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Photo Exhibit Showcases Silent Strength of Liu Xia

Sense of unease reflected in black and white photography from wife of jailed Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo

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Chinese Rule of Tibet Protested Ahead of G20

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China to Tighten Controls on Internet, Social Media

Move meant to thwart political activists use of new technologies to express public discontent

Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei speaks to members of the media in the doorway of his studio after he was released on bail in Beijing June 23, 2011.

China’s Ai Weiwei To Appeal $2.4 Million Tax Bill

Authorities demand renowned artist, dissident pay back taxes

A chalk outline of a body is seen near the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco.

Traces of Tibetan Plight Go Global

Chalk Tibet calls for global action to focus on Tibetan calls for freedom

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (l) and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon in Tehran (file photo)

Iran Extends Influence in Central Asia's Tajikistan

Capitals of Iran and Tajikistan are 1,000 kilometers apart, but when their presidents meet, they don’t need interpreters

Istanbul Meeting on Afghanistan Stresses Cooperation

Officials from some 20 countries, aid agencies focus on Afghan security, economic development ahead 2014 troop pullout

Maoist combatants greet Nepal's former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal at the Shaktikhor Maoist cantonment in Chitwan, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southwest of Katmandu, 22 Jan 2011

Nepal Takes Major Step Forward in Historic Peace Process

Leading political parties reach agreement on integrating former Maoist combatants into military

Thai soldiers help people evacuate from a flooded area at Phisi Charoen district in Bangkok, November 2, 2011.

Poorer Suburbs Hit Hard by Bangkok Flooding

In one western neighborhood, soldiers were helping residents to carry their belongings through the waist-deep water to higher ground

Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, left, Abdullah Gul of Turkey, center, and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan pose for media in Istanbul, November 1, 2011.

Karzai: Afghanistan Needs Help to Fight Terrorist Groups

Afghan president says groups conducting a campaign of destruction inside Afghanistan continue to have sanctuary outside country

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