South and Central Asia
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Appeal planned after Nay Myo Lin was given three months’ hard labour for trying to intervene when riot police knocked man off motorbike during protest
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Those convicted of rape and robbery of 52-year-old woman in 2014 may face at least 20 years in prison under new tougher laws
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After 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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Employment 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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A 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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Clashes with squatters in protest camp in Mathura lead to 370 arrests, with police saying they were fired on from treetops
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Former soldier Leslie Binns turned around less than 500 metres from summit to help save Indian mountaineer Sunita Hazra
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A scheme training local women to deliver birth control pills to homes hopes to reduce maternal mortality and poverty
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Political strategy to integrate people forced from their homes stymied by corruption, poor government capacity and dwindling international focus
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Authorities ask Facebook and YouTube to remove satirical sketch that pokes fun at cricket great and famous Indian movie singer Lata Mangeshkar
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Sherpas discovered the body of Paresh Nath, 58, at the 7,900m-high South Col as the search continues for another missing Indian
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Relatives of Mohammad Azam, killed while driving Mullah Mansoor across Pakistan, lodge a first investigation report for murder
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