17 killed, dozens wounded in Philippines church explosion

An explosion at Jolo Cathedral in the Mindanao region of the Philippines killed more than a dozen people on Sunday.

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Why a military spat between Japan and South Korea could snowball into crisis

Japan and South Korea are engaged in a heated military dispute that analysts say could damage the already tenuous geopolitical situation in northeast Asia if the two sides do not reach a resolution.

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Officials say this law is about online safety. Experts say it's a Trojan horse for censorship

The men passed the link between them, sharing it over email and instant messages. It was to a public Dropbox folder, containing hundreds of nude and intimate images of women, mostly students at the Fiji campus of the University of the South Pacific.

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One dead after multiple explosions in Chinese apartment building

A man has been killed after a series of explosions at an apartment building in the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun Friday, local authorities said in a statement.

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Indonesia's Jokowi is walking a tightrope as he tries to appeal to Muslim voters

Indonesians this week got a taste of how far their outwardly secular President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, would go to buttress his reelection campaign against attacks from Islamic hardliners who don't see him as Muslim enough to lead.

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Gang arrested over alleged $80 million gold scam

Hong Kong police have arrested 14 people who allegedly defrauded seven victims of $80 million -- including an 85-year-old man who lost upwards of $73.9 million.

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Canada's ambassador to China retracts Huawei case remarks

Canada's ambassador to China John McCallum has retracted controversial comments he made about the case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, saying he "misspoke."

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Romantic Karl Marx anime targets new generation of Chinese communists

"Everything I do is for the poor masses of this Earth!" bellows the deep voice over bombastic classical music.

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Sterilization rule for changing gender upheld in Japan

Japan has upheld a law effectively requiring trans people seeking to legally change their gender to be sterilized.

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Malaysia elects new king after shock abdication

Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, the ruler of the Malaysia state of Pahang, was named the country's new king Thursday following the shock abdication of Sultan Muhammad V earlier this month.

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Canadian ambassador says detained Huawei CFO has strong case

Remarks made by US President Donald Trump may have strengthened China's hand in fighting a US extradition request for detained Chinese telecoms executive Meng Wanzhou, according to Canada's top diplomat in Beijing.

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South Korean prosecutor jailed in major #MeToo case

A former top prosecutor whose actions helped kick off South Korea's #MeToo movement has been jailed.

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Australian writer Yang Hengjun detained by Chinese authorities

Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun has been detained by Chinese authorities, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said on Wednesday.

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North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts

Read CNN's North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts and learn more about the country's nuclear capabilities and efforts.

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Answering the call: The women on the front lines of Japan's defense

The first time 22-year-old Akiko Hirayama stepped on board a navy ship, she was transfixed by the hardware.

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Youngest member of Nehru-Gandhi dynasty fires up Indian politics

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra -- the youngest member of India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty -- took on a formal leadership role in the main opposition Congress Party Wednesday, injecting a burst of enthusiasm among its ranks as the country gears up for general elections.

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Taiwan airline investigating claims overweight passenger forced attendants to undress and clean him

A Taiwanese airline says it may ban an overweight passenger who allegedly forced members of an all-female cabin crew to undress him in the lavatory and then assist him in the bathroom.

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Thais to vote in elections nearly five years after military coup

Thailand's long-awaited election will be held on March 24, the country's Election Commission announced Wednesday, after almost five years of military rule.

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Macau syndicate smuggled $4.4 billion out of China, police say

Chinese authorities say they have busted an underground money-smuggling ring used to launder more than $4.4 billion through the Asian gambling hub of Macau.

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Putin, Abe work towards peace treaty, Kuril Islands remain sticking point

The leaders of Russia and Japan have said they remain committed to eventually signing a peace treaty, decades after the end of World War II, but that serious differences remain over the fate of a small group of islands off the coast of Japan.

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Hong Kong moves to criminalize 'insulting' China's national anthem

The trumpet sounds, clear and exultant, and is greeted by a crescendo of boos.

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Gigi Wu, Taiwanese 'bikini hiker,' dies after mountain fall

Gigi Wu, a Taiwanese internet star famous for hiking mountains, was found dead on Monday after falling into a gorge 30 meters deep (100 feet), the island's state media reported. Wu fell from Taiwan's Jupen Mountain Saturday, January 19.

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Major Japanese convenience store chains to stop selling pornography ahead of Rugby World Cup

Two of Japan's major convenience store chains will take sexually explicit material off their shelves by the summer, ahead of major sporting events that will see a huge influx of foreign tourists to the country.

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Chinese Marxist students appear in 'confession' video as crackdown continues

China's universities have always been a breeding ground for political activism, from the May Fourth Movement which helped lead to the Communist revolution, to the 1989 pro-democracy protests which sought to reform it.

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Afghanistan: At least 12 dead in Taliban attack on military base

At least 12 members of the Afghan military were killed and another 28 injured when the Taliban carried out a suicide attack on a military base in the central province of Maidan Wardak, authorities said.

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Russia and Japan at odds over seven-decade-old Kuril Islands dispute

On Tuesday, the leaders of Japan and Russia will hold talks on what remains one of the world's longest-running unresolved international disputes.

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Philippine vote could finally bring peace to restive region

Some 2.8 million people in the Philippine region of Mindanao are taking part in a historic referendum that could see peace come to the island group after 50 years of unrest.

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World's oldest man dies in Japan at age 113

A 113-year-old Japanese man, Masazo Nonaka, recognized in April 2018 by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest male, died on Sunday, according to Japanese public service broadcaster NHK.

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