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Top Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte pushes 'kill criminals' message

Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday (April 23) renewed his vow to kill criminals as the tough-talking favourite hit the stump in the capital heading into the home stretch of a controversial campaign.

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British Foreign Office urges overseas Brits to stop "bizarre requests"

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday urged overseas Britons to use consular services for genuine emergencies rather than "bizarre requests."

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Grief still haunts families one year after Kenya's Garissa attack

April 2 will remain a life of agony for most families of students who died in the Garissa University College terror attack in northern Kenya a year ago.

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Beijing police bust gang scalping hospital appointments

​Beijing police have announced the arrests of 29 people for scalping outpatient appointments in a popular hospital.

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Behind China's rising divorce rate: impulse or relief?

"In the past people wanted to divorce mostly because of domestic violence and affairs, now it is increasingly common among young couples to separate after trivial disputes or interference of their parents," she said.

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Behind China's rising divorce rate: impulse or relief?

Li An is living happily with his wife again, one year after they applied for divorce following endless quarrels such as who should change the baby.

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Hong Kong official brands "Fishball Revolution" as misleading term for riot

​Hong Kong's Secretary for Security Lai Tung-kwok said on Saturday that it is wrong to use the term "Fishball Revolution" to justify the mob violence in Mong Kok during the Lunar New Year holiday.

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Over 170 Montagnards in Cambodia not refugees: spokesman

​Montagnard asylum seekers have not met the criteria for refugee status and would be returned to Vietnam, an Interior Ministry spokesman has said.

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Where to go on holiday in 2016

Every new year brings a host of reasons to choose a destination. We pick new flights, new openings, anniversaries and special events for 2016’s hotlist

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Theater in Italian prisons plays important role in reforming convicts

The seventh most popular theater of Rome is inside a prison, and that actors are convicts. Surprised?

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Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn't be allowed to hurt Japan ties

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment on Friday at Japan's resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean, but said the dispute over the hunt should not be allowed to hurt the two countries' special strategic ties.

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91 suspects repatriated in past year

China ramps up international manhunt as nationwide anti-graft campaign continues

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Snaring leeches in their blood

Rokar village empties during the dry season as the workforce migrates to find more gainful employment. But when the monsoon arrives, they return, not to fish as has traditionally been their staple income, but for a more lucrative trade: catching leeches.

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Indian police detain 4 for suspected link with IS

​Indian police detained four young men with suspected links with terror outfit Islamic State ( IS) when they arrived from Abu Dhabi early Tuesday in the southern state of Kerala, said local media.

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Japanese war criminal confession reveals bacterial warfare massacre

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A Japanese war criminal confession released Tuesday details the killing of Chinese civilians during Japan's War of Aggression against China.

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Tunisia declares state of emergency over security threats

​Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared the state of emergency in a speech addressing the nation on Saturday, stressing Tunisia is going through difficult circumstances that require exceptional measures.

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China shuts downs 66 golf courses

Chinese authorities have shut down 66 illegally built golf courses, according to a statement from the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) on Monday.