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![Former Khmer Rouge prison chief S-21, Kaing Guek Eav sitting in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh July 26, 2010. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r610471_4030800.jpg "Former Khmer Rouge prison chief S-21, Kaing Guek Eav sitting in the court room at the Extraodinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh July 26, 2010. [AFP] (ABC)")
Cambodia's painful history
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The ABC's Zoe Daniel reports from Phnom Penh on the trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief, Comrade Duch.
![The Carteret Atoll seen from space. Residents of the Papua New Guinea islands are known as the world's first climate change refugees. [NASA Johnson Space Center] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r609314_4015579.jpg "The Carteret Atoll seen from space. Residents of the Papua New Guinea islands are known as the world's first climate change refugees. [NASA Johnson Space Center] (ABC)")
Islanders plead for help as homes sink
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Residents of PNG's sinking Carteret Islands are known as the world's first climate change refugees, and they say the situation is getting desperate.
![The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Busan, Republic of Korea on July 25, 2010. [AFP] (AFP)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r607360_3989960.jpg "The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) departs Busan, Republic of Korea on July 25, 2010. [AFP] (AFP)")
Korean gunboat poker
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The ABC's Mark Willacy takes a look at the dangerous game being played out between Pyongyang and Washington.
![Labor leader Julia Gillard and Coalition leader Tony Abbott are vying for victory in the August 21 poll. [ABC/AAP] (ABC/AAP)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r602775_3933513.jpg "Labor leader Julia Gillard and Coalition leader Tony Abbott are vying for victory in the August 21 poll. [ABC/AAP] (ABC/AAP)")
Australia Votes 2010
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Australia will go to the polls on August 21, in an election expected to be dominated by taxation, immigration and the environment.
Can caste discrimination become history?
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Nepal's dalit community has suffered from centuries of caste-discrimination and continuing poverty.
![Jong Tae-Se cries while singing the North Korean anthem at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r600203_3902132.jpg "Jong Tae-Se cries while singing the North Korean anthem at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [AFP] (ABC)")
Bend it like Jong
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The ABC's Mark Willacy examines the Zainichi roots of North Korean footballer Jong Tae-Se.
![Australian culture: what is it? [Reuters] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201007/r600123_3900760.jpg "Australian culture: what is it? [Reuters] (ABC)")
Cultural questions
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Newsline's Ross Bray takes a look at Australian culture and whether it's just beer and sport.
![An Australian soldier from the Special Operations Task Group keeps watch during a patrol in southern Afghanistan. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r582720_3675874.jpg "An Australian soldier from the Special Operations Task Group keeps watch during a patrol in southern Afghanistan. [AFP] (ABC)")
Trouble at the gate
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The ABC's Chris Masters reports from the Afghan badlands where two Australian soldiers recently lost their lives.
![A garbage collector carries recyclable waste at a garbage dump site in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 9, 2010. [Reuters] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r587927_3743582.jpg "A garbage collector carries recyclable waste at a garbage dump site in Wuhan, Hubei province, March 9, 2010. [Reuters] (ABC)")
Beijing's trash art
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A new exhibition in Beijing is making treasure out of trash and challenging criticism of China's modern art movement that it's become too safe.
![Afghans living in the town have also expressed concern about the way houses have been built. [undp.org.af] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r585855_3717553.jpg "Afghans living in the town have also expressed concern about the way houses have been built. [undp.org.af] (ABC)")
'Aliceghan' in jeopardy
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An Australian-funded housing project in Afghanistan is facing major problems.
![Villagers from Mauro listen to RAMSI officials during a community consultation. [Radio Australia] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r582122_3669085.jpg "Villagers from Mauro listen to RAMSI officials during a community consultation. [Radio Australia] (ABC)")
Wakabaot Tokok
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Radio Australia's Jemima Garrett visits an innovative community consultation program being run by the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands.
![A road gang sweeps foliage off Malaita's North Road. [Radio Australia/Jemima Garrett] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r579973_3639801.jpg "A road gang sweeps foliage off Malaita's North Road. [Radio Australia/Jemima Garrett] (ABC)")
Malaita's road to recovery
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Radio Australia's Jemima Garrett reports from Malaita on how people are faring, more than a decade on after ethnic violence tore Solomon Islands apart.
![Japanese finance minister Naoto Kan will become the country's new prime minister. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201006/r578643_3622770.jpg "Japanese finance minister Naoto Kan will become the country's new prime minister. [AFP] (ABC)")
Meet Naoto Kan
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The ABC's Mark Willacy takes a look at Japan's new prime minister, Naoto Kan.
![This winter, temperatures plunged to minus 45 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow made it impossible for animals to get to what little grass there was, and some literally got snowed in. [AFP] (AFP)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201005/r570611_3519551.jpg "This winter, temperatures plunged to minus 45 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow made it impossible for animals to get to what little grass there was, and some literally got snowed in. [AFP] (AFP)")
Mongolia's harsh winter
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The nomadic lifestyle of Mongolia's more than 800,000 livestock herders is under threat, as the country counts the cost of a bitter and destructive winter.
![A farmer in Mindanao builds a dam with animal power. [Radio Australia] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201005/r568471_3496149.jpg "A farmer in Mindanao builds a dam with animal power. [Radio Australia] (ABC)")
Transforming farming
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Despite the bleak future facing many Filipino farmers, one project on the island of Mindanao is working to improve the prospects of some of Asia's poorest.
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