Will China's hit period drama Yanxi Palace face censorship?

China's hugely successful period dramas could be facing increased scrutiny from the Communist Party and its ever-widening dragnet of cultural censorship.

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World War I grenade found in shipment of potatoes headed

War relics are often discovered in unusual places, but few finds are as unexpected as this one.

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South Koreans take to the streets to pay respects to 'comfort women' activist Kim Bok-dong

Kim Bok-dong was brought to the Japanese Embassy in Seoul one last time Friday.

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Japan is hacking millions of its citizens because everyone's home security is terrible

Japan will take the radical step of hacking its own citizens to try and alert them to the risks posed by their internet-enabled devices.

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Erik Prince-linked security company announces investment in Xinjiang

A company that counts former Blackwater CEO Erik Prince among its investors said it plans to build a "training center" in China's far western region of Xinjiang, an area where the Chinese government is accused of carrying out a wide-ranging security clampdown targeting Muslim minority groups.

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Modi's populist budget sets the stage for India's national elections

India announced new measures to boost farmers' incomes and cut taxes for the country's growing middle class Friday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government courts voters ahead of general elections later this year.

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Hong Kong authorities bust record $8 million worth of ivory, pangolin tusks

Authorities in Hong Kong seized $8 million worth of smuggled endangered species parts in one of the biggest busts the city has ever recorded.

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Indonesian teens publicly flogged for cuddling

Two 18-year-olds were publicly flogged Thursday in the conservative Indonesian state of Aceh for displaying affection.

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Disgraced South Korean governor jailed for sexual assault

A former South Korean governor and one-time presidential contender has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for rape, five months after he was controversially acquitted for the same crime.

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Sightings of rare oarfish in Japan raise fears of earthquake and tsunami

Fears of an incoming natural disaster in Japan are swirling online after sightings of a deep-water fish believed to be a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis.

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Panicked leopard goes on rampage in Indian village

A panicked leopard attacked five people Thursday as it went on a rampage through a village in the northern Indian state of Punjab.

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Myanmar whistleblower who said Reuters reporters were framed is freed from prison

The Myanmar police captain who shocked a Yangon court by claiming he witnessed a plot by senior police to frame the two imprisoned Reuters journalists has been released from prison.

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The US arrests 'birth tourism' operators for the first time

Three people were arrested on charges of running "birth tourism" companies that catered to Chinese clients in Southern California Thursday.

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South Korean women struggling to get hired by companies that only want men

The interviewer looked at the 23-year-old woman sitting in front of him. He wasn't impressed -- but his reaction had nothing to do with her resumé.

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Australia is sweltering through record-breaking heat. And the worst is yet to come

Farmer Wayne Dunford was already feeling worn down. He'd battled through 18 months of some of the worst drought he'd seen in his half a century on the land.

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Philippines vows to 'destroy' Islamist extremism. Here's why that won't be so easy

Less than two years after victory was declared over ISIS-aligned militants in Marawi, the threat of extremism has returned to the southern Philippines.

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Six men arrested for killing woman, four children for suspected 'witchcraft' in Indian village

Police in eastern India have arrested six men accused of battering a woman and her four young children to death and dumping the bodies down a village well because they suspected she was a witch casting spells.

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China's greenhouse gas emissions rising, undermining Xi's climate push

Chinese methane emissions are rising at an alarming rate despite recent government regulations aimed at curbing the climate-changing pollutant, a new report has revealed.

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Asia Bibi remains free as Supreme Court says it will not review her case

A Pakistani Christian woman freed from death row last year will not be retried, the country's Supreme Court said Tuesday, as judges rejected a petition to review their previous decision.

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Nuns who protested Indian bishop accused of rape say church trying to silence them

A group of nuns who spoke out about alleged sexual abuse by a bishop in the southern Indian state of Kerala claim the church is attempting to transfer them to other parts of the country, in an apparent attempt to silence them.

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Ballistic missile can hit moving ships, China says, but experts remain skeptical

Chinese state-run media on Monday posted a pointed defense of the capabilities of its so-called "Guam killer" missile, challenging an earlier CNN report that doubted its ability to hit moving ships at sea.

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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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Classic stove train showcases Japan's wintery landscapes

Japan's famous bullet trains may have revolutionized high-speed rail travel, but there are still many travelers who prefer a scenic slow ride on one of the country's old-fashioned regional trains.

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Philippines church bombing town on lockdown as ISIS threat reemerges

The southern Philippines city of Jolo is on lockdown after a deadly double bombing Sunday, as the authorities try to ensure security and investigate the attack that killed at least 20.

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Canada's relations with China were already bad. Then Trudeau fired his ambassador

Canada's diplomatic rift with China looks set to deepen following the dismissal of the country's top diplomat in Beijing.

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Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to four years in prison

A Chinese court on Monday sentenced prominent human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang to four years and six months in prison for subversion of state power.

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US-Taliban peace talks in Doha a 'significant step'

The United States and Taliban representatives have said that there has been progress following six days of Afghan peace negotiations in Doha.

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