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Civilians Trapped As Philippine Military Launches Airstrikes On ISIS-Allied Group

7:59am May 27, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Soldiers have been fighting ISIS-allied militants in the southern Philippine city of Marawi. The city has been under siege and thousands of civilians are trapped.

Lee So-yeon, a North Korean defector, used to be a signal corpsman in North Korea's army.

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'I Was Shocked By Freedom': Defectors Reflect On Life In North Korea

8:13pm May 26, 2017

by Lauren Frayer

Now in Seoul, North Korean defectors recall life inside one of the world's most secretive regimes, talking of brainwashing, required military service — and the jolt of seeing the outside world.

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Sri Lankan military rescuers and villagers stand on the debris of a house that was destroyed in a landslide in the village of Bellana, in the Kalutara district of Sri Lanka, on Friday. Mudslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed scor

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Monsoon-Triggered Mudslides, Floods In Sri Lanka Kill More Than 90 People

2:05pm May 26, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Evacuations are underway, with helicopters and boats trying to reach stranded communities. More than 100 more people are missing, the country's disaster management center says.

Young Indian children sit with bowls of porridge (nombu kanji) as they prepare to break the fast with the Iftar meal during the Islamic month of Ramadan at The Wallajah Big Mosque in Chennai last July.

In Southern India, The Spirit Of Ramadan Is Served In A Bowl Of Porridge

12:29pm May 26, 2017

by Fehmida Zakeer

To break the fast at sunset, mosques distribute nombu kanji, a lightly spiced rice and lentil porridge, to worshipers and the poor. The meal epitomizes the Muslim holy month's spirit of giving.

Ke Jie, the world's No. 1 Go player, stares at the board during his second match against AlphaGo in Wuzhen, China, on Thursday. The 19-year-old grandmaster dropped the match in the best-of-three series against Google's artificial intelligence program.

Google A.I. Clinches Series Against Humanity's Last, Best Hope To Win At Go

1:13pm May 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Ke Jie is a wunderkind — the 19-year-old undisputed master of what might well be the world's most complex game. And he just soundly lost a best-of-three series to an artificial intelligence program.

Mount Everest as seen from peak Gokyo Ri in Nepal.

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Everest Death Toll Rises To 10 This Season After 4 More Climbers Found Dead

4:03pm May 24, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The bodies were discovered in tents by Nepalese Sherpas at Camp IV, the camp closest to the summit of the world's tallest mountain. The victims have not yet been identified.

Philippine security forces escort Marawi City evacuees at a checkpoint near a neighboring city on the southern island of Mindanao on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on the island, and government forces have been trying to drive m

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After Botched Raid, Philippines Tries To Reclaim A City Under Siege

3:40pm May 24, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

With an island under martial law and civilians escaping Marawi City, which is occupied by ISIS-linked militants, President Rodrigo Duterte struck a hard line Wednesday: "If you fight us you will die."

Same-sex marriage supporters hug outside Taiwan's legislature in Taipei on Wednesday after a landmark decision was announced that paves the way for the island to become the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage.

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Taiwan's High Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal, In A First For Asia

2:14pm May 24, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Taiwan's president has asked the Ministry of Justice to come up with a legal framework for complying with the decision.

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Duterte Declares Martial Law On Philippine Island Of Mindanao

5:03am May 24, 2017

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in effect for the island of Mindanao in the south of the country. Rachel Martin speaks with Maria Ressa of the online news site Rappler.

Spectators watch the world's top-ranked Go player, Ke Jie, square off against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, China, on Tuesday. The program beat Ke in the first of three planned matches.

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'Like A God,' Google A.I. Beats Human Champ Of Notoriously Complex Go Game

5:53pm May 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

"Last year, it was still quite humanlike when it played," the world's No. 1 Go player, Ke Jie, said after losing the first in a three-match series. "But this year, it became like a god of Go."