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Asia
India's top court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
A five-judge bench in the country's Supreme Court was unanimous in overturning the ban.
- by Alasdair Pal
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Japan
Blackouts, landslides and death: Earthquake follows typhoon in Japan
The quake came on the heels of a typhoon that wreaked havoc in western Japan, leaving the main airport near Osaka and Kobe closed.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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Earthquake
Hokkaido without power, houses engulfed in landslide after Japan quake
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that injured and trapped a number of people early on Thursday.
Japan
Devastation as typhoon Jebi's toll rises
At least 11 people have been killed and about 600 injured as Typhoon Jebi ripped through Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nepal
Near Everest’s slopes, a helicopter rescue fraud preys on trekkers
When an Australian trekker heading to Mount Everest Base Camp, woke up with chest pain, his Nepali guide pushed immediately for a medical evacuation, saying he had a serious case of acute mountain sickness.
- by Kai Schultz
Thailand
Women's rights group slam Thai ban on female police cadets
The Royal Police Cadet Academy announced this week that it would not admit female candidates from the next academic year. No reason was given.
- by Rina Chandran
Extreme weather
Typhoon Jebi ploughs through western Japan, causing flooding, deaths
A powerful typhoon has slammed into western Japan, inundating the region's main airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge, leaving thousands stranded.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
China
China waives debt, promises 'no imposition of will' on African nations
The $US60 billion debt waiver is intended to convince the world that its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative is creating debt traps in poor countries.
- by Kirsty Needham
Japan
Typhoon Jebi whips up monster waves, makes landfall in Japan
Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday, believed to be the strongest tropical cyclone to come ashore in Japan in 25 years.
- by Sophie Jackman
Russia
Vladimir Putin is now a reality TV star in 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin'
The first episode of the new show included footage of Putin watching wildlife as he mutters under his breath, "they're not afraid of us".
- by Amie Ferris-Rotman
Myanmar
UN human rights chief: Myanmar journalists' ruling shocking
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says she was "shocked" at the seven-year prison sentences handed down to two Reuters journalists in Myanmar.