Voters in Myanmar’s election say the poll is taking place in a “climate of fear”, the BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.
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War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised ‘sham’ election
Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.
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Four hikers found dead after avalanche in central Greece
A search operation was launched after three men and a woman went missing on Christmas Day.
Thousands without power in Kyiv after massive Russian attack
Authorities say a third of residents in the Ukrainian capital have been left without heating in freezing weather.
Her husband’s kidnapping became Malaysia’s biggest mystery. Then came a stunning confession
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