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South Asia struggles after deadly monsoon flooding

Fears are rising for hundreds of villages stranded by monsoon flood waters in large areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India.

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Floods hit eastern India, triggering landslide in Shimla

Monsoon rains in eastern India have unleashed a huge landslide in the city of Shimla.

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Protests in Kashmir broken up by Indian police

Protesters in Kashmir carrying Pakistani flags have been teargassed by Indian police.

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Asia floods leaves millions homeless

While all eyes have been on the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, more than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of devastating floods across Asia

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Thousands die in floods in Africa and Asia as climate change worsens

With the media focus on the chaos wrought by Hurricane Harvey in the US, floods have killed many more people in Africa and Asia this year, as climate change worsens extreme weather worldwide.

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Fresh downpours spread misery across South Asia

More than 1,200 have been killed as the fallout from heavy monsoon rains continues to be felt in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh

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Rescuers search for more than 30 trapped in Mumbai building collapse

At least seven people have died and more than 30 others are feared trapped beneath a collapsed building

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Floods kill more than 1,200 in Asia as all eyes are on Hurricane Harvey

As Hurricane Harvey battered the US to devastating effect, another area of the world was stricken by flooding.

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India: cult leader Ram Rahim Singh sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape

An Indian judge on Monday handed a 20-year jail sentence to self-styled 'godman' Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, following his conviction for rape last Friday.

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'Kung Fu Nuns' help women defend themselves from rapists

The nuns are teaching self-defence classes in the Himalayas

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'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

'Guru' rape verdict sparks deadly rampages in India

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Five destinations where luxury and philanthropy go hand in hand

You will return home with the best souvenir: the satisfaction of knowing you made a difference.

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India's supreme court rules Muslim practice of instant divorce is unconstitutional

Men should not be allowed to end marriage by a single text message, court rules.

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Down the pan: woman splits with husband over toilet failure

The judge described the lack of sanitation as 'shameful' and 'torturous'

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Train crash in northern India kills 23

Twenty-three people are dead after a passenger train derailed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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India train crash: dozens feared dead

The accident is the third major derailment in Uttar Pradesh in 2017

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Something in the water - and it's turning dogs blue

Industrial pollution in India's Kasabi river has started to turn local dogs blue.

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Disha Patani: An Indian Star is Born

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Bengaluru lakes belch out foam

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Mumbai human pyramids get high to celebrate Dahi Handi