Asia
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Pilots grounded after 'midair fight' on London-Mumbai flightJet Airways investigating claims that male pilot slapped female colleague, leading pair to briefly leave cockpit unattended -
Tibetan activist put on trial in China for inciting separatismProtester who appeared in New York Times video pleads not guilty during four-hour trial, with verdict to be delivered later -
Personal data of a billion Indians sold online for £6, report claimsNewspaper says it bought access to details from world’s largest biometric database, used to administer public services
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'Boats pass over where our land was': Bangladesh's climate refugees – photo essayWhen monsoon rains swept Bangladesh, flooding forced people from their homes in droves. Climate migration is fast becoming commonplace in the country
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Workers held captive in Indian mills supplying Hugo BossGuardian inquiry into concerns raised by Hugo Boss reveals Tamil Nadu firm, which also supplies major UK brands, stops women leaving factory
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Indians visiting Taj Mahal could be capped at 40,000 a dayCut-price ticket deal available to domestic tourists could be restricted in effort to protect 17th-century monument
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World's awkward silence over Rohingya genocide warningsWith no appetite for humanitarian intervention and no support for a powerful ICC, there is unlikely to be justice in Myanmar or elsewhere
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South Korea offers to hold talks with North – video
South Korea’s unification minister, Cho Myoung-gyon has reaffirmed the country's offer to hold talks with North Korea
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Dozens die in Isis suicide bombing in Kabul – video
Islamic State has killed at least 41 people and injured more than 80 others in an attack on a Shia cultural centre and news agency that share a building in Kabul
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Chinese demolition team bring tower crashing to earth in seconds – videoOne of the towers in a high-voltage power grid crossing the Yangtze river in Hubei province, China, is destroyed
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Flames engulf Philippines shopping mall in deadly blaze – video
Fire trucks attend a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippines city of Davao
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China launches AG600, the world's biggest amphibious aircraft - video
China’s homegrown AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft in production, takes off from the southern city of Zhuhai
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Tropical storm Tembin leaves more than 100 dead and many displaced in the Philippines - video
Nearly 100 people have been killed and dozens are missing after Tropical Storm Tembin hit the Philippines triggering mudslides and flooding, police and disaster officials said
'Anything to report?': Korean hotline reopens with little to say between foes