Google Doodle celebrates Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam's 100th birthday

On Saturday, Google paid tribute to Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam with a doodle in celebration of what would have been the poet's 100th birthday.

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Myanmar Fast Facts

View CNN's Fast Facts on Myanmar, and learn more about the country in southeast Asia formerly known as Burma.

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Child traffickers are preying on the world's largest refugee camp

Survivors of the Rohingya crisis have lost nearly everything. Now they're losing their children.

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Taliban launches major attack on Afghan city, as talks with US go on in Doha

Taliban militants launched an attack on the Afghan city of Kunduz from multiple directions early Saturday morning, a Defense Ministry spokesman said -- the first major Taliban assault on the provincial capital since 2016.

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Hong Kongers head to streets on 13th straight weekend of unrest

Hong Kong is protesting for the 13th consecutive week

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Hong Kong protests gear up for a 13th weekend of protests

Thousands of Hong Kongers took to the streets Saturday for a series of wildcat protests as police locked down and barricaded major streets around the Chinese government's offices in the city.

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Millions fear they will be left stateless as India publishes citizenship register

What would you do if you suddenly discovered you were not considered a citizen of the country where your family had lived for generations?

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Pakistan brought to a standstill for 'Kashmir hour' demonstrations

Pakistanis brought the nation to a standstill at midday Friday as they gathered for "Kashmir hour" to show their solidarity with the disputed region, after India stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and reclassified it as a union territory earlier this month.

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Baby found crawling near bodies of five family members in Fiji

A baby was spotted by a passerby crawling near a road in Fiji's Nausori Highlands close to where five family members were found dead, according to a police statement.

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Joshua Wong and other Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders arrested ahead of rally

Three high-profile pro-democracy leaders were arrested Friday in Hong Kong, in an apparent roundup of activists ahead of what will be the 13th consecutive weekend of mass protests in the Asian financial hub.

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Police arrest pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong before weekend rallies

Four pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong have been arrested ahead of a major protest. Follow here for the latest

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The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationship

"The Paracel Islands!" the teacher shouts.

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Pakistan carries out missile test launch amid Kashmir tensions

Pakistan announced Thursday that it had successfully tested a surface-to-surface missile with the capacity of carrying various types of warheads over distances up to 290 kilometers (180 miles).

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Thailand's Supreme Court upholds death penalty for men convicted of murdering British backpackers

Thailand's Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for two Burmese migrant workers convicted of murdering two British backpackers on a Thai resort island in 2014.

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Chinese military's routine rotation of new troops to Hong Kong garrison raises alarm

The rotation of fresh Chinese military troops to the Hong Kong garrison sparked widespread concern Thursday, demonstrating how on edge the city is ahead of a thirteenth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests.

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South Korea's fertility rate falls to record low

People in South Korea are having fewer babies and that's a problem.

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Under the curtain: Kashmir residents contend with pellet guns and restrictions

When the Indian government stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy and reclassified it as a union territory earlier this month, it left many citizens there in a state of confusion and concern.

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'Anti-groping' stamps sell out in Japan

A new device aimed at tackling sexual harassment on crowded trains and public transport has sold out just half an hour after it went on sale in Japan.

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Seven arrested after a 15-year-old girl alleges gang rape and public shaming in India

Seven people have been arrested in India after a 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped -- then publicly punished for "false accusations."

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Hundreds of thousands ordered to evacuate after heavy rain hits Japan

Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan have been ordered to evacuate their homes as torrential rain continues to hit the region.

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China FM: Protests are Hong Kong's worst crisis since 1997

Hong Kong's ongoing protests are the city's biggest crisis in more than two decades of Chinese rule, a top Beijing official said Tuesday, following a weekend of violent clashes between protesters and police.

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13 of Asia's most picturesque towns

With its tropical islands, rice paddies, tea plantations, rugged mountains and sprawling megacities, Asia is a wonderland of diverse destinations.

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Remove 'virgin' declaration from marriage certificates, Bangladesh high court rules

Muslim brides in Bangladesh will no longer have to declare whether they are virgins on marriage certificates, the country's high court has ruled.

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Intermittent fasting and a new passion helped him lose 95 pounds

In May 2018, Jared Sklar's wake-up call was waiting for him when he got home from work. He opened the fridge and saw four different pizza boxes from four different restaurants.

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Flying a jet and firing a gun: Thailand releases rare photos of King's royal consort

Thailand's royal palace has released candid photographs of the king's newly-anointed consort, offering a rare and intimate window into the lives of the Thai royals.

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One of Earth's fastest-sinking cities to lose capital status

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Hong Kong's summer of discontent is now longer than 2014's Umbrella Movement ... and isn't over yet

The roots of the current unrest lie in the failure of the government to address the demands of the 2014 protests, or solve the inequality that helped spark them.

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The story behind Vietnam's 'Crazy House'

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A giant pumice stone floating in the Pacific could help heal Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A pumice "raft" the size of Manhattan is drifting towards Australia, bringing along with it new marine life that could help with the recovery of the Great Barrier Reef's corals that have seen rapid deterioration in recent years due to climate change.

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Petrol bombs follow peaceful march in Hong Kong protests

Hong Kong protestors squared off against city police on Sunday, even as the rest of the city went about its usual business in calm.

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