South and Central Asia
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Islamabad high court orders murder charges be brought against Jonathan Banks and former CIA lawyer John A Rizzo for 2009 strike that killed at least three
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Afghanistan: US watchdog criticises aid scheme for women's rights
Promote, which aims to empower Afghan women, not delivering effectively, says watchdog, as Amnesty says international community is abandoning women’s rights defenders in Afghanistan -
Anti-smuggling taskforce leader says officers in Andhra Pradesh opened fire in self-defence after being attacked
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Malli Mastan Babu died in severe weather during ascent of Cerro Tres Cruces in Atacama region of Chile
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WHO survey finds Delhi is the most polluted city in the world, with dangerous PM2.5 levels 10 times the upper recommended limit
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The photojournalist’s work in conflict zones has seen her subjected to the horrors of the frontline. In a new memoir, the mother-of-one explains why she keeps on going back
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The attack on the university in Kenya, the aftermath of the Germanwings plane crash, Holy Week processions, the escalating conflict in Yemen – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Narendra Modi reportedly keen to bring Games to India but wants to avoid repeat of corruption scandals surrounding 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
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Caught at Islamabad airport with over half a million dollars in cash, one of the country’s most famous faces is languishing in jail on money-laundering charges
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Suicide bomber kills at least 16 people and injures dozens attending an anti-corruption rally outside the home of the acting governor of Khost province
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Abdul Sattar Edhi runs a sprawling health charity from a Karachi slum, but that doesn’t stop the religious right condemning him for not saying his prayers
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Opium poppy cultivation is up in Afghanistan despite the infamous mercenary firm formerly known as Blackwater being paid $569m by the Pentagon to stop it
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New child welfare minister pledges to improve ‘shameful’ record on adoption – with more than 30 million orphans estimated in country
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The Germanwings plane crash, the liberation of Damasak from Boko Haram militants, the Cricket World Cup, the escalating conflict in Yemen – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Critics say incumbent, who is without a credible election opponent, is flouting constitution by standing again after 25 years in office
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Migrant workers dumped on islands after being abandoned by boat captains when Indonesia banned foreign fishing
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Holidaymakers warned against public shows of affection after village parliament declares it is fed up with ‘obscene’ behaviour
Europe carpets the Greeks but rolls out the red carpet for Narendra Modi. How’s that right?