Indonesian President Joko Widodo: We are a tolerant nation

In his first international television interview since being re-elected in May, Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied being concerned about the rise of fundamentalism in his country, saying that the Islam practiced there is tolerant and progressive.

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Ten Pakistani soldiers gunned down, military says

Ten soldiers have been killed in two separate incidents across Pakistan, a military spokesperson said on Saturday.

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Hong Kong protest: city braces for clashes

Hong Kong protesters are marching in Yuen Long district, where a mob brutally attacked crowds last Sunday. Follow here for the latest.

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South Korea nightclub collapse kills 2 and injures athletes competing at FINA championships

Two people were killed and 17 others, including foreign athletes competing at the FINA World Championships, were injured when a loft in a nightclub collapsed in Gwangju, South Korea, early Saturday morning, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.

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Seven killed after earthquakes hit Philippines

Seven people were killed after back-to-back earthquakes struck the northern Philippines Saturday morning, according to CNN Philippines, citing a disaster official.

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Defiant Hong Kong protesters return to site of subway violence for 8th weekend of marches

Thousands of protesters are expected on Saturday to descend on the small town near Hong Kong's border with China that was hit by some of the worst violence seen during the past eight weeks of tumultuous protests.

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Russia and China push buttons in Asia with flyover of contested islands

While Japan and South Korea may not agree on who owns a cluster of tiny, rocky islands off their coastlines, they do agree that Russian bombers shouldn't be flying above them.

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Nepal Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Nepal, a mountainous country in the Himalayas.

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Tibet Fast Facts

Read Tibet Fast Facts at CNN and learn more about this autonomous region within the People's Republic of China.

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Mumbai Terror Attacks Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts to learn more about the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India, which took place November 26-29.

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6-year-old South Korean YouTuber Boram buys $8 million property

A six-year-old South Korean YouTube star with 30 million subscribers has purchased a multimillion dollar, five-story property in Seoul.

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Suspected meteorite crashes into rice field in India

A suspected meteorite about the size of a football has crashed into a paddy field in a village in eastern India.

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I-Space launches China's first private satellite into orbit

A Beijing-based rocket developer has become the first private Chinese company to successfully send a satellite into orbit.

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Woman jailed for recording her boss' alleged sexual harassment granted amnesty

Indonesian lawmakers have unanimously approved amnesty for a woman who was sentenced to six months in prison for recording her boss' alleged sexual harassment.

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How vulnerable are the undersea cables that power the global internet?

On July 29, 1858, two steam-powered battleships met in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. There, they connected two ends of a 4,000 kilometer (2,500 mile) long, 1.5 centimeter (0.6 inch) wide cable, linking for the first time the European and North American continents by telegraph.

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North Korea: Launch was a "warning" to South Korea

North Korea says the two missiles launched this week toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to send a warning to South Korea.

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Shinzo Abe Fast Facts

View CNN Fast Facts to learn more about Shinzo Abe, Japan's Prime Minister and the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

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Japan Fast Facts

Read CNN's Fast Facts about Japan and learn more about the country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland Asia.

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North Korea Fast Facts

Read CNN's North Korea Fast Facts to learn about the history, population and geography of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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TV interview sheds light on UK's China relations under Boris Johnson

US President Donald Trump's warm overtures to Britain's new Prime Minister have been widely covered since Boris Johnson took power on Wednesday.

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US man found with loaded gun in luggage says he didn't know it was there

A United States citizen could face up to 20 years in jail after trying to board a flight in Japan with a loaded handgun in his luggage.

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Why Hong Kong's young protesters feel they're running out of time in fight for democracy

When protesters in Hong Kong targeted the Chinese government's headquarters in the city, social media users in China were united in outrage.

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South Korea accuses Russia of 'distortion of the facts' over mid-air confrontation

South Korea has accused Russia of a "distortion of the facts," amid a deepening diplomatic rift over an alleged violation of airspace.

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China's military warns against growing threat from Taiwan 'separatists'

China has warned against what it describes as a growing threat from "separatists" in Taiwan, and said it would not rule out using force against the self-governed island Beijing regards as part of its territory.

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Pro-Beijing lawmaker in Hong Kong: Apologize to me or take 'path of not being alive'

A pro-Beijing lawmaker who has become a figure of hate among pro-democracy circles in Hong Kong has issued a direct threat to his opponents after vandals attacked his office and the graves of his parents.

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Putin and Xi test a budding military alliance in the Pacific -- and step up confrontation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a clear message on Tuesday: They are ready to test the limits of their budding military partnership in the Pacific.

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Singapore seizes tusks from 300 elephants in ivory haul worth $12.9 million

Singapore has stopped a shipment of almost 9 tonnes (9.9 US tons) of ivory, the largest seizure of its kind in the nation's history.

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Li Peng, hardline Chinese premier who backed Tiananmen massacre, dies at 91

Li Peng, the former Chinese Premier remembered for his role in the brutal military suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protesters, has died.

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Fears of thugs-for-hire in Hong Kong after mob attack

Six men have been arrested in Hong Kong in connection with a seemingly unprovoked and indiscriminate mob attack that injured 45 people at a metro station on Sunday night and outraged a city not used to such violent scenes.

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Australian man caught with $140 million of meth after crashing into parked police car

An Australian man has been caught with a $140 million methamphetamine haul hidden in boxes after he crashed into a parked police car.

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South Korea fires warning shots at Russian military aircraft

South Korean fighter jets fired warning shots at a Russian military aircraft Tuesday after it violated the country's airspace, the country's defense officials said.

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Kim Jong Un seen beside apparent submarine in state media photographs

North Korean state media released images Tuesday of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting what appears to be a submarine under construction.

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Why China is challenging Australia for influence over the Pacific Islands

To many, the Pacific Islands are remote holiday destinations. To China and Australia, they're the scene of a show down.

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Chinese swimmer Sun Yang to rival Mack Horton: 'You must respect China'

Australian swimmer Mack Horton has reignited his feud with Chinese swimming star Sun Yang -- and most of China -- by refusing to share the podium with his longtime rival.

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Chandrayaan-2: Second try for India as it shoots for the moon

India is preparing to relaunch a mission to land a rover on the moon, in what would be a first for a nation that is trying to become a space superpower.

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Hong Kong is teetering on the edge as protests take a darker turn

Where is all this going?

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Shinzo Abe declares victory in Japan election but fails to win super majority

Shinzo Abe has declared victory in Japan's national elections, with early polls indicating his party has won a majority of seats in the upper house of Parliament.

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Xinjiang's Uyghurs didn't choose to be Muslim, new Chinese report says

China has delved back centuries in an attempt to justify its alleged mass detention of up to two million Uyghurs and other minorities in the far-western region of Xinjiang.

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China answer to the Nasdaq launches. One stock soared 500%

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Sacrifice and martyrs: The dark undercurrent in Hong Kong's protest movement

As Hong Kong's protest movement has gone on, it has turned into something bigger -- and darker.

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Hong Kong protesters take to the streets in seventh week of mass marches

Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets for the seventh consecutive weekend amid high tensions in the semi-autonomous Chinese city over a now-suspended extradition bill.

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