South and Central Asia
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Rumours that film features love scene between queen and her Muslim conqueror leads to blanket security at premiere
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Bill Richardson claims Myanmar advisory board is a ‘whitewash’ and a ‘cheerleading squad for the government’
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Rao Anwar prevented from leaving country, as anger grows over alleged fake ‘encounters’ during 10-year reign in Karachi
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At least six people have been killed in an attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Taliban claim responsibility for assault on Intercontinental hotel which led to 12-hour gun battle with Afghan forces
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Trump Towers project in India lures investors with chance of meeting US president’s son
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Refugees in Bangladesh don’t want to be repatriated to live in a Myanmar transit camp, writes Kate Allen, the director of Amnesty International UK
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Officials say victims were from neighbouring Uzbekistan and died on a road widely used to transport migrant workers
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