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Indonesia child rapists could face death penalty

JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday approved a law prescribing the death penalty as the maximum sentence for child…

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Cambodia PM sets 2018 election date, opposition leaders face legal charges

PNOM PENH: Cambodia’s next election will be in July 2018, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday, as leaders of…

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Obama prods Vietnam on rights after activists stopped from meeting him

HO CHI MINH CITY: US President Barack Obama chided Vietnam on political freedoms on Tuesday after critics of the communist-run…

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New Turkish cabinet reflects Erdogan’s growing power

ANKARA: Turkey’s new prime minister vowed on Tuesday to work immediately on forging the stronger presidency wanted by the incumbent,…

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With India’s Gandhis at rock bottom, opposition comeback a daunting task

NEW DELHI: Prashant Kishor, the election campaign manager brought in by India’s opposition Congress party to reverse its declining fortunes,…

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Venezuela crisis draws timid international response

CARACAS: Venezuela is sinking deeper into political and economic chaos, but the international response has been timid so far —…

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12 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many feared missing

YANGON: A landslide in Myanmar’s northern jade mining region has killed at least 12 people and many more are missing,…

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Thai blaze victim ‘called for her mum and dad until voice was gone’

WIANG PA PAO: A 10-year-old Thai girl called out for her mother and father as a blaze swept through her…

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Brazil’s Temer seeks constitutional reform to curb public spending

BRASILIA: Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer said on Tuesday he would seek a constitutional amendment to curb public spending as…

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Philippines says Malaysian Navy detains three fishermen in South China Sea

MANILA: A Malaysian naval patrol detained three Philippine fishermen for encroaching in territorial waters in the disputed Spratlys this month,…

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