OP-ED: The Rohingyas may be among the most miserable refugee populations on Earth, relief workers say. Every so often the tragedy of these outcasts from militarily ruled Burma pushes itself to the forefront of international consciousness. Most r...
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The streets have been unusually quiet over the last few days as Bangladesh’s capital saw the greatest disturbances in decades when the border guards mutinied. Paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles soldiers staged a dramatic and bloody armed uprising j...
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What is all the fuss about? A few flakes of snow and the country has shut down. For a Canadian this is just delightfully amusing. There are hardly any people on the streets, and the ones who have braved the snow are out making snowmen or laying...
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Steven Spielberg’s conscience finally got the better of him. The Oscar-winning director resigned as ‘artistic adviser’ to the upcoming 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics last night. His “energy”, he said, “must be spent on doing all I can to help bring...
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