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An armed police officer walks at the scene in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Brighton on June 5, 2017, after a woman was held against her will in an apartment block in an incident authorities had yet to determine whether was terrorism-related.
Australian police on June 5 shot dead a man who took the woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another man was found in the building's lobby. The woman escaped safely but three officers were injured as police stormed the building. / AFP PHOTO / Mal Fairclough (Photo credit should read MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP/Getty Images)

Terrorist may have lured police to deadly shootout

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Silk road dancers

Secrets of the ancient Silk Road

Mayday: This band can sell out ten shows in one city

The world capital you've probably never heard of

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Kim Si Woo of South Korea celebrates with the winner's trophy after the final round of the 2017 Players Championship.

Kim Si Woo: Ready to switch clubhouse for military barracks

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Why North Korea's capital is the 'perfect science fiction film set'

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Angkor Wat travel tips: Expert advice on visiting Cambodia's ancient ruins

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Is Aung San Suu Kyi the Mandela of Asia?

Why can't these Indians leave Saudi Arabia?

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Heineken taps into Myanmar's beer market

A 'car-eating' transformer could save environment

Philippines elects its first transgender politician

Painting with shadows

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Police save girls from trafficking in Vietnam

Front-running presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his second news conference after voting in a polling precinct at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School, Matina district, his hometown in Davao city in southern Philippines Monday, May 9, 2016. Duterte was leading by a wide margin in unofficial tallies but still refuses to claim victory. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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Road to ASEAN: Myanmar

A resident looks out from a window of a Yangon colonial building known by its address: "491-501 Merchant Street."

How Yangon's heritage hotels became guardians of its colonial architecture

Fishing for a new economy

Myanmar taps into the beer market

India 20 under 40

Start-up makes Muslim-friendly fashion

Low-tech solution saves produce from spoiling

Ola Cabs gets taxis into rural India

Made in Malaysia

Muslim travel boom profits Halal hotel

Is this the most abused fruit?

Start-up aiming to outsmart Netflix in Asia