60 years after exile, Tibetans faces a fight for survival in a post-Dalai Lama world

The Dalai Lama describes it as "freedom in exile," but it's a "freedom" which has lasted longer than he likely ever dreamed about.

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Brunei's new anti-gay law goes into effect this week. Here's how the world is reacting

A law goes into effect Wednesday in Brunei that will punish adultery and homosexual sex with death. Here are some of the reactions from around the world

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New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern heads to Beijing at critical point in relations with China

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is facing numerous challenges as she prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

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Churchill's policies caused millions of Indian famine deaths, study says

Winston Churchill's policies caused a famine that claimed more than 3 million Indian lives, according to a new study using soil analysis for the first time to prove the origins of the disaster.

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New Zealand gun laws: 11,000 sign petition opposing proposed changes

More than 11,000 people have signed a petition against proposed tougher gun laws in the wake of the Christchurch mosque massacres, criticizing the changes as "unjust to law-abiding New Zealand citizens."

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George Clooney calls for hotel boycott over Brunei LGBT death penalty

Film star George Clooney has called for a boycott of nine hotels because of their links to Brunei, where homosexual acts will from next week be punishable by death.

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12-year-old blood mule caught trying to transport 142 samples into Hong Kong

A 12-year-old girl has been caught in the Chinese city of Shenzen while trying to smuggle dozens of blood samples from pregnant women into neighboring Hong Kong, apparently for sex testing, state media reported.

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Journalist Maria Ressa arrested at Manila airport

Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippine journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, has been arrested once again, at Manila airport Friday.

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Imran Khan dodges questions on China's Muslim detentions

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has dodged a question on the reported detention of as many as two million Muslims in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, saying he "didn't know much" about the issue.

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Forgiveness at New Zealand's service for terror victims

At a subdued national memorial service Friday for victims of New Zealand's mosque terror attacks, speakers emphasized confidence in the country and its handling of the tragedy's aftermath. Fifty people died in the mass shootings in the city of Christchurch on March 15.

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Rescue underway to free people trapped in deadly Dhaka tower fire

A rescue operation has been launched to save people trapped in a blaze engulfing a 22-story building in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

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Taiwan wants to buy advanced jets and tanks from the US

Taiwan wants to buy advanced new weaponry from the United States, the island's President Tsai Ing-wen said Wednesday.

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End of an era, literally: Japan to name new imperial epoch on April 1

It's the dawning of the age of ... something.

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No matter what trade deal is struck, the US and China are worlds apart. Huawei is the proof

Top negotiators from the US and China will meet yet again in Beijing on Thursday and Friday, in the latest attempt by the world's two largest economies to hammer out a trade deal.

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Brunei to punish gay sex and adultery with death by stoning

A new law which comes into effect from next week will punish homosexual sex and adultery with death in the small southeast Asian kingdom of Brunei.

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A 95-year-old World War II veteran took 4 buses to attend a march after the New Zealand mosque attacks

A 95-year-old World War II veteran says he was so saddened by the horrific mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, that he took four buses to attend a solidarity march against racism in Auckland.

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Professor at top Chinese university suspended for criticizing Xi Jinping

A law professor at a prestigious Chinese university in Beijing has been suspended and put under investigation for writing a rare essay critical of President Xi Jinping.

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Thai political parties form coalition to stop military's return to power

Pro-democracy parties battling to block the military's return to power after Thailand's first election since a 2014 coup said Wednesday they have secured enough seats to form a government.

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Man arrested after Chinese student kidnapped in Canada

Police in Canada have arrested a man in connection with the kidnapping of Chinese student Lu Wanzhen, who was attacked with a stun gun and abducted over the weekend.

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Former Chinese internet czar Lu Wei sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery

China has sentenced the country's former internet czar and top censor to 14 years in prison, after he was found guilty of corruption, a court statement said Tuesday.

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China and Russia claim thousands of North Korean workers sent home

China and Russia have sent home more than half of their North Korean workers, likely tens of thousands of people, according to reports submitted to the UN North Korean Security Council sanctions committee.

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Thai election 'not free and fair' says monitor group

Thailand's first general election since the army took over in a coup five years ago was not free and fair, according to an election watchdog, amid concerns over alleged voting irregularities.

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'Kimono' showdown stokes anti-Japanese prejudice in China

A video of university security guards attacking a man wearing a "kimono" last Sunday has gone viral in China, stirring heated debate online over the country's easily stoked anti-Japanese sentiment.

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Search for survivors continues after deadly Papua floods

The Indonesian Red Cross is continuing search and rescue efforts in the wake of devastating floods that killed at least 113 people in the eastern province of Papua, with almost 100 still missing more than a week after the disaster struck.

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Chinese student missing after being grabbed by armed gang near Toronto

Police in Canada are searching for a 22-year-old Chinese international student after he was apparently kidnapped on Saturday night in the Ontario city of Markham.

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Man allegedly tried to smuggle baby orangutan in suitcase

A Russian man could face up to five years in jail after allegedly trying to smuggle a drugged baby orangutan from Indonesia in a suitcase.

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Disgraced former Hong Kong politician jailed for 3 years for bribing African leaders at the UN

Patrick Ho Chi-Ping made $3 million in bribes on behalf of the energy giant that funded his think tank at the United Nations.

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India's Rahul Gandhi takes on the Modi juggernaut

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Kashmir Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership.

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Woman who housed Snowden in Hong Kong granted refugee status in Canada

Canadian authorities have granted asylum to a woman and her daughter who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong after the former NSA contractor leaked classified documents on US surveillance programs around the world in 2013.

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Saudi sisters free but questions remain over 6-month stay in Hong Kong

More than six months after they were stopped by Saudi officials at Hong Kong's International Airport, two sisters who were determined to leave a life of oppression in Saudi Arabia are free.

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North Korean officials return to DMZ joint liaison office, days after withdrawing

North Korean officials have returned to a joint liaison office near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) with South Korea, days after they informed Seoul they would be withdrawing from the project, a key symbol of the rapprochement and ongoing peace process between the two countries.

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Six LGBT moments cut from 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in China

More than two minutes of LGBT content have been scrubbed from the biopic of British rock band Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody," for the Chinese audience, including scenes of two men kissing and the word "gay."

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Pro-military party pulls ahead in Thailand's first post-coup elections

A pro-military party that wants junta leader Prayut Chan-o-cha to remain in power has taken a slight lead in Thailand's elections on Sunday, according to early results from the country's Election Commission, in what could be a blow to pro-democracy forces fighting to overcome authoritarian military rule.

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Image of Jacinda Ardern projected onto world's tallest building

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