South and Central Asia
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Briton ‘tortured’ in Sri Lanka returns to UKVelauthapillai Renukaruban says he was accused of being involved in Tamil Tigers and beaten with sticks and a metal bar
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Philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistan's 'angel of mercy', dies aged 88National day of mourning announced by prime minister Nawaz Sharif who pays tribute to ‘great servant of humanity’
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Deluge turns to dearth for Bangladesh as age-old water woes take new formFor centuries, the region has been shaped by its struggles with water. But where floods and cyclones once threatened, the menace now is a lack of water
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Why is the rape crisis in rural India passing under the radar?Rape is far more prevalent in India’s towns and villages than in cities. Why did it take a media outcry for police in Kerala to investigate Jisha’s rape and murder?
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Bangladesh pizza chef mistakenly killed by police during restaurant attackNew revelations that security agencies in Bangladesh misread online warnings of an impending attack before siege at restaurant that left 20 hostages dead
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Foreign firms cancel travel to Bangladesh after Dhaka cafe attackForeign nationals in building and garment industries told to stay home and hospitality sector sees rise in cancellations
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Gurgaon: what life is like in the Indian city built by private companiesBusinesses are behind the growth of the north India city – providing sewage, waste disposal and even fire services – but is all well in privatised paradise?
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Dhaka officials say they knew attackers, as details of victims emergeAuthorities confirm arrest attempts had been made before attacks took place, on five of the seven militants involved
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Bangladesh cafe attack: Japan, Italy and US mourn dead hostagesJapanese consultants, Italian businesspeople and three students from American universities killed in siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery
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Dhaka cafe attack ends with 20 hostages among deadAuthorities say local militants – not Islamic State – carried out the 12-hour siege which ended as 100 commandos stormed bakery
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As Isis strikes, al-Qaida plays the long game in Islamist supremacy struggleAttacks in Turkey and Bangladesh may be part of a desperate Isis attempt to keep the dream of a caliphate alive
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Dhaka attack: police surround restaurant after gunmen take hostages - videoPolice in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka surround a cafe where eight to nine gunmen have taken multiple hostages
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Myanmar human rights group 'forced' to cancel launch of report on army tortureTa’ang Women’s Organisation claims regional government prevented Yangon hotels from hosting launch of report on ‘systematic war crimes’ by armed forces
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Hindu temple volunteer hacked to death in Bangladesh, say policeMuslim-majority nation has seen a surge in violent attacks on activists and minority religious groups by Islamist extremists
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Iran covertly recruits Afghan Shias to fight in SyriaShia men from Afghanistan are coaxed into war to support Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Guardian investigation reveals
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Taliban bombs targeting police cadets kill at least 27 in KabulBombings come 10 days after an attack on a bus carrying Nepalese security guards
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'End this political game': Manus Island refugee makes plea to AustraliaMyanmar refugee Imran Mohammad Fazal Hoque writes of ‘inhumane and cruel torture’ suffered during 1,000 days in Australian-run detention and calls for government to find safe resettlement
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India's supreme court refuses to hear challenge to law against gay sexSetback for gay community, which argued that penal code undermined their rights by failing to protect sexual preferences
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India tomato shortage causes curry crisis and puts sellers under pressureDrought has hit the harvest, hurting farmers and forcing consumers to use substitutes for tomato-based dishes
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Bangladesh charges seven over Italian aid worker's murderSenior opposition official among those charged over death of Cesare Tavella which heralded a wave of attacks in country
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