Why Thailand's election will be a win for the military

When Thailand officials hinted that scheduled elections to end military rule would be postponed for the fifth time in almost as many years, anger and frustration rippled through the country.

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New year, new weapons: Are China's latest science fiction or battle ready?

Since the beginning of January, the Chinese military has revealed a dizzying array of sophisticated and powerful new weaponry.

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Uyghur refugee tells of death and fear inside Beijing's Xinjiang camps

The children's eyes light up when their mother pulls out a photo of her triplets taken shortly after their birth in 2015.

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The female athletes speaking out about South Korean skating's culture of abuse

The nervous 18-year-old sits picking furiously at her nails.

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The 'spiritual leader' of the group behind the 2002 Bali bombings will be freed

Abu Bakar Bashir, a radical Islamic cleric and the alleged mastermind behind the 2002 Bali bombings, has been granted early release from jail on humanitarian grounds.

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51 women entered Indian temple in January despite protests

More than 50 women have entered the revered Sabarimala temple in India's southern Kerala state in recent weeks, defying protests from orthodox Hindus.

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Controversial Indian spiritual guru sentenced to life in prison for murder

A controversial Indian spiritual guru has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2002 murder of a journalist who helped expose the sexual abuse of women within his sect.

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Why is China blurring men's ears?

Chinese TV personality Jing Boran has something on his ear that authorities don't want you to see.

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Too cool for school? South Korea cancels K-Pop stars' diplomas for non-attendance

They might have legions of adoring fans, but seven famous K-Pop stars have fallen foul of South Korea's Ministry of Education.

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Australian Open Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the "Grand Slam" in professional tennis.

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China's first plant to grow on the moon is dead

The first plant to be grown on the moon by humans is likely dead already, Chinese scientists said Thursday.

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Indian woman becomes first to climb male-only mountain

A woman in southern India has become the first to climb a sacred mountain after a court lifted a local custom that prohibited females from scaling the peak.

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Taiwan holds military drills to halt invasion amid rising China tensions

Taiwan's military held large-scale drills on its west coast Thursday amid growing tensions between the self-governed island and an increasingly belligerent Beijing.

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Self-styled 'sex coach' who offered to trade info on US election deported from Thailand

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Head of South Korean dog charity 'secretly euthanized hundreds of animals'

One of South Korea's most prominent animal shelters has been rocked by a euthanasia scandal, amid accusations it secretly put hundreds of dogs to death despite its "no kill" ethos.

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Why a pop idol's stand against her assault sparked outrage in Japan

It was a meant to be a happy occasion to launch the New Year -- a meet and greet between a Japanese pop idol and her fans.

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Canadian's death sentence leaves Beijing and Ottawa trapped in a crisis

There's no easy way out in the darkening diplomatic feud between China and Canada over the detention of a Huawei executive -- even as a man's life now hangs on the outcome.

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The man whose life depends on a Canada-China standoff

Pale and grim-faced, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg sat stoically as he listened to a Chinese court sentence him to death on Monday. He had already been sentenced to more than a decade in a Chinese prison; the court's new execution order was a shocking escalation.

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US, UK hold rare joint drills in the South China Sea

The US and the UK finished six days of coordinated drills in the South China Sea on Wednesday, in a move likely to antagonize Beijing, which views a large swathe of the contested sea as its territory.

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Justin Trudeau doppelganger spotted in Afghan talent show

A contestant in an Afghan talent show has shot to fame thanks to his resemblance to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but admitted he had never heard of the politician.

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China might just have grown the first plant ever on the moon

Cotton seeds carried to the moon by a Chinese probe have sprouted, marking what could be the first plant to ever grow there, according to Chinese government images.

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Canada issues travel warning for China amid 'crisis' over death sentence

Relations between Beijing and Ottawa are at crisis point after a Canadian man was sentenced to death by a Chinese court, a former Canadian ambassador to China told CNN.

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Fine dust and toxic smog are suffocating these Asian countries

Parts of Asia are chocking under a thick layer of smog, leading at least one country to experiment in extreme forms of weather modification in an attempt to clear the toxic brown skies.

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Trial begins for self-styled 'sex coach' who offered to trade info on US election

The prostitution trial of a self-styled sex coach who claims to have insider knowledge of Moscow's attempts to meddle in the US elections got underway Tuesday in Thailand.

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Indian soldiers being 'honey trapped' online

A 22-year-old solider who revealed sensitive military information is part of a widespread catfishing problem plaguing the Indian army.

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China sentences Canadian to death for drug smuggling

A Canadian citizen in China has been sentenced to death after a court convicted him of drug smuggling on Monday, a move likely to further inflame tensions between Ottawa and Beijing.

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Divers find crashed Lion Air's cockpit voice recorder

Indonesian Navy divers have found the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Lion Air Flight 610, which crashed into the Java Sea in late October killing all 189 people on board, officials told CNN.

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South Koreans push back against beauty standards

Like many women in South Korea, Bae Eun-jeong never left the house without makeup. She hated her natural face.

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