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Chinese dissident Liu Xinglian marked his 64th birthday on Wednesday at Taiwan's Taoyuan airport, one of two refugees who have been trapped in limbo there for more than 100 days, hoping for asylum overseas. Like Qunun, Liu and his friend Yan Kefen, 44, have applied for asylum in Canada and posted

QUEZON CITY, Philippines - Filipino artists took the center stage at the Big Dome on Tuesday (January 15) for the fourth Wish Music Awards hosted by Wish 107.5. Wish Music Awards aims at recognizing exceptional talents of Filipino artists and their notable contributions to the Philippine music industry

When Stephen King's local newspaper, under financial pressure, announced it would cut regional book reviews, the horror author swooped in -- and managed to save the section with just a few tweets. The story began on Friday, when King shared that The Portland Press Herald, a prominent newspaper in

Seeking an "authentic" experience as he backpacked through war-torn Afghanistan, Dutch tourist Ciaran Barr searched the Couchsurfing website for locals to stay with. "You feel like you get a more authentic feel for the city so you don't get trapped in tourist hotspots," Barr,

British pop singer Sam Smith has revealed he underwent an eye operation while holidaying in New Zealand on Wednesday. "I'm getting it operated on in 20 minutes... super hyped that I get to wear this pirate patch," he messaged before the procedure. "I'm being super dramatic, it

Sicley Williams was ready to escape what she found an unfriendly climate in the United States and take a leap of faith, leaving her native Chicago for Ghana. "The climate of the US was just really negative, especially the racial climate," said Williams. In Ghana, that tension disappeared