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Members of the community in New Georgia Signboard greet President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Monday for the launch of the Ebola Must Go! campaign.

'Ebola Must Go' — And So Must Prejudice Against Survivors

2:07pm December 30, 2014

by Didrik Schanche

Liberia has started a campaign to get communities more involved in stopping Ebola. But even in the town handpicked to launch the campaign, a family of survivors has been ostracized.

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China's President Xi Jinping, shown speaking in Bruges, Belgium, back in April, has made fighting corruption one of his top priorities. Many Chinese bureaucrats are angry, saying a loss of bribes has greatly reduced their incomes.

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China's Fierce Anti-Corruption Crackdown: An Insider's View

1:51pm December 30, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

China's president has pushed hard to combat corruption. But he's meeting resistance from some bureaucrats who say their incomes have fallen because bribes are less common.

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Pakistan Detains Suspect In Mumbai Attack A Day After His Ordered Release

1:26pm December 30, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Police registered an unrelated kidnapping case against Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi. He is believed to have been the operational chief of a group blamed for the deadly 2008 attack on Mumbai.

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Bodies, Debris Spotted In Java Sea

12:17pm December 30, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Searchers looking for a missing AirAsia flight have discovered bodies about 100 miles from land. The plane went missing on Sunday with 162 people on board while en route from Indonesia to Singapore.

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This April 2007 photo released by the U.S. Navy shows the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson during a test cruise off the coast of Maine.

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U.S. Warship Joins Hunt For Missing Plane

1:13am December 30, 2014

by Martha Ann Overland

The search for AirAsia jet is now into its third day with no solid leads. The hunt has expanded to new areas and includes naval ships as well as local fishermen.

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Pakistan Court Orders Conditional Release For Suspect In Mumbai Attack

10:39am December 29, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi's lawyers argued that extended detention infringed on his rights because he had been granted bail by an anti-terrorism court. The Islamabad High Court agreed.

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Rescue Official Believes AirAsia Flight Is On Ocean's Floor

9:11am December 29, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

An AirAsia plane, traveling from Indonesia to Singapore, is missing. Shortly before losing contact on Sunday, the pilot had asked to change course due to weather conditions.

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AirAsia Flight Goes Missing With 162 Aboard

11:07am December 28, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

An AirAsia plane has disappeared over the Java Sea. The plane took off from Indonesia's second-largest city and was headed to Singapore.

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Pakistani army soldiers patrol near the Kot Lakhpat Central Jail in Lahore as security has been increased to high alert after government lifted a six-year moratorium on executions.

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Pakistan Says It's Killed Dozens Of Extremists In Military Operation

12:50pm December 27, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The operation in tribal North Waziristan involved airstrikes and ground forces, the Pakistan military says.

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Tsunami Survivor: Banda Aceh Is Still Vulnerable

11:10am December 27, 2014

Rina Meutia survived the devastating tsunami 10 years ago in Indonesia's Banda Aceh. She talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt about the immediate aftermath and how the region has changed since then.

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