Rescuers attempt to reach victims of Typhoon Mangkhut in Philippines

Rescue efforts ramped up in the Philippines Sunday to bring help to millions of people caught in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut, as authorities attempted to gauge how many people had died in the strongest typhoon so far this year.

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Hong Kong raises typhoon alert to highest level as Mangkhut closes in

Hong Kong's storm alert was lifted to its highest level Sunday as Typhoon Mangkhut swirled off the coast, bringing the city to a standstill as residents prepared for the threat of heavy rain, storm surges and flooding.

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Typhoon hits Philippines: Mangkhut kills 2

Two people have been killed by Typhoon Mangkhut, which slammed into the Philippines in the early hours of Saturday, bringing ferocious gale-force winds and pounding rains.

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Has China's most famous actress been disappeared by the Communist Party?

Imagine if one day Jennifer Lawrence was walking the red carpet in Los Angeles and the next she vanished completely with no word about where she was.

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut makes landfall in the Philippines

Super Typhoon Mangkhut made landfall in the northern Philippines early Saturday, bringing with it gale-force winds and heavy rains as aid agencies warn millions are at risk.

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The West needs to watch Russia and China's military partnership

Russia and China have been quietly stepping up military cooperation in recent years, just as relations between Moscow and the West entered a deep freeze.

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Why Japan wants to restart commercial whaling

Days of debate over the future of whaling will come to a head Friday when members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) vote on a Japanese proposal which could lead to the resumption of commercial whaling.

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Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Super Typhoon Mangkhut

The Philippines is evacuating thousands of people, deploying soldiers and positioning emergency provisions as Super Typhoon Mangkhut threatens more than four million people in the country's north.

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Statistics show the power of Super Typhoon Mangkhut

Super Typhoon Mangkhut is bearing down on southeast Asia with the equivalent strength of a Category 5 hurricane.

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Court declines to intervene in case of Indian bishop accused of raping nun

An Indian court has declined to intervene in the case of a Catholic nun who says she was raped multiple times over a two year period by a bishop, charges he denies.

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Aung San Suu Kyi admits Rohingya crisis 'could have been handled better'

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that, with hindsight, her government could have better handled the situation in Rakhine state that led to the forced displacement of more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims.

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Alerts issued as huge storm nears Philippines

Countries across east and southeast Asia are issuing emergency alerts and ordering evacuations as two typhoons barrel down on the region.

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Driver kills 9 in Hengyang, China, square after plowing into crowd

Nine people were killed after a driver rammed his car into a crowd in the southeastern China city of Hengyang late Wednesday, according to the local government.

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UN granted access to Myanmar villages to investigate Rohingya abuse

United Nations inspection teams have been granted access to Myanmar's Rakhine State to assess dozens of villages and townships which housed Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution last year.

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Narendra Modi Fast Facts

View CNN's Narendra Modi Fast Facts and learn more about India's Prime Minister.

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India's top court approves shoot-to-kill order for man-eating tiger

India's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to prevent forest rangers from killing a "man-eating" tigress in the western state of Maharashtra.

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South Korean students accused of gaining weight to avoid military service

South Korean authorities have vowed to "make an example" of 12 music students accused of conspiring to gain weight to avoid mandatory military service.

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Afghan suicide bombing kills 68 in deadly month for attacks

The death toll from a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday has risen to 68 people, with at least 165 others injured, officials said.

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United States 'deeply troubled' by alleged Chinese crackdown in Xinjiang

The United States has expressed concern over China's "worsening crackdown" on minority Muslim groups in the far western province of Xinjiang, amid allegations of widespread human rights abuses.

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Super Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on the Philippines and Hong Kong

As the US east coast braces for Hurricane Florence, an even stronger super typhoon is barreling down on southeast Asia, with Hong Kong and Macau square in its path.

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The homophobic legacy of the British Empire

Of the 71 countries around the world in which same-sex sexual relations are illegal, it's no coincidence that more than half are former British colonies or protectorates.

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Indian nuns demand arrest of bishop accused of rape

A group of nuns in one of India's oldest Catholic communities is calling for the arrest of a bishop who has been accused of raping one of the church's sisters multiple times over a two-year period.

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Russia kicks off massive war games ahead of Putin-Xi meeting

Russia kicked off its largest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday, ahead of a bilateral meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the far eastern city of Vladivostok.

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Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha released from jail

Cambodian opposition party leader Kem Sokha has been released from prison on bail, almost a year after he was detained on charges of treason, according state news agency Agence Kampuchea Press Monday.

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Rights group accuses China of 'systematic campaign of human rights violations' against Muslims

The Chinese government is conducting a mass, systematic campaign of human rights violations against Muslims in the far western region of Xinjiang, a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report claims.

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North Korea rids missiles from military parade

For months, North Korea has been preparing a massive display of national unity and military might to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

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See anniversary military parade

Dozens of military vehicles and goose-stepping soldiers paraded through the streets of the North Korean capital to mark the 70th anniversary of the country's founding, against a background of stalled diplomatic talks with the United States over the issue of denuclearization.

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37 dead in Japan earthquake

A magnitude 6.7 quake struck the northern island of Hokkaido early Thursday, killing 37 and injuring hundreds.

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