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Amid unprecedented protests over rising rape cases, government weighs capital punishment for the crime by changing law. ( read original story ...)

At least three passengers were killed and 10 others wounded in a collision between a train and a passenger bus in the mid-southern district of Feni on Sunday morning, according to officials. A train, ... ( read original story ...)

Conservatives have raised questions about public decency on the Chinese-owned service, but opposition groups see an efforts to stop criticism of the country’s leadership. ( read original story ...)

Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a religious scholar who belongs to a little-known branch of Islam in Pakistan's bustling city of Karachi, police said on Sunday.The killing of Maulana ... ( read original story ...)

The Indonesian capital of Jakarta will kick off a two-week "transitional" period of eased coronavirus curbs from Monday after the pace of infections slowed over the last two weeks, Governor Anies ... ( read original story ...)

Indonesia reported 4,497 new coronavirus infections and 79 new deaths on Sunday, the lowest daily fatality count since Sept. 27, data from the country's Health Ministry website showed. The new ... ( read original story ...)

The death of Rhea Chakraborty’s boyfriend has become an obsession – even though police reject the media’s speculation ... ( read original story ...)

India’s confirmed coronavirus toll has crossed 7 million with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. ( read original story ...)

India's coronavirus cases surged past seven million on Sunday as US President Donald Trump got back on the campaign trail just nine days after announcing he had contracted Covid-19. Governments across ... ( read original story ...)