Malaysia politician Anwar Ibrahim returns to politics

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim won a parliamentary seat Saturday, returning to politics just months after receiving a royal pardon for sodomy.

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Bomb strikes political rally for female candidate in Afghanistan

A bomb Saturday that targeted a parliamentary election rally for a woman running for office in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least 14 people, according to a local official.

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At least 8 climbers dead after snowstorm in Nepal, police say

Eight members of a climbing expedition are dead and another is missing after a snowstorm at Nepal's Mount Gurja, police in the South Asian country said.

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Are Trump and Xi on the brink of a new Cold War?

There is growing realization -- and fear -- among Chinese officials in Beijing that US President Donald Trump could be serious in his promise to upend the types of bilateral relations they have become accustomed to in the past few decades.

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Air India plane hits wall on take off

An Air India Boeing 737 aircraft was damaged after hitting an airport wall during take off on a flight from Trichy to Dubai on Friday.

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China's paranoia and oppression in Xinjiang has a long history

China finally admitted this week what had been widely reported: that it is interning thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people in "re-education camps" in the far-western region of Xinjiang.

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After ex-Interpol chief's disappearance, his wife is publicly fighting Chinese authorities

When now-former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei disappeared suddenly last month, his wife did something unexpected: She took up a public fight against the Beijing authorities, a move rarely seen from family members of accused senior Chinese officials.

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Civilian deaths from airstrikes up 39% in Afghanistan, UN says

The number of civilians killed by airstrikes in Afghanistan has risen a startling 39% year on year, according to new UN figures, casting fresh scrutiny on the use of air power by the US and its Afghan partners at a time of near-record bombing.

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China legalizes Xinjiang 're-education camps' after denying they exist

Authorities in China's far-Western Xinjiang province appear to have officially legalized so-called "re-education camps" for people accused of religious extremism, just over a month after it denied any such centers exist.

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India's #MeToo moment? Media and entertainment industry shaken by allegations

A year after the fall of US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, a flurry of allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior has shaken the Indian media and entertainment industries, prompting many to ask if the #MeToo movement has finally arrived in the world's largest democracy.

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Chinese programmer punished for selling VPN services

A Chinese software developer has received a suspended prison sentence for selling software that allowed internet users to dodge the Chinese government's intensifying efforts to control their online activities.

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Taiwan's president calls on Beijing to not be a 'source of conflict' worldwide

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China to be a "responsible" country on the world stage rather than provoking unnecessary conflict, amid worsening relations between Beijing and the island it considers a renegade province.

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Hong Kong leader defends journalist's expulsion as FT says will appeal

The Financial Times says it will appeal the controversial refusal of a working visa to one of its journalists in Hong Kong, as the city's leader continued to refuse to explain her government's decision.

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Wife of ex-Interpol chief fears for her life with her husband detained in China

In an exclusive interview with CNN, the wife of Interpol's former chief says she fears for her life and that of her twin boys after her husband was detained by Chinese officials, in the latest case of a forced disappearance in Beijing.

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Rare white tiger mauls zookeeper to death in Japan

A rare white tiger has mauled to death its keeper in a zoo in southern Japan, zoo official Takuro Nakazako told CNN.

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Interpol chief's arrest shows one-party rule is the only important thing to China

Beijing's forced disappearance of one of China's most prominent international officials shows the government appears ready to sacrifice anything, including its international reputation, to safeguard the Chinese Communist Party.

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Two missing, two killed after massive sinkhole opens in Chinese city

Rescuers in China are searching for two pedestrians who were swallowed by a huge sinkhole after the pavement they were walking on in the southwestern province of Sichuan collapsed beneath them.

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Kim Jong Un appears to have a new Rolls Royce

Kim Jong Un seems to have a new ride.

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Bangladesh's new digital law will silence critics, rights groups say

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has approved a controversial new digital security law that rights groups fear could be used to further erode press freedoms and dissenting voices online.

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The trade war will hit US and Chinese growth next year, the IMF warns

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Indian schoolgirls beaten up after confronting boys over lewd drawings

Thirty Indian girls are recovering at a government-run boarding school in the country's eastern Bihar state after they were beat up by a group of teenage boys -- and their parents -- on Sunday.

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Head of Interpol Meng Hongwei accused of corruption, Chinese government says

The former head of Interpol, who vanished after taking a flight to Beijing, is being held and investigated for corruption, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Monday.

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Hong Kong refuses to explain FT journalist visa denial

The unprecedented denial of a visa to a Financial Times journalist "sends a chilling message to everyone in Hong Kong," the paper said Sunday, as press groups and politicians in the city continued to denounce the move.

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Pompeo hails 'another step forward' after 2-hour meeting with Kim Jong Un

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Indonesia quake: More than 5,000 people could still be missing

Over 5,000 people could still be missing in Indonesia following last month's devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami, with the death toll reaching 1,763, officials said Sunday.

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