Asia
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Report details use of torture by Chinese security agencies – including beatings, stress positions and sleep deprivation – to force activists to confess ‘crimes’
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The dead half-brother of Kim Jong-un said in a letter that his family had ‘nowhere to go’, South Korean politicians claim
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Letters: The government introduced strict new penalties, set up special courts to deal with cases and restricted the sale of acid
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Blaze destroys at least seven houses, sparking local state of emergency in New Zealand’s second largest city
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It is believed two women poisoned brother of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un at Kuala Lumpur airport after he criticised regime
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Ranil Wickremesinghe claims compatriots broke the law in trying to flee to Australia but insists it is safe for them to return
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Australian charged over alleged killing of Indonesian police officer says she destroyed his cards to ‘protect his identity’ not to dispose of evidence
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The prospect of compensation offers little comfort for thousands of families in Kerala state whose lives have been shattered by the use of a toxic pesticide
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An alleged suicide bomb has killed up to 10 people and wounded at least 40 in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday evening
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The US president and Japanese prime minister held a joint news conference on Friday, where Trump reiterated America’s commitment to Japan’s security
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General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, tells the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he needs several thousand more international troops
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On a visit to South Korea, Donald Trump’s defence secretary, James Mattis, warns North Korea of an ‘effective and overwhelming’ response if Pyongyang chooses to use nuclear weapons
Space India launches record-breaking 104 satellites from single rocket