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When Khmer Rouge came to power after a bloody civil war in which 600,000 people died, the cities were evacuated; economic ...
The systematic genocide of the innocent got bracketed as ‘killing fields’. Even in that era, that is pre-9/11, the hatred for Muslims was on the rise— 70-80% Cambodian Muslims were exterminated.
Fast forward to July 2005, when I went to Cambodia — about as far as you can get from Boston (it’s literally on the other side of the globe). Cambodia, a dilapidated country situated between Vietnam ...
Samngath Meas, who with her husband, her parents and seven siblings survived the killing fields, died Sept. 14 at home after what her family called “a heroic fight” against uterine cancer.
Two British surgeons who have worked in Gaza during Israel's bombardment of the territory have filmed video blogs for Sky ...
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It carried over to German streets in the 1930s, into the Chinese Cultural Revolution’s bloodbath, and Cambodia’s killing fields. Today’s campus chants become tomorrow’s horrific violence.
Southeast Asia is back in the spotlight as developments along this storied river make Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam more alluring than ever.
COMMENT: With Donald Trump apparently warming to the idea of overthrowing Iran’s theocratic rulers, history reminds us that ...
Four months ago, the government cut funding to agricultural labs. Kansas farmers and researchers say they can see the damage.
James Rhodes, Ohio’s Republican governor at the time, made the decision to deploy the Ohio National Guard to Kent State ...