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The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission has dropped a criminal defamation case against Australian writer Murray Hunter. Source link

How much do you know about the Year of the Horse and unique Lunar New Year traditions in Asian countries? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions and see if you’re a true Lunar New Year expert! Source link

Families of Baha’i youth arrested by Iran’s security forces say they’ve been subject to “forced confessions” and fear they may face the death penalty.  Source link

Ukraine’s anti-corruption police have accused its ex-energy minister of helping launder kickbacks and stashing millions offshore, a day after he was detained trying to leave the country. Source link

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveils new housing development in the country’s capital, Pyongyang, to repay the “young martyrs” killed fighting in Ukraine. Source link

A group of Australian families with links to Islamic State fighters are forced to turn around after leaving a camp in Syria to try and begin their journey home to Australia. Source link

Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics after the Canadian team was accused of cheating. Here’s a look at the whole controversy and why it matters. Source link

The FBI is using “sophisticated” technology to try to locate Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker, as the search for the mother of US TV host Savannah Guthrie enters its third week. Source link

US President Donald Trump says the first meeting of his newly created Board of Peace will take place on Thursday, with over $7 billion to be pledged for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza. Source link

The FBI says a glove containing DNA was found near the home of US TV show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother and appears to match those worn by a masked person outside her front door the night she vanished. Source link