Thai party leader charged with sedition

The leader of a popular new party that has positioned itself as a progressive opponent to Thailand's military government was charged with sedition on Saturday, the latest legal action lodged against the billionaire since contested elections in March.

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More companies boycott Brunei over anti-gay laws

A British TV awards show and a Swiss-owned travel agency have joined a growing boycott of businesses owned by the kingdom of Brunei, after the country implemented new laws making gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death.

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Hayabusa mission: Japanese space probe attempts to 'bomb' asteroid

Japan's space agency has attempted to detonate an explosive charge on an asteroid some 195 million miles from Earth, in hopes of creating a crater and collecting samples to shed light on the origin of the solar system.

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Duterte threatens 'suicide mission' if Beijing oversteps in South China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to send his troops on a "suicide mission" if Beijing doesn't "lay off" a Manila-occupied island in the South China Sea.

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China's becoming an election issue in Asia

Two years ago, Indonesian President Joko Widodo -- also known as Jokowi -- stood shoulder to shoulder with Xi Jinping for a group photo to celebrate the Chinese leader's Belt and Road project.

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New Zealand shooting suspect charged with 50 counts of murder ahead of court appearance

The Australian man accused of carrying out the worst mass shooting in modern New Zealand history is due to face a total of 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in Christchurch High Court on Friday, police said.

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Hotels hide social media pages amid Brunei anti-gay law outcry

A growing call to boycott luxury hotels owned by the kingdom of Brunei has led the hotels to hide their social media accounts.

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Ellen DeGeneres and Billie Jean King join call for hotel boycott over Brunei's gay sex stoning law

More celebrities are calling for a boycott of hotels owned by the kingdom of Brunei after it enacted new Islamic laws that make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death.

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Former top US generals issue 'grave' warning to ban Chinese tech

Six retired US military leaders have issued a statement calling on America's allies to ban Chinese technology giants from outfitting their 5G networks, citing "grave concerns" over security.

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Air pollution to shorten children's lives by 20 months, report says

Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children by 20 months on average, with kids in South Asian countries such as India and Pakistan most vulnerable, a new report says.

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'Barbaric to the core': Brunei brings in gay sex stoning law

Brunei is Wednesday set to enact strict new Islamic laws that make gay sex and adultery punishable by stoning to death, despite fierce global condemnation.

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Malaysia finds buyer for $250M 1MDB superyacht as disgraced ex-PM due in court

Malaysia will sell a luxury superyacht belonging to the alleged mastermind of the 1MDB financial scandal for about half its estimated value, officials said Wednesday.

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Singapore's 'fake news' bill is bad news for Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he welcomed more regulation of big tech, but he probably didn't mean this.

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New Zealand firearm buyback cost could exceed $300 million NZD

New Zealand's proposed buyback of semi-automatic firearms could cost more than $300 million NZD ($200 million), the country's deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said Tuesday.

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Brunei's LGBT community flee 'inhumane' new stoning laws

When the tiny, oil-rich kingdom of Brunei first announced in 2013 that it would adopt strict Islamic laws, including death by stoning for gay sex, many in the country's LGBT community considered fleeing.

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Indonesia's Komodo Island to close for a year

Wildlife fans planning to visit Komodo Island to hang out with the largest lizards on Earth in 2020 will have to adjust their Indonesia travel plans.

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Chinese kindergarten teacher detained after allegedly poisoning 23 children

A kindergarten teacher in China's Henan province has been detained after she allegedly poisoned 23 children by putting nitrite into their food.

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EU leader Juncker criticizes uneven relations with China days after Xi visit

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has spoken out against what he claims are unfair Chinese trade practices, just days President Xi Jinping wrapped up a tour of Europe in which he sought to build closer economic ties.

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Philippines protests hundreds of Chinese ships around disputed island

The Philippines government has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near a Philippines-administered island in the South China Sea.

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Taiwan scrambles jets to confront Chinese fighters after rare incursion

Taiwan has accused China of "reckless and provocative" action, after two Chinese air force jets crossed a maritime border separating the island from the mainland.

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China announces new crackdown on fentanyl in win for US President Trump

The Chinese government will add fentanyl-related substances to their list of controlled drugs from May 1, in a move aimed at curtailing the manufacturing and distribution of one of the world's most powerful opioids.

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'Reiwa': Japan announces dawn of a new era

The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as the "Reiwa" era, the Japanese government announced Monday, ahead of the coronation of Crown Prince Naruhito next month.

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Vietnamese accused of Killing Kim Jong Nam escapes death penalty with plea deal

A Vietnamese woman accused of using a deadly nerve agent to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accepted a lesser charge of "causing hurt by a dangerous weapon."

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North Korea seeks probe into 'terror attack' on Madrid embassy

North Korea on Sunday called for an investigation into what it described as a "grave terrorist attack" on its embassy in Madrid last month, in its first official statement on the break-in.

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