Asia
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China 'eliminating civil society' by targeting human rights activists – reportReport details use of torture by Chinese security agencies – including beatings, stress positions and sleep deprivation – to force activists to confess ‘crimes’ -
North Korea killing: Kim Jong-nam pleaded for his life, say reportsThe dead half-brother of Kim Jong-un said in a letter that his family had ‘nowhere to go’, South Korean politicians claim -
Bangladesh campaign has cut acid attacksLetters: The government introduced strict new penalties, set up special courts to deal with cases and restricted the sale of acid
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Christchurch fire forces 1,000 people to flee their homesBlaze destroys at least seven houses, sparking local state of emergency in New Zealand’s second largest city
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Kim Jong-nam was assassinated, say US and South Korean officialsIt 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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'All is forgiven': Sri Lankan PM says returning asylum seekers won't be chargedRanil 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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Sara Connor tells Bali court it was not her idea to burn clothesAustralian 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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Delhi's deadly dust: how construction sites are choking the cityThe Indian capital’s inherently dusty air is made worse by countless unregulated construction sites – and the production of bricks and concrete to feed them
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Childhoods lost: disabilities and seizures blight India's endosulfan victimsThe 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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Lahore blast: bomb explodes near protesters – video reportAn alleged suicide bomb has killed up to 10 people and wounded at least 40 in Lahore, Pakistan, on Monday evening
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Trump praises Abe's ‘strong hands’ at White House meeting – videoThe 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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US commander in Afghanistan calls for thousands more troops – videoGeneral 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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Indonesian illegal gold mining – in picturesIndonesian miners painstakingly sift through the waste for scraps from the largest gold mine in the world: the Grasberg mine in West Papua
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US warns North Korea of 'overwhelming' response if nuclear arms used – videoOn 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