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US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
In Indonesia and Philippines, militants find a common bond
New York Times, Published on 27/05/2017
» An eruption of violence in the southern Philippines and suicide bombings in Indonesia this week highlight the growing threat posed by militant backers of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia.
Dignified to the end
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 26/03/2017
» 'Your mother only has three months left to live." Despite his professional training, Somsak Anupong, a registered nurse at a private hospital in suburban Bangkok, was aghast hearing this heartbreaking news from the doctor.
Born into a world behind bars
Spectrum, Published on 04/01/2015
» Hose is a friendly, four-month-old boy who lives in the Central Women’s Correctional Institution in Lat Yao. While a cool breeze blows outside the prison building in the afternoon, Hose, along with about 20 other babies, is tucked warmly inside a small blanket and towel. They lie side by side on a long cushion on the nursery floor. Nurses watch over the babies, and guards in turn watch over them, since they are all prisoners, too.