'Everybody's talking about them, but who's talking with them?': Documenting Rohingyas' stories

They stand among the ramshackle surroundings of their new lives, staring intently into the camera. For a handful of the estimated 700,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled across the border from Myanmar to overcrowded, under-resourced refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh, this is a rare chance to tell their stories.

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Tiny reminders of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted

Burmese soldiers raped thousands of Rohingya women a little over nine months ago. Now the babies are being born in refugee camps in Bangladesh creating conflicting emotions.

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Pakistan Fast Facts

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Japan gets first female fighter pilot

Japan has appointed its first female fighter pilot, the latest achievement in the national push for greater gender equality in the traditionally male-dominated country.

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The battle for the South China Sea

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Flying the South China Sea: Snooping and cinnamon buns

One by one, the naval aviators and journalists lost contact with the outside world, dropping our cell phones into a large black bag.

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Top Chinese Buddhist monk sexually harassed nuns, investigators say

One of China's former highest-ranking Buddhist monks sexually harassed nuns, China's top religious regulator said Thursday, just weeks after he strongly denied the accusations against him.

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Hanoi jails two US members of group still fighting Vietnam War

Vietnam has jailed 12 members of a US-based anti-government organization with roots in the Vietnam War, including two US citizens accused of plotting to bomb an international airport.

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South and North Korea want a peace treaty. What happens if the US doesn't?

South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants more than just peace with North Korea, he envisions an economic and diplomatic push that will transform northeast Asia to the degree the European Union has shaped that continent.

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Tibet Fast Facts

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After the Kerala floods, victims try to pick up the pieces

Idicula Gevarghese, forced to abandon his home in the southern Indian state of Kerala last week, returned with his family on Monday to the ruins of their lives.

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'Crazy Rich Asians' author wanted in Singapore for skipping national service

The author of the hit novel "Crazy Rich Asians" is wanted in his birth country of Singapore for failing to register for national service, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.

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Tearful goodbyes as Koreans return home after family reunions

After waiting decades to reunite with family members cut off by war, busloads of mostly elderly South Koreans returned home Wednesday leaving behind their relatives in the North.

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Taliban to travel to Russia for Afghanistan talks

Representatives of the Taliban will take part in talks in Moscow next month on the future of Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday.

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Trump's latest round of China tariffs are coming

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New Zealand surfers shot at while riding local waves

Three surfers say they were shot at while surfing at a jealously guarded surf spot in New Zealand's North Island, police say.

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Russia plans largest war games since end of Soviet Union

Russia will stage the its largest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union next month, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.

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Taiwan loses another diplomatic ally as El Salvador switches to Beijing

Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally to China, its third in a matter of months, after El Salvador announced it would sever ties with the island and switch its allegiance to Beijing.

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North Korea Fast Facts

Read CNN's North Korea Fast Facts to learn about the history, population and geography of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Praised and abused: Fishermen help Kerala flood victims

Some victims in India's devastating floods have given fishermen rescuers a hero's welcome. Others have hurled abuse at the volunteers, refusing their help.

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Mahathir tones down anti-China rhetoric during visit to Beijing

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad struck a conciliatory tone during his visit to Beijing Monday, a stark contrast to his earlier sharp language on China.

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Taliban holds passengers after Afghan bus attacks

Taliban insurgents are holding more than 20 bus passengers in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, the provincial spokesman told CNN.

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Korean reunions: Tears as mother and son meet for first time in 68 years

"Sang Chol!" 92-year-old Lee Keum-seom exclaimed, as she fell into her long lost son's arms at a holiday resort in North Korea Monday.

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South Koreans cross DMZ into North Korea for rare family reunions

A group of mostly elderly South Koreans crossed into North Korea Monday to reunite with family members many haven't seen nor heard from since the Korean War broke out 68 years ago.

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'Every step is a fight': India's rape victims push for justice

It was meant to be a quick run to the local village shop. Instead, it marked the beginning of a terrifying ordeal.

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Rescue teams wade through filthy waters to help flood victims

Dharamvir Singh is the leader of a team of six men tackling their latest tough assignment in the flood-ravaged southern Indian state of Kerala.

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Major earthquakes strike near Fiji and in Indonesia's Lombok island

Earthquakes struck near two popular vacation destinations Sunday, one rattling the South Pacific islands of Fiji and Tonga, and another striking Indonesia's Lombok.

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