reflect upon the joys and sorrows of the past twelve months. It's also time to think about the truly weird things that we witnessed. Here's our top ten list.
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More than a tourist
A Christian Science perspective.
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Stock exchange linkup for three Asian nations
Stock exchange alliance of Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand will give investors simultaneous access to all three markets.
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In Russia, the price of bribes rise as its corruption rating slides
Russia ranked 154th on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index of 178 countries, sliding down eight spots from last year. A promised 'war on corruption' isn't yielding fruit.
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Press Freedom Index: The top 10 worst countries
Syria, Rwanda, and Yemen have fallen to the bottom of the World Press Freedom Index, the media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said today. The three countries join other single-party dominated governments at the bottom of the annual index, while six democratic Northern European nations tied this year as the best places for media freedom. Finland, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland have ranked at the top since the index was created in 2002, Reporters Without Borders Secretary-General Jean-François Julliard said in a statement. "The defense of media freedom continues to be a battle, a battle of vigilance in the democracies of old Europe and a battle against oppression and injustice in the totalitarian regimes still scattered across the globe," he said. Click through the following slides to read about the 10 lowest-ranking nations.
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Dracula fish, lipstick gecko, 23-foot carnivorous plant, among new species discovered
Dracula fish: Some 145 new species discovered in Southeast Asia's Mekong River last year are highlighted in a new WWF International report.
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Medal of Honor presented to family of Pennsylvania man who served during Vietnam War
Medal of Honor recipients were in attendance at the White House Tuesday as three sons of Richard L. "Dick' Etchberger receive the Medal of Honor on their late father's behalf from President Obama.
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Asian 'unicorn' spotted, dies in captivity
Asian 'unicorn,' also known as the saola, is one of the world's rarest animals. It has been sighted in Laos for the first time in a decade. Likened to a unicorn despite having two horns, the captured asian 'unicorn' died in captivity.
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Gallup poll: Degree of one's charity depends on happiness more than wealth
A Gallup poll done for the Charitable Aid Foundation finds more correlation between happiness and giving than between wealth and giving. The survey's ranking of countries puts America as number five. Many poor nations are high in giving of one type or another.
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White elephant thrown party by Burma (Myanmar) ruling junta
White elephant: Traditionally a symbol of power and prosperity, the albino pachyderm which was transported from the jungle to the country's remote capital, state media reported Tuesday.
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As cluster bomb ban takes effect, the view from Laos
The cluster bomb ban – officially known as the Convention on Cluster Munitions – comes into force today. Countries that have ratified the treaty must stop making cluster munitions, dispose of stockpiles, and clear contaminated areas.
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Cambodia women see future in sports and big muscles
Cambodia women are rising fast in the wide world of sports. Pétanque player Duch Sophorn has alone won gold, silver, and bronze medals in international competitions over the past decade.
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How not to act around a monk in Laos
Tourists throng to photograph the Buddhist ceremonies of Luang Prabang. A Massachusetts native recently stepped in to give tourists guidelines for how to act appropriately.
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Laos turns to hydropower to be 'Asia's battery'
The Laos government is banking on hydropower - with plans to build 55 dams - to sell electricity to its Asian neighbors. But critics say hydropower comes at the cost of more displaced farmers and altered rivers.
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