How South Korean group BTS became the world's biggest boy band

BTS has achieved huge success internationally -- but they're hardly the first K-pop band to try to break through. So why has the seven-member boy band succeeded where others haven't?

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Seven climbers and guide missing in Indian Himalayas

A search is underway for seven climbers -- four Britons, two Americans and an Australian -- and their Indian guide, who went missing a week ago during an expedition in the Indian Himalayas, local authorities say.

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What it's really like to scale Everest's deadly peak

"Happy anniversary, my love. I can't wait to see you again," 34-year-old Ian Stewart told his wife, Katie, as they said their goodbyes at Mount Everest base camp. "I promise I will come back home, that I won't prioritize the summit over my safety."

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The Korean group have managed to break in America, despite not being the most famous Korean band at home.

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The Pakistan city where almost 700 people have been infected with HIV

In a small farming community in southern Pakistan, villagers will no longer shake Hazar Khan Seelro's hand.

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Tiananmen protests were not 'suppressed,' Chinese government says

The massacre of unarmed citizens by soldiers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, should not be referred to as "suppression," a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman told reporters Thursday.

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Rival South China Sea visions in spotlight

With China-US relations already strained amid an escalating trade war, attention is about to turn to a familiar arena -- the South China Sea.

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Taj Mahal Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts to learn about India's most popular tourist attraction, the Taj Mahal.

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'Don't say we didn't warn you:' Chinese state media issues ominous warning to US

As Beijing threatens the United States with the possibility of a rare earths export ban amid rising trade tensions, Chinese state media has sent an ominously worded warning to Washington: "Don't say we didn't warn you."

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K-pop star Goo Hara found unconscious at home

Singer and actress Goo Hara was found unconscious in her Gangnam home shortly after midnight Sunday, Seoul's Metropolitan Police Agency said, reigniting debate around the intense pressure placed on South Korea's K-pop superstars.

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Modi says India's minorities are living in world of imaginary fear. Muslims disagree

Narendra Modi will be sworn in for a second term as India's Prime Minister on Thursday after winning a landslide in elections and many Muslims are fearful of what another five years of BJP rule will mean for them

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16 charged in Bangladesh for burning teenager alive

Sixteen people have been arrested and charged in Bangladesh for the immolation death of a teenager in April, after she had reported sexual harassment.

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Attacker identified as Japan mourns stabbing victims

Japanese authorities have named 51-year-old Ryuichi Iwasaki as the attacker who stabbed two people to death in a rare act of public violence in Japan on Tuesday.

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Australian helicopters targeted by lasers in South China Sea, report says

Australian military helicopters were targeted with lasers during operations in the South China Sea this month, according to an analyst who was aboard the warship from which the aircraft were operating.

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Everest climbers risk death for ultimate high

Our helicopter lands in Lukla, a small town best known for being the gateway to Mount Everest.

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Dreaming of climbing Mount Everest? This is what it takes

Physical training and tens of thousands of dollars are just a few of the things adventure-seekers need to conquer Mount Everest. Experts say it takes much more than that to check it off your bucket list.

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Tonnes of plastic waste dumped in Malaysia will be returned to country of origin

Malaysia will return 450 tonnes of contaminated plastic waste to the countries that shipped it, in a refusal to become a dumping ground for the world's trash.

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China rages against Bolton meeting as anti-invasion drills begin in Taiwan

The Chinese government has slammed Washington for engaging with Taipei and ordered the Trump administration to cease diplomatic engagements with the island, after a highly unusual public meeting between top officials from the US and Taiwan.

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A girl has been killed and at least 15 other children hurt in a stabbing spree at a park in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on Tuesday, authorities said.

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Eight children hurt in Japan stabbing spree

Eight children were among at least 15 people hurt in a stabbing spree at a park in the city of Kawasaki on Tuesday, authorities said.

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Mount Everest death toll rises to 11

Another mountaineer has died after summiting Mount Everest, bringing the death toll for the 2019 climbing season to 11 people.

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Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino dies

Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino has died, leaving behind just one female from the same rare species in captivity in the country.

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First fully albino giant panda filmed in Chinese forest

A fully albino giant panda has been filmed roaming bamboo forests in China -- the first ever recorded in the wild, an expert says.

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China is not the source of our economic problems -- corporate greed is

China is not an enemy. It is a nation trying to raise its living standards through education, international trade, infrastructure investment, and improved technologies. In short, it is doing what any country should do when confronted with the historical reality of being poor and far behind more powerful countries. Yet the Trump administration is now aiming to stop China's development, which could prove to be disastrous for both the United States and the entire world.

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Everest mountaineer warned of overcrowding before dying on climb

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