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AP Explains: What's behind the turmoil in the Maldives

TheMaldives'SupremeCourtorderedthereleaseofimprisonedpoliticians,includingexiledex-PresidentMohamedNasheed,sayingtheirguiltyverdictshadbeenpoliticallyinfluenced

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Bangladesh sentences ex-lawmaker, five others to death for war crimes

ABangladeshitribunalWednesdaysentencedsixpeopleincludinganex-lawmakertodeathforcommittingcrimesagainsthumanityduringthecountry'swarin1971.TheInternationalCrimes

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Victoria and Abdul: a 130-year-old story for our times

Grouchy,greedyandconstipated:nobodycouldaccuseStephenFrearsofkowtowingwithhisportrayalofQueenVictoriainhisnewfilm"VictoriaAbdul",whichpremieredinVeniceonSunday.

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Exhibition brings to life unlikely friendship between Queen and servant

TheunlikelyfriendshipbetweenBritain'swidowedQueenVictoriaandaclerkfromIndiawillbebroughttolifeMondayatanexhibitionopeningontheIsleofWight.ItwillgivevisitorstoOs

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Malaysia king celebrates his birthday at tea party

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah graced the Royal tea party held in conjunction with his birthday celebrations at Istana Negara.

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"Most probable area" of AirAsia wreck established: Malaysian Navy chief

​Royal Malaysian Navy Chief Abdul Aziz Jaafar said on Friday that on his tweet account that the search sector for AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been moved 30 nautical miles to the east.

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Boko Haram, security forces in battle near capital of Nigeria's northern Gombe State: witnesses

​Boko Haram fighters and security forces are currently in battle in Bajoga Town, near the capital of Gombe State in Nigeria's northeast region, witnesses told Xinhua, citing heavy gun shots in the area.

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Malaysia becomes full member of MH17 Joint Investigation Team

Malaysia has been accepted as the full member of the MH17 Joint Investigation Team, Malaysian Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail said on Monday.

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Pakistan releases 3 senior Afghan Taliban leaders

Pakistan has freed three more senior Afghan Taliban leaders, taking the number of freed Taliban to nearly fifty in one year, official sources said late Tuesday.

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Malaysian King calls for unity after tense elections

Malaysian Supreme Head of State Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah on Tuesday called for unity in the country and between both political divides after a tensely- contested general election in the multi-racial country.