Police in India arrest 2 in gang rape of activists

Six men have been accused of rape in connection with a gang rape this week of five female anti-trafficking workers in a village in eastern India, police told CNN on Saturday.

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5 anti-trafficking activists gang-raped in India, police say

Five female anti-trafficking activists were gang-raped in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, police said Friday, the same region where two teens were raped and then set on fire last month.

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North, South Korea to hold new family reunions

North and South Korea agreed on Friday to allow 100 people from each side who were separated from their families during the Korean War to meet in August.

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Extinct gibbon found in Chinese tomb a warning for the world

Researchers have uncovered the skull and jaw of a now-extinct, but never-before-seen genus of gibbon, which they've named Junzi imperialis.

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Will China have aircraft carrier that can match US Navy's?

The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier is regarded as the world's most-advanced warship -- but for how much longer?

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A boy was bullied for wearing pink lipstick. So his cousins wore lip color in support

Little Cuz is a 9-year-old Indian boy who loves painting his nails and wearing lipstick.

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Kim Jong Un looks to the East for economic inspiration

Touring Singaporean shipyards one day, visiting Chinese agricultural exhibitions and traffic control centers the next, Kim Jong Un's engagement with the region has had a decidedly economic air of late.

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Indonesian ferry: Anger grows, search extended for 192 missing people

The search effort for more than 190 people presumed drowned after a tourist ferry sank on a crater lake in Indonesia earlier this week has been extended a further four days, amid growing anger over the government's failure to prevent the tragedy.

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India's ruling BJP quits Kashmir coalition, leaving region on edge

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pulled out of a coalition government in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, potentially destabilizing the already restive region ahead of national elections in 2019.

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Rohingya girls face 'prison-like' conditions in refugee camps

Adolescent Rohingya girls in camps in Bangladesh are being kept in stifling conditions, unable to go out and facing prospects of early marriage, a report says.

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Woman kills parents, takes her own life over eczema torment

A former nursing student murdered her parents before killing herself on Father's Day, according to Hong Kong police, who suggested her skin condition may have motivated the attack.

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Up to 192 people believed drowned as tourist ferry sinks in Indonesia

Rescuers continue to search for missing passengers in Lake Toba in Northern Sumatra in Indonesia, where a ferry sank on Monday with more than 200 of people aboard.

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Afghans who marched hundreds of miles for peace arrive in Kabul

On Monday, at least 65 activists were greeted by hundreds of well-wishers as they made their way across Kabul with chants of "We Want Peace!" and "No War!"

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Thai King now in direct control of Crown's fortunes, must pay taxes on it

Billions of dollars worth of assets held by the Thai Crown have been transferred directly to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, a move that will vastly increase his personal wealth and tax liability.

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Japan protests South Korean military drills near contested islands

South Korea has angered Japan by staging military drills near a contested island chain, even as it discusses scaling back joint "war games" with the US to de-escalate tensions with North Korea.

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Suicide bombing kills 14, wounds dozens in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber attacked near a governor's compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Sunday, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 45, Nangarhar provincial spokesman Attaullah Khoghyani told CNN.

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