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ICICI: 'My bank manager stole $1.9m from my account'
An Indian woman has accused a manager at one of the country's largest banks of defrauding...
Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming...
An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy...
Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first...
The sea of chanting, nearly-naked men tussle, push and shove towards the shrine....
China: 15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat...
Fifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through...
Bengal famine: Tracking down the last survivors of WW2's...
The Bengal famine of 1943 killed more than three million people in eastern India....
West Bengal: Indian zoo ordered to change lions’ 'blasphemous'...
An Indian court has ordered a zoo in West Bengal state to change the names of two...
Kerala: India town out on streets over elephant attacks
"I'm afraid the elephant that killed my father could come back to attack again,"...
Afghanistan: Archaeological sites 'bulldozed for looting'
Dozens of archaeological sites in Afghanistan have been bulldozed to allow systematic...
US-Taiwan: Why are so many Congressmen heading for Taipei?
"How would you like it if we started sending official delegations to Honolulu to...
Ravichandran Ashwin: The spin maestro who defied odds to...
Of the nine bowlers who have claimed 500 Test wickets, India's Ravichandran Ashwin...
Indian airlines ordered to stop baggage delay chaos
Some of India's top airlines have been ordered to start sending out passengers'...
Congress: India opposition party claims bank accounts 'frozen'
India's main opposition Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by...
Fearless Nadia: The Australian stuntwoman who captivated...
"The single most memorable sound of my childhood was the clarion call of 'Hey-y-y'...
Ridge Alkonis: The sailor who stoked Japanese resentment...
When the story of Ridge Alkonis first broke on 29 May 2021, it did not initially...