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Save-Ghana Brings Relief To Shea Nuts Pickers

Shea nut picking has being the predominant occupation of many women in the northern part of the Ghana. Shea nut picking...

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East Timor Reporters Cleared of PM Defamation Charge

Two East Timor journalists accused of defaming the prime minister were found not guilty by a Dili court on Thursday, in...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers,...

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Golden Triangle Narco-Gangs Churning Out New Highs, UN Warns

Southeast Asian drug cartels are diversifying the narcotics they produce, the UN's crime agency warned Wednesday, with...

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Philippine Airstrikes Aimed At ISIS Kills 11 Soldiers In Friendly Fire

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed...

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Passenger Plane Overshoots Runway In Eastern Indonesia

A Indonesian passenger plane carrying 146 people skidded off the runway as it landed in the eastern Papua region...

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Indonesian ‘rainbow Village’ Is Internet Sensation

An Indonesian hamlet dubbed "the rainbow village" after being given a makeover in a kaleidoscope of colours is...

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Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case

A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a...

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6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi

A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists...

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India Needs More Jobs For Women To Boost Growth

India must reverse a trend of falling women's participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition of...

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Media Frenzy As Australian Drug Trafficker Corby Returns Home

Australian Schapelle Corby battled a media storm as she returned home from Bali Sunday 12 years after her conviction...

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Ramadan Begins For World’s Muslims, Violently For Some

The world's 1.5 billion Muslims began observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan on Saturday, blighted by conflict and...

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Australian Trafficker Corby To Return Home Amid Media Storm

Australian Schapelle Corby will on Saturday finally return home from Bali 12 years after she was convicted of drug...

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IS Claims Suicide Attack On Jakarta Bus Station

The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing at a Jakarta bus terminal that...

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Indonesia Probes Suicide Attack That Killed Three Policemen

Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad was Thursday investigating a suicide bombing attack near a busy Jakarta bus station...

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Taiwan’s Gay Marriage Ruling Raises Hopes Across Asia

Taiwan's giant step towards allowing same-sex marriage has reverberated across Asia, but activists warn the fight for...

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Indonesian Police Steamroller Alcohol Before Ramadan

Indonesian police Wednesday used a steamroller to crush thousands of bottles of alcohol and torched a huge stash of...

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The Female Muslim Comic Standing Up To Extremism

Wearing a red hijab and all-encompassing gown, Sakdiyah Maruf cuts an unusual figure in a dark, smokey Jakarta bar as...