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Even the prime minister has chopped the vegetable out of her official menu after monsoon caused Indian crop failureBangladesh has been forced to import planeloads of onions as the price of the cooking staple soared to record highs, an official said, wi…
Even the prime minister has chopped the vegetable out of her official menu after monsoon caused Indian crop failureBangladesh has been forced to import planeloads of onions as the price of the cooking staple soared to record highs, an official said, wi…
Case launches in Argentina under ‘universal jurisdiction’ demanding justice over ‘existential threat’ to minorityAung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first t…
Twelve reported dead in India and eight in Bangladesh as storm uproots trees and floods croplandsTwenty people have died and more than two million others have spent a night huddled in storm shelters after Cyclone Bulbul hit the coasts of India and Ban…
Crowds cheer Naruhito and his wife at event rescheduled after deadly typhoonTens of thousands of flag-waving spectators have cheered Japan’s new emperor during a rare open-top car parade that was rescheduled after a deadly typhoon.Some in the crowd cam…
Founder of Cambodia National Rescue Party, charged with treason in 2017, cannot leave country or join political activities Cambodia has freed a prominent opposition figure from house arrest more than two years after he was charged with treason, after a…
Underwater volcano sees old island disappear below the waves, replaced by a bigger one nearbyAn undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another one that is three times larger, according to a report by geolog…
Shooting at two checkpoints by suspected Muslim rebels latest incident in grinding conflict in the countryAt least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand’s violence-wracked south, an army s…
Indian city suffering record levels of poor air quality, partly caused by stubble burningThe illegal burning of crop stubble by farmers in India, one of the biggest causes of the record-breaking pollution that has enveloped Delhi over the past week, is…
Pro-democracy councillor among five wounded by alleged attacker shouting pro-Beijing slogansA man went on a knife rampage in Hong Kong leaving at least five people wounded, including a local pro-democracy politician who had his ear bitten off, capping …
Member of religious council is publicly whipped in conservative Aceh regionAn Indonesian man working for an organisation that helped draft strict religious laws has been publicly whipped himself after he was caught having an affair with a married woman…
Malaysian Jho Low relinquishes $700m in assets as part of effort to recoup stolen cash from world’s biggest financial fraudThe Malaysian financier at the heart of the massive 1MDB graft scandal has struck a settlement to forfeit assets worth $700m incl…
Purges, which come after royal consort was stripped of her titles, offer rare glimpse into the palaceThailand’s king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for “adultery”, in a fresh wave of palace purges a week after his royal consort was stripped …
Protestors hurl petrol bombs and smash pro-Beijing businesses as crowds descend on luxury shopping areaHong Kong police have fired water cannon and tear gas at crowds holinding an illegal march, with hardcore protesters throwing petrol bombs and trashi…
A 19-year-old democracy activist was allegedly stabbed by a man shouting pro-China slogansA man handing out leaflets for a Hong Kong pro-democracy protest was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant who slashed his neck and abdomen on Saturday, days aft…