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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...
Chun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North...
A South Korean pastor once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North...
Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months
One of the worst methane leaks ever recorded took place last year at a remote well...
Gulbadan Begum: The epic voyage of a daring Mughal princess
On an autumn day in 1576, a Mughal princess led a cohort of royal women on an unprecedented...
Prabowo Subianto: What can Indonesia expect from its new...
The apparent victory of Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia's presidential election is...
Pakistan election: Imran Khan's rivals PML-N and PPP reach...
Nawaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's parties in Pakistan have reached a deal...
Indonesia election: Who are the presidential candidates?
Indonesia, the third-largest democracy in the world, is voting on 14 February in...
Bali: Foreign tourists to pay $10 entry tax from Valentine's...
Foreign tourists must now pay a 150,000 rupiah (£7.60; $9.60) levy to enter Bali,...
Joko Widodo: From promising democrat to Indonesia's kingmaker
Many had said it was Joko Widodo's "man of the people" image that helped score his...
Philippines landslide: Death toll rises to 68 in Davao...
At least 68 people are now known to have died after a landslide swept through a...
Xi Jinping's never-ending hunt for corruption in the Communist...
As the latest phase of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption crackdown cuts through high-level...
Clare Rewcastle Brown: UK journalist says Malaysia sentence...
UK journalist Clare Rewcastle Brown has accused Malaysia of seeking "political revenge"...
Pakistan army urges unity as ex-PMs both declare election...
Pakistan's powerful army chief has urged the country to leave "anarchy and polarisation"...
Indonesia election: An 'impossible' country tests its hard-won...
Budiman Sujatmiko has lost none of the passion that he used to show as one of the...