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February 1, 2017

Trump policy dims hope for refugees in Indonesian limbo

After getting death threats from Al-Shabab militants, Mohamed Dahir Saeed and his wife fled their native Somalia with plans to seek safety in Australia.

February 1, 2017

Taliban kill Afghan woman accused of adultery

The Taliban have shot dead a woman accused of adultery in northeastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.

February 1, 2017

Sri Lanka arrests astrologer who predicted president's death

An astrologer who made several predictions that Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena would die has been arrested and released on bail, police said Wednesday.

February 1, 2017

Report: Former UN chief Ban won't run for S.Korea presidency

A news report says former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declared that he won't run for South Korea's presidency.

February 1, 2017

Rights group says Philippine killings are extrajudicial

Most of the thousands of killings of poor suspected drug offenders during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown appear to be extrajudicial executions and may constitute crimes against humanity, Amnesty International said Wednesday.

February 1, 2017

Germany indicts Afghan, 28, suspected of Taliban membership

German prosecutors say they have indicted a 28-year-old Afghan man on suspicion of fighting for the Taliban and breaking arms control laws.

February 1, 2017

Photographer at Khmer Rouge torture center enters politics

A former Khmer Rouge member who was chief photographer at a prison where about 20,000 people were tortured before being executed says he is forming a political party for Cambodia's 2018 general election.

February 1, 2017

Philippine communist rebels to end unilateral cease-fire

Philippine communist rebels say they are terminating their unilateral cease-fire after accusing the government of failing to release all political prisoners and encroaching on rebel-held areas.

February 1, 2017

Rohingya worry Bangladesh may move them to low-lying island

Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh are worried about a government proposal to relocate them to a low-lying island deemed not ready for people to live there.

February 1, 2017

Mystery over Chinese tycoon's disappearance from Hong Kong

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese billionaire reportedly taken away from his Hong Kong hotel by mainland police, in a case that has parallels with last year's disappearances of five booksellers.