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Hatchlings Raise Hope For Cambodia’s Endangered ‘Royal Turtle’

The birth of nine Cambodian royal turtle hatchlings has sparked hope for the future of a species on the brink of...

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Syria Kurds Say US Decision To Arm Them Will Hasten IS Defeat

Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the "historic" US decision to provide...

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India’s Manohar To Remain ICC Chairman Till 2018

India's Shashank Manohar will stay on as chairman of the International Cricket Council until the end of his elected...

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NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...

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Yemen Strongman Saleh Open To Negotiations With Saudi

Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is open to negotiations with rival Saudi Arabia, two years into a deadly war...

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Muslim Leaders Invited To Summit With Trump

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou are among leaders...

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Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue

Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian...

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Myanmar Police Fire Shots To Break Up Nationalist, Muslim Scuffles

Police in Myanmar fired warning shots to break up scuffles between Buddhist nationalists and Muslims in Myanmar's...

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Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex

Two gay men who were caught having sex by a vigilante mob will be caned 80 times for breaking Sharia law in a strict...

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Bieber Fever Grips India Ahead of First Concert

Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai on Wednesday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in...

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Public Asked To Name Rare Albino Orangutan

The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with...

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Iranians Will Vote For Progress Despite Trump

Iranians will vote to keep opening up to the world despite the "climate of tension" created by US President Donald...

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Indonesian Men Face 80 Strokes of the Cane For Gay Sex

Prosecutors in Indonesia's Aceh Wednesday recommended 80 strokes of the cane for two men accused of having sex in...

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Turkey Says US Arming Kurdish Syria Fighters ‘unacceptable’

Turkey on Wednesday slammed as "unacceptable" a US announcement that Washington would supply arms and military...

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Thai Army Hunts Four Over Supermarket Car Bomb

Thailand's military said Wednesday it was hunting four suspects over a large car bomb which wounded more than 60 people...

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Devotees Mark Buddha’s Birthday In Malaysia

Thousands of devotees gathered in Malaysian temples Wednesday to celebrate Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment -- a...

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Indonesia Faces Calls To Repeal Blasphemy Laws

Indonesia is facing renewed calls to repeal its controversial blasphemy law after the jailing of Jakarta's Christian...

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Chinese MMA Champion Would Bring Mass Support, Says Li

The crowning of a Chinese mixed martial arts champion could usher in mass support for cage-fighting in the world's most...

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Sydney Opera House To Get Largest-Ever Upgrade

Australia's world-renowed Opera House is to undergo its first major renovation since being opened in 1973 to help...