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China investigates head monk of Shaolin 'Kung Fu' temple
Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated...
Ancient site stirs heated political debate on India's past
The Keeladi village in India's southern Tamil Nadu state has unearthed archeological...
Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting
Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, according...
BBC uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster...
Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded,...
The last custodian: A Kashmiri artisan's battle to save...
In the quiet, narrow lanes of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, a small,...
Screams and chaos: The moments after Bangladesh fighter...
"It was like 30 or 40 thunderbolts falling from the sky," said Ahnaf Bin Hasan,...
Dozens killed and tens of thousands flee as border fighting...
At least 33 people have been killed and more than 168,000 forced to flee their homes...
Philippines top court blocks impeachment bid against Sara...
The Philippine Supreme Court has blocked an impeachment trial against Sara Duterte,...
Thailand warns clashes with Cambodia could 'move towards...
Thailand's leader has warned that clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, which have...
India court pauses acquittal of 12 men in Mumbai train...
India's Supreme Court has stayed a recent court verdict which acquitted 12 men who...
They made America's clothing. Now they are getting punished...
Already living from hand to mouth, millions of garment workers across Asia fear...
Why Filipinos keep getting married in flooded churches
It was a scene you'd expect to see at any wedding.
'I did my best': Teacher dies after rescuing 20 kids from...
"Those kids are my kids too," Mahreen Chowdhury told her husband as she lay dying...
Eleven civilians killed as Thailand and Cambodia exchange...
Eleven Thai civilians and a soldier have been killed in clashes between Thailand...
Rows of decomposing bodies that haven't been buried because...
The smell hit us before we turned the corner into the backyard of Sweida City's...
Taiwan coach apologises for 'pressuring' students to give...
A sports coach at a Taiwanese university has issued a formal apology over a research...