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The last surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge is set to appeal against his life sentence for genocide
Khieu Samphan, former head of state for the Khmer Rouge, plans to contest his 2018 life sentence fo…
Matthew Loh
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Economics of Terror – Financial model of ISIS
A select group of fanatical Jihadists has shocked the world
with its brutality. Their religious fan…
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After my brother tragically died, I knew I wanted to pursue adventure. Now my family and I live on a catamaran.
Rob Hamill was 14 when his brother was killed by the Khmer Rouge. The tragedy shaped his decision t…
Maria Noyen
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When I took a solo honeymoon, people thought it meant my marriage was doomed. It was actually so healthy for our relationship.
She went on her honeymoon alone because her husband had to work. She says solo travel strengthened …
Laura Schep
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I grew up living hand to mouth in Cambodia. I secretly enrolled in the circus when I was 13, and it became my lifeline out of poverty.
Kong Viban enrolled in the Cambodian circus when he was 13. It has become a lifeline out of poverty…
Tara FT Sering
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'Pretty horrific mistakes:' Democrats have few nice things to say about Henry Kissinger following his death
Typically, when a former leading statesman dies, members of Congress only offer glowing tributes. N…
Bryan Metzger
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Henry Kissinger, the revered and controversial statesman who once tried to return his Nobel Peace Prize, dead at 100
Kissinger, who died at 100 on Wednesday, was known for his involvement in Cold War negotiations.
Sebastian Cahill
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Before Ke Huy Quan won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, this Cambodian actor made history acting in a movie about the genocide he personally survived
At Sunday's Academy Awards, Ke Huy Quan became the second Asian actor ever to win best supporting a…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A landmine-sniffing rat is retiring after 5 years of helping explosives teams clear 20 football fields worth of land
Magawa the landmine-sniffing rat was able to comb through areas much faster than his human handlers…
Cheryl Teh
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What China's last major war tells us about how it will fight the next one
China's military has changed dramatically since the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War, but that brief confli…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Archaeologists have located an ancient city hidden in the Cambodian jungle. The discovery was 150 years in the making.
For centuries, the ancient city has been buried under a dense canopy in the Cambodian jungle. It wa…
Aria Bendix
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Angelina Jolie attacks 'false and upsetting' claims she exploited Cambodian orphans to make her new film
"In order to find their lead, to play young Loung Ung, the casting directors set up a game, rather …
Alexandra Ma
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Watch the first trailer for Angelina Jolie's controversial Netflix original film, 'First They Killed My Father'
"First They Killed My Father" is based on Loung Ung's memoir by the same name, which details Ung's …
Carrie Wittmer
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Alabama's new anti-abortion law compares abortion to the Holocaust and other genocides
"All of these are widely acknowledged to have been crimes against humanity. By comparison, more tha…
Grace Panetta
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The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
7. Google is teaming up with Barnes & Noble to offer same-day book deliveries in a move to take…
Dina Spector
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Top 5 most extreme visions of all times
There has been a stream of violence and fundamentalism that has been an integral part of society. B…
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Angelina Jolie's intense method of casting children is being slammed as cruel and unnecessary
"First They Killed My Father" is based on Loung Ung's memoir by the same name, which details Ung's …
Amanda Luz Henning Santiago
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Janji makes running and workout clothes that support clean water initiatives around the world - here's what they're like
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Amir Ismael
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Angelina Jolie to direct Cambodia-set drama for Netflix
She is still planning to direct "Africa," a passion project of her's on the work of paleo-anthropol…
Jason Guerrasio
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'I do not accept him as my leader' - Uber CTO's explosive anti-Trump email reveals growing internal tensions
Unless this ignoramus triggers a nuclear holocaust that wipes out civilization as we know it, the l…