In This EditionPolling gets underway in Afghanistan's national election amid heightened security.

Russia says any foreign involvement in Ukraine's affairs must be stopped.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves Canberra for Asia to begin what he's branded as Australia's biggest ever offshore trade mission.

And traffic surged drastically in cities across China as millions of people travel out of town for Qingming Festival to remember their deseased loved ones.

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