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Asia
Fury as suspected China spy flees the Philippines
An ex-mayor accused of spying for China and having ties with criminal syndicates...
Bus crash in Iran kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers,...
'She wanted to live a good life': Parents of Indian doctor...
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in India’s Kolkata city earlier this month...
China’s one-child policy hangover: Scarred women dismiss...
“What are your parents’ names?” Fang, then a third grader, hemmed and hawed at the...
Old aircraft carrier, once part of mighty Soviet fleet,...
A former Soviet aircraft carrier burned in a waterway near Shanghai over the weekend,...
A long road to freedom: Despite risks of detention or death...
Fatima was sat on the floor of a room she was renting in Quetta, a city near Pakistan’s...
India's schoolgirls are leading a silent cycling revolution
Nibha Kumari, a resident of Bihar, India’s poorest state, recalls how a bicycle...
Lebanese hold their breath as mediators scramble to avert...
The Middle East is in turmoil. International diplomacy is in overdrive. And for...
Indonesia's Independence Day celebrated in planned new...
Indonesia has celebrated Independence Day in its future new capital city Nusantara...
Far-right spreads false claims about Muslim attacks in...
The videos are shocking: buildings burning, horrifying violence and women weeping...
No golds for India: Why the world’s most populous country...
The competition was tight until the very last shot. India’s Abhinav Bindra was level...
Japan’s economy bounces back, supporting case for more...
Japan’s economy expanded by a much faster-than-expected annualized 3.1% in the second...
Hundreds of fleeing Rohingya reportedly killed in drone...
Renewed fears of ethnic cleansing against the stateless Rohingya Muslim community...
Bangladesh court orders murder probe into ousted former...
A court in Bangladesh has ordered an investigation into former Prime Minister Sheikh...
Young people in China aren’t spending on romance. That’s...
During China’s go-go years, young couples holding enormous bouquets of roses were...