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Bangladesh to build one of world's largest refugee camps for 800,000 RohingyaAuthorities say they will move Rohingya from 23 camps into new refugee zone near Cox’s Bazar close to Myanmar border -
Japan sends in experts to rescue world's bedraggled bonsaisTokyo has targeted some 40 traditional gardens in need of immediate repair, with a team set to travel to Romania and the US -
VX nerve agent trace found on women accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, court hearsMalaysian chemist testifies in trial of two women accused of murdering the half-brother of North Korea’s leader
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Rohingya crisis: UN 'suppressed' report predicting its shortcomings in MyanmarInsiders claim strategy review warning of imminent crisis in Rakhine state and urging immediate action was smothered by the official who commissioned it
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Myanmar military accused of killing dozens of fleeing Rohingya villagers‘Horrors’ condemned by human rights group as witnesses claim soldiers abused, stabbed and shot dozens of people at residential compound in Rakhine state
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Prince Charles omits Myanmar from Asia tour amid Rohingya conflictMyanmar visit was considered for prince’s trip on behalf of British government but it has now been left put of official program
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Force India F1 boss Vijay Mallya re-arrested over money-launderingTycoon denies Indian government’s claim he supported his Formula One team with money-laundered cash
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Mumbai stampede: at least 22 killed in fatal rush-hour crush – video report
Commuters climb a footbridge in an attempt to save those trapped during a stampede in Mumbai, India, on Friday
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Coroner: cause of Otto Warmbier’s fatal brain damage unclear – video report
Ohio coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco says her team found no conclusive evidence of what caused the fatal brain damage, which caused the death of American student 22-year-old Otto Warmbier
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North Korea accuses US of declaring war – video
Foreign minister Ri Yong-ho says the world should remember that the US 'first declared war on our country' as Pyongyang declares that all options are on the table in response
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North Korea: Trump's threat was ‘sound of a dog barking’ – videoForeign minister Ri Yong-ho ridicules US president for telling the UN general assembly he would have no choice but to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea if provoked
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Rohingya Muslims flee ethnic violence in Myanmar - in picturesMore than 400,000 Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since late August during violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
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South Korea tests missiles in response to North Korea's latest launch – videoSouth Korea’s military said it conducted a missile test into the sea on Friday in response to North Korea’s latest launch.
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