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Cyclone Ilsa: Stranded Indonesian fishermen rescued after six days without food
Australia says 11 Indonesians shipwrecked after a storm are found but nine others are feared dead.
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Afghan economic hopes threatened by Taliban - UN
Donations to aid agencies are at risk of falling sharply, jeopardising signs of recovery, a UN report says.
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Chinese man mistaken for hare dies after being shot
Wang Moujin fell into a ditch and drowned after being shot with an air gun, say Chinese police.
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Hikvision: Chinese surveillance tech giant denies leaked Pentagon spy claim
A leaked US government document alleged that Hikvision was likely enabling Chinese espionage.
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New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict explained
The kidnapping of a New Zealand man has thrust a decades-old rebellion back into the spotlight.
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Mischa Barton: Hollywood and The OC star to join rebooted Neighbours
The former star of The OC will appear in the relaunched Australian soap later this year.
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Afghanistan women's cricket team: In limbo and in exile in Australia
Afghanistan's women cricketers have escaped danger, but found only a sporting limbo in exile from their homeland.
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FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese 'police stations' in New York
China has previously denied running secret police stations overseas, calling them "service centres".
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Zomato: When a biryani flies hundreds of miles to reach Indians
Food delivery firm Zomato is flying biryani across cities and delivering it to the doorstep of Indians.
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Horror after Chinese trapeze artist falls to her death during display
The performer died after her partner, who was also her husband, failed to catch her during a stunt.
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Maharashtra: Twelve die of heatstroke at Indian award event
The government-sponsored event was held in India's Maharashtra state in an open ground.
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Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens
At least one Indonesian soldier has been killed while trying to find kidnapped pilot Philip Mehrtens.
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Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's biggest city
A boundary change means Sydney is not the country's biggest city, for the first time in over a century.
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Supreme Court: Is India on the cusp of legalising same-sex marriage?
All eyes are on the Supreme Court as it readies to hear cases seeking legalisation of same-sex union.
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'We wish we could go back': Life in a war-torn Myanmar
The BBC visits Myanmar, where two years after the coup, fear and quiet defiance are everywhere.
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Watch the moments before former Indian MP shot live on TV
Dramatic scenes show the moments just before former MP Atiq Ahmed was gunned down in Prayagraj.
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Australia climate protest: Rising Tide activists shovel coal off train
Some 50 protesters are arrested after halting cargo bound for the country's top coal export terminal.
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Atiq Ahmed: The brazen murder of an Indian mafia don-turned-politician
Atiq Ahmed, shot dead live on TV, built a fiefdom in northern India but his power had begun to wane.
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Fumio Kishida vows G7 security boost after smoke bomb
Fumio Kishida said Japan must "maximise" security for G7 officials after an object was thrown at him.
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Punjab: The Indian 'American dream' which ended in a scam in Bali
At least 150 Indians have been duped by a gang over false promises of moving to the US.
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