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July 2013

Middle East

Iranians say US sanctions hit wrong target

BY REESE ERLICH TEHRAN — The election of moderate presidential candidate Hassan Rouhani has raised hopes here of...

Jul 26, 2013
Middle East

Algiers Accords bind US to non-interference in Iran — and are always forgotten

BY REESE ERLICHTEHRAN — Hassan Rouhani spoke about the Algiers Accords in his first press conference as president...

Jul 26, 2013
World

World Youth Day: Pope Francis gets warm welcome in Brazil with tough task ahead

BY TOM HENNIGAN RIO DE JANEIRO — When Pope Benedict said Mass in São Paulo during a trip...

Jul 25, 2013
War and Peace

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood heads back underground, starts ‘Tahrir 2.0’

CAIRO, Egypt – Under a waxing crescent moon, we pushed through the crowd of Muslim Brotherhood supporters at...

Jul 18, 2013
Middle East

Iran: Firmly behind the Assad regime

BY REESE ERLICH TEHRAN — Saeed Mohammad Husseini sat behind the counter at a store selling religious CDs...

Jul 16, 2013
Fellowships

Inle Lake: An environmental catastrophe with government nowhere to be found

INLE LAKE, Myanmar — The tranquil waters of this highland lake are flanked by high mountains and in...

Jul 15, 2013
Fellowships

Irrawaddy Delta: Five years after Cyclone Nargis

By Ei Ei Toe Lwin  THA KHIN MA GYI, Myanmar — Without warning, it began at mid-afternoon with a...

Jul 15, 2013
Fellowships

Irrawaddy Delta: Finding cause for optimism in the wake of Cyclone Nargis

BOGALAY, Myanmar — Five years ago, torrential rain and winds of up to 160 miles per hour pounded the...

Jul 15, 2013
Fellowships

Frontier Economy: With a boom on the line, Yangon’s workers fight for rights

YANGON, Myanmar — In the back of the Sanchaung Township courthouse, where bureaucrats clack away on aging typewriters,...

Jul 15, 2013
Asia

Burma Road: China’s path to influence in Myanmar

MUSE, Myanmar — The only land route from China to the Burmese heartland follows the old Burma Road...

Jul 15, 2013
Asia

The Capitals: Tracing change in Myanmar through Bagan, Mandalay and Naypyidaw

MANDALAY, Myanmar — The young monks of the Masoeyein Buddhist monastery moved briskly in flowing maroon and saffron robes...

Jul 15, 2013
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