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Cambodian PM orders ‘vigorous’ investigation into critic’s killingKem Ley, who spoke out against prime minister Hun Sen, was shot three times in Phnom Penh on Sunday -
Husband of Chinese legal assistant Zhao Wei questions whether she has been set freeYou Minglei says he has not been able to contact his wife and suspects ‘release’ is to distract from anniversary of crackdown
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Japan's ruling coalition on course to win parliamentary electionA large majority for the ruling coalition in the upper house may enable constitutional reform allowing more freedom of action for military
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Cambodian government critic shot dead in Phnom PenhKilling of Kem Ley comes at a time of heightened political tensions between Hun Sen’s administration and the opposition
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Philippines: nine suspects killed in wake of Rodrigo Duterte's drug warMore than 100 suspects have been killed in the seven weeks since Duterte’s election as president
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China braces as super typhoon Nepartak kills three in TaiwanWinds of 200km as 37,000 people evacuated on China’s eastern coast and flights and trains cancelled
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Kashmir death toll rises as protesters defy curfewEighteen dead and more than 100 injured in anti-India violence after the killing of a popular rebel commander
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The labour train – following the migrant workers of TajikistanIn Tajikistan, work is in chronically short supply. Each week thousands of men take a four-day rail journey to Moscow in search of employment
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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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Date, kiss or marry ... how Tinder is rewriting India’s rules of engagementIn a country where casual relationships are still frowned on, young Indians are defying parents and society by using smartphone apps to meet partners
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Ruby Roman grapes sell for £8,350 in Japan – videoThe bunch of about 30 grapes of the ruby roman variety sold for 1.1m yen (£8,350) – about £270 a grape
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Obama to leave 3,000 more troops than planned in Afghanistan – videoIn a press conference Wednesday, Barack Obama announced that he will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, much more than the 5,500 originally planned
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Mongolian reindeer herders – in picturesOne of the last remaining nomadic groups of reindeer herders has been tracked down and captured on camera in northern Mongolia
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Dhaka attack ends with 20 hostages dead - videoSix militants and two police officers were killed and 13 people were rescued
Japan could change pacifist constitution after Shinzo Abe victory