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Asia
Floating bamboo houses keep this indigenous tribe safe...
The Manobo indigenous community in the Agusan Marshlands of the Philippines live...
Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill seven people
Flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least...
Heat kills more than 50 people in India in three days
More than 50 people have died in India over the past three days as a brutal heat...
China says MI6 recruited Chinese couple as spies
China has accused UK's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 of recruiting Chinese state...
As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta...
In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta...
North Korea floats more rubbish-filled balloons over South...
North Korea is sending more balloons carrying rubbish across the heavily fortified...
Heat kills at least 15 in India as temperatures near 50C
Several people have died due to heat-related ailments over the past 24 hours as...
Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion
Hong Kong found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest use...
Tycoon told to pay $1bn in record divorce ruling
South Korean tycoon Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay his ex-wife 1.38 trillion...
India MP arrested in sex abuse case on return to country
Police in India have arrested a lawmaker who fled the country after being accused...
Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion
Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest...
A Korean feast that honours Buddha's birth
Every year, millions of people celebrate the founder of Buddhism's birth by enjoying...
Temperatures cross 50C in northern India
Temperatures have crossed 50C (120F) in parts of northern and central India as the...
North Korea drops trash balloons on the South
North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting...
Former Thai PM Thaksin to face royal insult charges
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted on charges...