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Trading danger for despair
Spectrum, Published on 10/04/2016
» The bomb went off just metres from a gathering of Christians celebrating Easter in a public park in Lahore. At least 72 people were killed -- the majority women and children -- and more than 300 injured.
Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for IS glory
AFP, Published on 05/02/2016
» A power struggle among three Indonesian-born Islamic State group militants in Syria could have a violent ripple effect in Southeast Asia, senior police warn, as a deadly game of one-upmanship threatens to cause more Jakarta-style attacks.
The Paris assailants: what we know
AFP, Published on 17/11/2015
» PARIS - Investigators probing the deadly Paris attacks have so far identified five of seven gunmen and suicide bombers whose bodies were found at three sites across the city, while the hunt is on for others.
Last American standing's fight before the flight
Spectrum, Published on 26/04/2015
» After the February, 1973, ceasefire mandated by the signing of a US-North Vietnam agreement, I was re-assigned to South Vietnam. I was the last guy out.
Pol Pot's henchmen damned by evidence
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 27/10/2013
» For more than two years, the latest instalment of the Khmer Rouge tribunal has provided a blow-by-blow account of Pol Pot's bloody reign of terror and the inner workings of the political machine blamed for the deaths of between 1.7 million and 2.2 million people.
Is 'White Prison' making Bang Khwang a darker place?
Spectrum, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 17/03/2013
» Bang Khwang Central Prison is undergoing a transformation under an initiative aimed at ridding the notorious "Bangkok Hilton" and eight other facilities of drugs and other contraband. The "White Prison" policy came into effect last May under new director Vasant Singkaselit. Under the policy, visitors have been banned from bringing food, clothes or other items for prisoners; even books are banned. Prisoners are allowed to meet visitors once a day for 45 minutes, up to two visits a week, while visitors can only seen one inmate per day. Inmate workshops have been cancelled, punishments have become harsher and access to help in case of medical or fire emergencies has been limited.