Asia
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Fukushima disaster evacuees told to return to abandoned homesPeople who fled after March 2011 nuclear meltdown face losing housing subsidies if they do not go back, despite radiation fears -
Reza Aslan criticised for documentary on cannibalistic HindusThe American author is filmed eating human brains for CNN’s Believers, with fears that it could increase hate attacks against Indian Americans
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Dating app helps Indian people with disabilities find their perfect partnerAn app targeted specifically at India’s 26.8 million disabled people promises to create newfound opportunities for striking up relationships
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Indira Jaising: 'In India, you can’t even dream of equal justice. Not at all'For half a century she has represented the poorest, most disenfranchised people. Now she has a new fight on her hands
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Forced repatriation to Afghanistan: 'We didn't think it would happen to us'An estimated million refugees will return from Pakistan and Iran this year, despite Afghanistan still being plagued by conflict and unemployment
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Rebels with a cause: the female biker clubs reclaiming Delhi's public spaceIn India’s male-dominated capital where women are often in danger, a group of female bikers are taking to the road to reclaim women’s rights to public space
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Isis attacks military hospital in Kabul – video reportAfghan security forces battle with gunmen who were disguised as doctors and attacked a military hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday
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Paint-throwing and dancing at India's Holi festival – in picturesLath mar Holi is a celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi, which marks the coming of spring
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Sea turtle recovering after 915 coins removed from stomach – video reportOmsin, a green sea turtle, is recovering in Bangkok after surgery to remove over 900 coins from her stomach
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South Korea: thousands of protesters call for Park impeachment – videoTens of thousands of South Korean people rally in the centre of Seoul on Saturday night to call for the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye
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Kim Jong-nam's death: what we know so far – video reportKim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un, died from a seizure en route to hospital on 13 February after complaining that a woman had sprayed chemicals on his face at Kuala Lumpur international airport
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Hair-razing: Japanese men hold annual competition to celebrate baldness – videoA men’s social club celebrates their lack of hair in Tsuruta City with a bizarre game of tug of war
Park Geun-hye: South Korean court removes president over scandal