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Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition kicks off in Malaysia

​Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak officially opened the five-day Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition on Tuesday, with a ceremony fly past by the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

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Massive protests in Brazil against President Rousseff

Over a million Brazilians across the country took to the streets Sunday to protest against President Dilma Rousseff.

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Chinese grandfather deported by Finnish authority triggers debate

​A controversial immigration incident has ignited discussion both in Finland and China: A Chinese grandfather visiting his daughter in Finland on a tourist visa babysat for his Finnish son-in-law for money only to end up being deported by the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri).

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20-year-old man charged in Ferguson police shootings

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and gun violations in the shootings of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Sunday.

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Speculation keeps roiling as Russian President Putin remains out of sight

​There has been increasing speculation about what might have happened to Russian President Vladimir Putin since Wednesday when news broke that a trilateral summit scheduled to take place later of the week among leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in Astana, the national capital of Kazakhstan, was postponed for unknown reasons.

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Australian reported dead in "horrific" IS suicide bombings

​Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the reported death of a Melbourne teenager in an Islamic State (IS) suicide bombing is an "absolutely horrific situation."

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11 U.S. soldiers feared dead in military helicopter crash in Florida

Eleven U.S. soldiers were missing after an army helicopter went down during a training session on Tuesday night in Florida, officials said Wednesday.

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Italian supreme court upholds Berlusconi's acquittal in sex case

​Italy's supreme court on Tuesday upheld former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's acquittal from charges of having sex with an underage prostitute and abusing his power to cover it up.

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"Black Coal, Thin Ice" actor busted for drugs

Beijing police have detained Chinese actor Wang Xuebing, star of last year's Golden Bear winning film, for suspected drug offense, authorities confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.

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Maldives former defence minister's family appeals to int'l community for fair trial

​Family of former Malidves Defence Minister on Tuesday appealed to the international community to mediate with the Maldives government to ensure a fair trail.

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Germany serves as role model for Japan on pondering history lessons

​ A reconciliation is only possible if Japan faces its past squarely, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her first visit to Tokyo in seven years on Monday, while asking Japan to be more honest in dealing with its history.

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Israeli officer lightly injured by gunfire from Syria border

​An Israel Defense Force (IDF) officer was lightly wounded Tuesday by gunfire from across the Israeli-Syrian border, a spokesperson with the Israeli military said in a statement.

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Cyber attack on Italian website raises concern on terrorism risks

​A brief cyber attack on Italy's Tuscan website over the weekend, which was launched by a group claiming to be affiliated with the Islamic State(IS), has raised concern on possible terrorism risks the country is facing with.

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A Chinese farmer's daugher in U.N. for conference on women

​As an ordinary Chinese farmer's daughter, Tian Fengyin could hardly expect that she would have the opportunity to march on streets of New York, along with thousands of others, from the U.N. headquarters to the Times Square to mark the International Women's Day.

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French photographer records yesterday's China

​It was a long, dark, snowy winter's night in 1989. Two street lights sway in the darkness. Yann Layma was behind the wheel of a jeep in the remote mountains of the southwest province of Guizhou.

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Rape issue overshadows Women's Day in India

​From nine o'clock in the evening, NDTV, one of India's largest television channel, stopped broadcasting news and put only one photo with an oil lamp, in memory of the victims of rapes which are taking place every 20 minutes in the country.

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Maldives opposition raises alarm at threats from government

A Maldivian opposition party on Sunday raised alarm amid the threats of violence carried out by members of the Maldivian government against the opposition members and its supporters.