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39 rescued, scores missing as waves sink boat

[2015-12-21 08:35]

Rescuers have pulled out 39 survivors and three dead from a passenger boat that sank in central Indonesia after being buffeted by high waves, and were battling bad weather on Sunday to reach scores of others still missing.

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[2015-12-21 08:35]

Culture war brews over iconic figurine

[2015-12-19 08:11]

For years, South Africa's apartheid government ignored the significance of a "golden rhino" figurine that provides undeniable proof of a sophisticated society existing before white men arrived.

Immense organ set to thunder back

[2015-12-19 08:11]

It's described as the largest musical instrument in the world, yet an audience can barely see it.

World powers struggle to create plan to end civil war

[2015-12-19 08:11]

As the United States and world powers gather again in a bid to end Syria's civil war, Russia appears to be calling the shots.

Refugees expected to top 60m in 2015

[2015-12-19 08:11]

The number of people forcibly displaced worldwide is likely to have "far surpassed" a record 60 million this year, mainly driven by the Syrian war and other protracted conflicts, the United Nations said on Friday.

Minister rebuked over ride-hailing crackdown

[2015-12-19 08:11]

Indonesia's president publicly rebuked one of his Cabinet ministers on Friday for a clampdown the day before on ride-hailing services such as Uber and Go-Jek, which triggered outrage on social media in a country where public transport options are limited.

Hundreds to march in new anti-Park rally

[2015-12-19 08:11]

Hundreds of South Koreans plan to march on Saturday in Seoul against President Park Geun-hye, whose increasingly harsh treatment of union members and dissidents has led to criticism comparing her with her late father, Park Chung-hee.

Army-led 'war on terror' isn't working, activists say

[2015-12-19 08:11]

Worshippers at the infamous Red Mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, still gather in their hundreds for Friday prayers, but the fiery sermons calling for Sharia law led by hard-line cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz are now a thing of the past.

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[2015-12-19 08:11]

Philippine rebels exploited the havoc unleashed by this week's typhoon to attack an army relief convoy on Friday, authorities said, as the death toll from the storm rose to 41.

Judge declares mistrial in police brutality case

[2015-12-18 08:32]

Officials appealed for calm after the first effort to convict an officer in Freddie Gray's death from a broken neck in a Baltimore Police van ended with a hung jury and a mistrial.

Sex shop for women seeks to break taboos

[2015-12-18 08:32]

Choi Jung-yoon and Kwak Eura are on a quest to shatter taboos when it comes to talking about sex in conservative South Korea.

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