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Hymns, volunteers and sleepless nights: Singapore readies...
Singapore's grandest arena, which has hosted Taylor Swift and Madonna, is getting...
Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechury dies after illness
Sitaram Yechury, the leader of India's largest communist party, has died at the...
South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New...
South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” –...
India doctors defy court order to continue strike over...
Junior doctors in Kolkata are defying a court order to continue protests against...
'Fish diplomacy' setback for India and Bangladesh
Indians in West Bengal may face a shortage of hilsa, their favourite fish, as millions...
Thousands flee Vietnam floods after typhoon hits
Thousands of people have been evacuated from low-lying areas in the Vietnamese capital,...
The midwives who stopped murdering girls and started saving...
Midwife Siro Devi is clinging to Monica Thatte, sobbing. Monica, in her late 20s,...
Pope's mass in Timor-Leste draws 600,000 worshippers
Some 600,000 people are expected to gather in a field outside Timor-Leste’s capital...
Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters
A row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms...
Cars plunge into river as super typhoon destroys Vietnam...
A busy bridge in northern Vietnam collapsed after being hit by Super Typhoon Yagi,...
China evacuates 400,000 ahead of super typhoon Yagi
China has evacuated some 400,000 people as one of the year's most powerful storms...
Fury as Filipino officials pose with 'China spy mayor'
Senior Filipino officials have sparked outrage for posing for photos with a former...
Pope and top Indonesian imam make joint call for peace
Pope Francis has warned against using religion to fuel conflict on his last day...
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail
A court in Greenland has ruled that anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain...
The child-killing wolves sparking panic in India
Four-year-old Sandhya was sleeping outside her mud hut in India’s Uttar Pradesh...