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By NBC News’ Warangkana Chomchuen
BANGKOK, Thailand – Street vendors along a major intersection in downtown Bangkok are familiar with Sgt. Nitat Saisa-ard. Not only is he a good-natured traffic cop who enjoys iced cold fruit juices, but his chubby figure is hard to miss.
The 45-year-old sergeant weighs almost 300 pounds, more than half of [...]

By Erika Angulo, NBC News Producer
MEDELLÍN, Colombia – The 18 hippos are the biggest attraction at the ‘Hacienda Napoles’ amusement park, 99 miles from this Andean city.
Their home was created by Pablo Escobar during his reign as Colombia’s most notorious drug lord.
He build the luxurious ranch with 20 man-made lakes, six pools, [...]

Analysis Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent
KABUL – When I saw the headlines today that both President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah are claiming victory in the Afghanistan election, I was somewhat surprised. I thought that this could be an issue of major concern because you don’t want to have a situation [...]

Analysis Richard Engel, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent
KABUL – When I saw the headlines today that both President Hamid Karzai and his rival Abdullah Abdullah are claiming victory in the Afghanistan election, I was somewhat surprised. I thought that this could be an issue of major concern because you don’t want to have a situation [...]

By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Producer
BEIJING – For most of August, it’s been hard to imagine China leading the charge down a low-carbon path. 
On my Blackberry, headlines about how the country is seeking to ramp up development of alternative energies such as wind and solar power and rolling out electric vehicles have been [...]