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Turkey frees student who was arrested for 'insulting' leader

[2014-12-27 08:12]

A Turkish court on Friday ordered the release of a 16-year-old high school student arrested for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following accusations his detention was the latest sign of the country veering toward authoritarianism.

India's brass bands struggle amid changing tastes

[2014-12-27 08:12]

The wedding season is in full swing in India, marking what should be the busiest time of year for the traditional brass bands that lead raucous processions announcing the arrival of the bridegroom to the neighborhood.

Asia marks 10 years since Indian Ocean tsunami

[2014-12-27 08:12]

Crying onlookers took part in beachside memorials and religious services across Asia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that left more than a quarter-million people dead in one of modern history's worst natural disasters.

Residents flee worst Malaysian floods in decades

[2014-12-27 08:12]

Malaysia's worst flooding in decades forced more than 105,000 people to flee as Prime Minister Najib Razak came under fire after photos showed him golfing with US President Barack Obama during the storms.

Father of pilot captured by IS pleads for release

[2014-12-27 08:12]

The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria pleaded for his son's release on Thursday, asking the group to treat him well in captivity as a fellow Muslim.

Security to remain Pakistan's top concern in the year to come

[2014-12-27 08:12]

The year 2014 was marked by brutal deadly attacks in Pakistan, the deadliest of which occurred on Dec 16 in the northwestern city of Peshawar where at least 132 school children and nine staff members were killed and another 125 people, mostly young students, injured.

Obama marks end of US combat in Afghanistan

[2014-12-27 08:12]

US President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to the US military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of Sept 11, 2001.

9 die in attack on African Union's base

[2014-12-27 08:12]

Gunmen attacked the African Union's main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday, leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that killed at least nine people, including three soldiers, an official with the mission in Somalia said.