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Indonesia's Aceh canes couples for public shows of affection
Associated Press, Published on 20/04/2018
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Indonesia's deeply conservative Aceh province on Friday caned several unmarried couples for showing affection in public and two women for prostitution before an enthusiastic audience of hundreds.
50 years ago, My Lai massacre shamed US military
Associated Press, Published on 15/03/2018
» MY LAI, Vietnam: The shudder of artillery fire woke the boy at 5.30am. Three American soldiers appeared at his family's home a couple of hours later and forced the mother and five children into their bomb shelter, a structure most every Vietnamese home had during the war, to keep them safe.
The 'Garlic Girls': Korean curlers a global sensation
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they've become a global sensation.
North Korea's Olympic ambition falters
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Kim Jong Un wants to turn his country into an international sports power - think East Germany in the 1970s and 80s. The North Korean leader is pouring resources into training and infrastructure, athletes are getting more recognition than ever and the country now even has an all-sports television channel, though it's not clear how many citizens are able to actually watch it.
'Senator Tammy' still breaking barriers
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Senator Tammy Duckworth, and that's the way she likes it.
Myanmar government under Suu Kyi silences journalists
Associated Press, Published on 15/02/2018
» When five Myanmar journalists were sentenced to decade-long prison terms for reporting the alleged existence of a military-run chemical weapons factory in Myanmar a few years ago, Aung San Suu Kyi -- then an opposition lawmaker -- condemned the harsh punishments as "very excessive".
Year after Kim’s killing, suspected masterminds evade trial
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Lost in the glare of North Korea’s missile launches, rhetorical battles with Washington and charm offensive at the Winter Olympics, two women stand accused of a crime that could send them to the gallows -- the stunning assassination of Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother.
N.Korea stages Olympics-eve military parade
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over an extravagant military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Thursday, grabbing the spotlight on the eve of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea to thumb his nose at Washington while making a point of showing off his new-found restraint toward Seoul.
Five previously unreported Myanmar mass graves confirmed
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir could only recognise his friends by the colours of their shorts.
Trump calls for unity; warns about North Korea
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» WASHINGTON: - Addressing a deeply divided nation, President Donald Trump summoned the country to a "new American moment" of unity in his first State of the Union, challenging Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and warning darkly of evil forces seeking to undermine America's way of life.