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Dr. Nadim Uddin Siddiqui hosts a weekly call-in show about sexual issues on a Pakistani cable television channel. The program, Clinic Online, is a rarity for a conservative Muslim nation, but has proved popular, particularly among women.

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Live On Pakistani TV: A Call-In Show About Sex

1:15am July 11, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Sex is a topic not often broached in a conservative Muslim country like Pakistan. Yet a cable TV program hosted by a male doctor has proved popular, particularly among 30-something women.

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People Of Myanmar Face Obstacles Ahead Of Fall Elections

8:22pm July 10, 2015

by Anthony Kuhn

Preparations are accelerating for elections in Myanmar this fall. But there are serious doubts about whether the vote can be free and fair.

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A child receives the second dose of the cholera vaccine in Saut d'Eau, Haiti, last September.

Cholera Vaccine Protects Whole Community, Even Unvaccinated

7:01pm July 10, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A cheap, oral vaccine — about the size of an "energy shot" — offers fresh hope for preventing cholera epidemics, like the one that has killed nearly 10,000 people in Haiti.

The departure board is reflected on the floor as a passenger sits in the international terminal at Ngurah Rai Airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Friday. Indonesian authorities closed five airports after the eruption of a volcano on Java.

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Eruption Of Indonesian Volcano Forces Closure Of Airports

12:40pm July 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Five airports on Java, Bali and Lombok have been closed as a result of the eruption of Mount Raung, which has sent clouds of ash drifting over the region.

Taking advantage of the post-earthquake chaos, farmers in the Kathmandu region are abandoning unwanted cattle in record numbers.

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Kathmandu Is Cowed By Abandoned Cattle

12:15pm July 10, 2015

by Donatella Lorch

In the post-earthquake chaos, farmers are turning loose old cows and baby bulls. The city doesn't have the resources to deal with the wandering bovines.

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Now At The Top Of Japan's Mount Fuji: Free Wi-Fi

10:41am July 10, 2015

Climbers who conquer Japan's tallest mountain will now be able to upload their achievement online immediately. Mount Fuji is getting eight hotspots with free Wi-Fi.

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A group of Uighur protesters demonstrate outside the Thai embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday to protest Thailand's deportation of 100 Uighur refugees back to China.

U.S. Criticizes Thailand's Deportation Of Uighurs To China

5:23pm July 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The ruling junta in the Southeast Asian country ordered 100 ethnic Uighur Muslims to return to China, where Washington says they "could face harsh treatment and a lack of due process."

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Indian Minister To Schoolkids: No Eggs For You!

4:41pm July 09, 2015

by Deepak Singh

Growing up in India, Deepak Singh loved eggs. He sang the jingle, "Sunday or Monday, make every day an egg day." So he was sad to hear that eggs have been banned from school lunches in Madhya Pradesh.

Thai Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, earlier this month.

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Thailand Blocks Access To Damaging Human Rights Report

2:50pm July 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

U.S.-based Human Rights Watch said this week that six months after a coup toppled the country's elected government, the regime arrests its opponents and censors the media.

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India's Top Court Orders Federal Investigation Into Exam Scam

11:41am July 09, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The multimillion-dollar job-recruitment scam has been linked to more than 30 deaths. Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection with the Vyapam scandal.