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By Elizabeth Osifelo, Helen Regan, Lizzy Yee and Teele Rebane, CNN The Solomon Islands government has declared a nightly curfew and advised all public servants to stay at home as violent protests continued for a third day on Friday, with crowds gathering at the Prime Minister’s residence. Honiara, the Solomon Islands capital, has been hit

By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN Before retiring as vice premier, Zhang Gaoli was the face of China’s organizing efforts ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics. As the head of a government working group on the Beijing Games, Zhang inspected venue construction sites, visited athletes, unveiled official emblems, and held meeting after meeting to

By Helen Regan, CNN China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday the government hoped “malicious speculation” about tennis star Peng Shuai’s well-being and whereabouts would stop, and that her case should not be politicized. Zhao Lijian, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, declined to comment on whether the Chinese government will launch an investigation into

By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Women will be barred from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under the Taliban’s new media restrictions, in the latest rollback of women’s freedoms since the militant group seized power three months ago. All dramas, soap operas and entertainment shows featuring women are prohibited, according to the government guidelines issued to

By Wayne Chang, CNN Three construction workers have died after scaffolding collapsed in northern Taiwan on Saturday, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency (CNA) reported. The incident, which left two others injured with leg fractures, occurred at a metro construction site in Sanxia, New Taipei City, according to CNA. The report did not say what caused

By Esha Mitra, CNN Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal for CNN The Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) of 1929 set out to “eradicate the evil of child marriage” in India. Almost a century later, the south Asian nation remains home to a third of the world’s child brides. As of 2017, 223 million girls and women

By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN Taiwan on Thursday showed off its newest military hardware — upgraded F-16 fighter jets that would be at the heart of the island’s defense in the event of an air attack from China. The F-16s screamed across the sky at Chiayi Air Base on the island’s southwestern coast

By Erin Burnett, Rhea Mogul, Helen Regan and Nectar Gan, CNN China is facing pressure from the United Nations over Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s whereabouts as the organization called for an investigation into her allegations of sexual assault. Peng, who is one of China’s most recognizable sports stars, has not been seen in public

By Esha Mitra, CNN A baby girl who was only 5 days old when she was found in a drain in India’s financial capital of Mumbai has been discharged from hospital. The baby, who left hospital on Wednesday, was rescued after a “good Samaritan” called the Pant Nagar Police Station to report that a baby

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Sex offenders convicted of multiple rapes could face chemical castration in Pakistan after lawmakers on Wednesday passed new anti-rape legislation that aims to speed up convictions and impose tougher sentences. It comes in response to a mass public outcry over a recent surge in rapes against women and children in the

By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Jinky Jorgio, CNN Former boxing champion turned senator, Manny Pacquiao says he will seek corruption charges against some of his former political allies within the Duterte government if he wins the Philippine presidential election next year. Speaking to CNN in an interview on November 11, the presidential candidate said

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain.