Asia
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Other lives: South Asian scholar who co-authored many books about India
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Father Albert San Jose has found himself in a lot of bovver over a hover after singing to his congregation during Christmas Eve mass while riding a hoverboard
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Rescuers use infrared cameras to detect men trapped underground after Christmas Day disaster in Shandong province
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Senior party leaders need to ‘strictly educate and supervise’ their children and family members amid the ongoing fight against graft
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Fears for stability of region after sudden death of Kim Yang-gon, who handled the reclusive country’s ties with South Korea
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Junta claims the barracks where people are blindfolded and shackled is needed for national security but lawyers say it is a dangerous expansion of power
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To stop snow leopards killing valuable livestock, villagers in Himachal Pradesh have changed the way they manage land to increase the endangered cat’s wild prey, while an insurance scheme offers compensation for lost stock
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Editorial: Afghanistan is experiencing weakness and disunity in both government and insurgent ranks
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Archaeologists hope DNA from four skeletons will shed light on bronze age settlement as locals see chance to develop more than just site’s ancient heritage
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Afghan journalists and analysts face attempts on their lives for criticising militants – and some point the finger at a ‘fifth column’ in the government
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The 3.7-metre-long squid was spotted swimming under fishing boats in the bay on Christmas Eve
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Rescuers make contact with eight Chinese miners who have been trapped underground since Christmas Day
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Local resident Mohammad Zaib describes seeing scores of dead bodies and injured people following a blast outside government offices in Mardan on Tuesday
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Prime minister Shinzo Abe says a deal reached with South Korea to end the row over the use of wartime ‘comfort women’ sex slaves marks a new era
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David Miller’s family speak out after a court in Thailand sentences two Burmese men to death for the murder of David and the rape and murder of fellow backpacker Hannah Witheridge.
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The Afghanistan government says reinforcements reached Sangin on Wednesday to help the army hold back a Taliban assault
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Delhi driving restrictions in force from New Year's Day in bid to clear pollution