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North Korea cracking down on wedding dresses and slang...
North Korea is carrying out a widespread crackdown on everything from wedding dresses...
India reviews iPhone factory for 'not hiring married women'
The Indian government has sought a detailed report from Tamil Nadu state following...
Deaths mount as Pakistan swelters in heatwave
As the temperatures rose in southern Pakistan, so did the body count.
School children sang anthem too softly - Hong Kong
Hong Kong officials have singled out at least two schools for singing the Chinese...
North Korea building border ‘wall’, satellite images reveal
North Korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places...
Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj...
China should pay for propping up Putin's war - Nato chief
The head of Nato has told the BBC that China should face consequences for supporting...
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed...
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for...
Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised North Korea for "firmly supporting"...
Susannah's grandad ran Bengal when famine killed millions
"I feel enormous shame about what happened," Susannah Herbert tells me.
India brings back bodies of 45 workers from Kuwait
An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 workers who were killed...
'Only elegant women allowed': S Korea gym draws flak for...
A gym in South Korea has banned misbehaving "aunties", reigniting a debate about...
Dozens dead as fire engulfs Kuwait residential block
At least 41 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti...
Warning shots from South as NK soldiers cross border
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the...
Eight more die as India faces longest heatwave
A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha...