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Five men found guilty of gang-raping Danish tourist in DelhiThose convicted of rape and robbery of 52-year-old woman in 2014 may face at least 20 years in prison under new tougher laws -
Afghanistan president condemns killing of NPR journalists in ambushAfter deaths of David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna in insurgent attack, Ashraf Ghani calls attack cowardly as John Kerry notes continuing danger
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Hangover cure: New Zealand's 'morning-after maids' clean up post-party messStartup company claims to have been inundated after launching a service to clear up after parties – including bringing painkillers
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Kill drug dealers and I'll give you a medal, says Philippines presidentAddressing huge crowd, Rodrigo Duterte, president-elect, urges DIY law enforcement and threatens to humiliate police generals
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South China Sea: 'We have no fear of trouble,' Chinese admiral warnsChina says it will not be bullied over pending international court ruling on South China Sea
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Tiananmen vigil ignored by some Hong Kong activists amid ideological splitThousands gather every year to mark China’s brutal suppression of pro-democracy protests but some say the vigil’s message is growing irrelevant
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Myanmar women put in danger by ban on maids working overseasEmployment abroad offers women the chance of a better salary. But attempts to stop them after cases of abuse have increased the risks of exploitation
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The lost girls of Myanmar: 'If I work hard, my family will survive' – videoChin is the poorest state in Myanmar and it is experiencing an exodus as young women from the region migrate to find work. But sometimes, they don’t come home
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The lonely struggle of India's anti-nuclear protestersWomen are leading protests in Tamil Nadu state against a power plant – yet few people in India know the village they’re from, let alone support their cause
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Monkey robs jewellery shop in southern India – videoA monkey is caught on CCTV robbing 10,000 rupees - around $150 - from a jewellery shop in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
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Yamato Tanooka: boy missing for six days in forest found alive – video reportSeven-year-old Yamato Tanooka is found alive and unharmed after being missing for almost a week in a forest in northern Japan
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Father of missing Japanese boy found alive makes emotional apology – videoThe father whose son went missing in bear-inhabited forests for six days makes an emotional apology after the boy is found alive
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Chinese minister berates Canadian reporter for human rights question – videoChina’s foreign minister Wang Yi vents his frustration when reporter Amanda Connolly, of online news site IPolitics, asks a question about the country’s human rights record.
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Philippines child sex abuse: one young girl's story of online trauma‘Lorna’ was seven years old when her abuse started. She was introduced to the world of online child sex abuse by a neighbour and would perform three acts a day for online predators before she was rescued by the police. Here, she tells her story in her own words.
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Chinese detergent advert shows black man getting ‘washed’ a different colour – videoChinese laundry detergent brand Qiaobi have released a controversial advert that has caused widespread outrage online
Netflix to produce first original series for India based on Vikram Chandra novel