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Four dead and several missing after India avalanche

March 1, 2025 - 8:15am
A rescue operation is under way after the avalanche swept away road construction workers in the village of Mana.
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Threat to Kashmir's iconic chinar trees - and the fight to save them

February 28, 2025 - 8:23pm
The chinar is a symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw.
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Threat to Kashmir's iconic chinar trees - and the fight to save them

February 28, 2025 - 8:23pm
The chinar is a symbol of the Kashmir valley's landscape and a major tourist draw.
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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

February 28, 2025 - 6:08pm
Travellers enter a mini capitalist enclave far from Pyongyang, on a tightly controlled visit.
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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

February 28, 2025 - 6:08pm
Travellers enter a mini capitalist enclave far from Pyongyang, on a tightly controlled visit.
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First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw

February 28, 2025 - 6:08pm
Travellers enter a mini capitalist enclave far from Pyongyang, on a tightly controlled visit.
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Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out

February 28, 2025 - 2:58am
Twenty-two people died and others were badly injured in the 2019 Whakaari/White Island disaster.
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Volcano owners' conviction over deadly eruption thrown out

February 28, 2025 - 2:58am
Twenty-two people died and others were badly injured in the 2019 Whakaari/White Island disaster.
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Japanese woman under investigation for kissing BTS's Jin

February 28, 2025 - 12:08am
The incident happened during a public event where the K-pop star hugged 1,000 fans.
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Japanese woman under investigation for kissing BTS's Jin

February 28, 2025 - 12:08am
The incident happened during a public event where the K-pop star hugged 1,000 fans.
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Qatar Airways says crew handled dead passenger 'appropriately'

February 28, 2025 - 12:03am
An Australian couple said it was "traumatic" to sit next to the body of the woman who died mid-flight.
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Qatar Airways says crew handled dead passenger 'appropriately'

February 28, 2025 - 12:03am
An Australian couple said it was "traumatic" to sit next to the body of the woman who died mid-flight.
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Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens

February 27, 2025 - 10:19pm
The recent spree of deals between the two is upsetting traditional allies wary of Beijing.
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Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens

February 27, 2025 - 10:19pm
The recent spree of deals between the two is upsetting traditional allies wary of Beijing.
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Cook Islands China deal riles allies as West's grip loosens

February 27, 2025 - 10:19pm
The recent spree of deals between the two is upsetting traditional allies wary of Beijing.
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Oscar-tipped Japanese MeToo film not shown in Japan

February 27, 2025 - 10:02pm
Shiori Ito became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.
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Oscar-tipped Japanese MeToo film not shown in Japan

February 27, 2025 - 10:02pm
Shiori Ito became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.
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Japan's MeToo icon is up for an Oscar - but the film can't air in the country

February 27, 2025 - 10:02pm
Shiori became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.
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Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart

February 27, 2025 - 6:22pm
In many cases, courts criticised the police for lapses in investigation, even "falsely implicating" people.
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Five years since deadly Delhi riots, many police cases are falling apart

February 27, 2025 - 6:22pm
In many cases, courts criticised the police for lapses in investigation, even "falsely implicating" people.
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