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Collections help Afghans housed in Chickerell military camp
The response to an appeal to help people who fled Afghanistan and are now housed in a military camp has been "overwhelming", a council has said.
Lakshadweep: Can India's 'alternative Maldives' handle mass tourism?
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Indian archipelago Lakshadweep triggered an unexpected row that soured ties with neighbouring Maldives. It also set off a surge in tourist interest in the small island chain that has worried ecological experts and many locals.
Pakistan launches strikes into Iran two days after missile strike
Pakistan says its has launched missile strikes into neighbouring Iran, two days after an Iranian attack inflamed relations between the nuclear states.
Singapore minister S Iswaran to stand trial in rare corruption case
A Singapore minister has been charged with corruption, an extremely rare development in a country known for its squeaky-clean governance.
US woman gets 26 years for mother's 'suitcase murder'
An American woman who helped kill her mother and stuff her body in a suitcase during a 2014 holiday in Bali has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.
Why these Taiwanese Americans flew home to vote
"I shouted his [William Lai's] name so much on the night of the election, I lost my voice the next day," says Nancy Yang, who flies home to Taiwan from San Francisco every four years so she can vote.