Taiwan voters reject same-sex marriage

Taiwanese voters rejected same-sex marriage in a referendum Saturday, dealing a blow to LGBT advocates who hoped the island would become the first place in Asia to allow same-sex unions.

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Taiwan President resigns as head of party

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen announced her resignation Saturday as head of the Democratic Progressive Party after the party suffered a "crushing defeat" in local government elections, according to state media.

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Islamist leaders arrested ahead of Asia Bibi protests

Police have taken the leader of Pakistan's far-right Islamist Tehreek-e-Labbaik movement and dozens of his supporters into "protective custody" in the country's province of Punjab.

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'A great divide': Inside the battle to stop same-sex marriage in Taiwan

When Taiwan's high court passed a resolution in May 2017 ruling it was unconstitutional to ban same-sex couples from getting married, it was seen as a rare beam of light in a region infamous of its repression of LGBT people.

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New Zealand's North and South Islands moving closer together

New Zealand's North and South Islands are moving closer together after a series of earthquakes in 2016 that lifted the sea floor, the country's geology body has said.

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Taiwan to vote on changing 'Chinese Taipei' Olympic name

Millions of Taiwanese voters will go to the polls Saturday to decide whether the island's Olympic athletes should compete under the name "Taiwan," setting up a potential showdown with both the Beijing government and the International Olympic Committee.

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Blast targets bazaar in Pakistan, at least 20 killed

A bomb smuggled into a market inside a carton killed as many as 20 people in northern Pakistan Friday, according to officials.

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