- Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Anger as Pakistan court frees rapist after he agrees deal to marry his victim
Dawlat Khan had received a life sentence for the rape of a young deaf woman but a council of elders intervened…
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Vladimir Putin expects Xi Jinping to make state visit in spring – video
The Russian president has said he expects his Chinese counterpart to make a state visit to Russia next spring,…
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Wrestling tigers and hurling motorcycles: how SS Rajamouli’s RRR cast a spell over the world
The Indian director was as surprised as anyone that his astonishingly larger than life, logic-defying action f…
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In Kolkata’s ancient festivals, I saw a very modern mix of myth and politics | Amit Chaudhuri
A brightly lit Kali Puja marquee was made to look like an identity card for the goddess – complete with a heav…
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Indian leather companies accused of enabling Russia’s war effort
Soldiers’ boots are made from imported Indian leather as country’s trade with Russia soars by 400%Indian compa…
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Myanmar court jails Aung San Suu Kyi for extra seven years in final closed trial
Nobel laureate found guilty of corruption as rights groups say array of charges fabricated to keep her detaine…
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Japanese architect and ‘postmodern giant’ Arata Isozaki dies aged 91
Pritzker prize winner who combined Asian and western influences said postwar ruins of Japan stayed with him in…
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China Covid: experts estimate 9,000 deaths a day as US says it may sample wastewater from planes
Infectious disease experts believe strategy more effective in slowing virus spread than new travel restriction…
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UN tries to resolve Afghanistan aid crisis after women banned from working at NGOs
Head of humanitarian operations to fly to Kabul as programmes are ‘compromised’ by Taliban decisionMartin Grif…
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New Zealand bans battery cages for hens – but replacement ‘just as bad’
Colony cages are larger but animal welfare campaigners say the birds are still not able to behave naturallyBat…
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UK ministers under pressure to screen China arrivals for Covid
Politicians and experts call for border testing to be introduced, but others question usefulness of moveMinist…
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Why did China relax its Covid policy – and should we be worried?
After long pursuing a strict zero-Covid regime, restrictions have been lifted in China as new variants emergeA…