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Amina (L), a household helper, sits beside her mother as she speaks during an interview in Karachi on July 31.
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'I know it's immoral': Child workers still common in Pakistan
One in four households in a country of 255 million people employs a child as a domestic worker, mostly girls aged 10 to 14.
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In Bangladesh’s flooded plains, school boats keep learning afloat
A "floating schools" initiative launched in 2002 has grown into a nationwide model in Bangladesh and has been emulated in flood-prone countries around the world.
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Hundreds of trekkers rescued from Everest in Tibet amid unusually heavy snow
October is a peak season, when skies usually clear at the end of the Indian monsoon.
"My children cried all night from hunger. I boiled grass and gave it to them just to keep them quiet," said Ajib Bahar, 38, from a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
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Oct 2, 2025
Myanmar's war-torn Rakhine state grappling with hunger crisis, aid groups say
By Ruma Paul, Poppy McPherson and Devjyot Ghoshal
More than 100,000 children are suffering from acute malnutrition, with less than 2% able to access treatment, according to data provided by aid workers.
Artisan Ghulam Mohammad Zaz makes the santoor instrument at his home in Srinaga on Sept. 23.
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Sep 29, 2025
Strings of identity: Kashmir's fading music endures
By Mukhtar ZAHOOR
The santoor, an instrument played with hammers, has long been central to Kashmir's musical identity, but global music trends are beginning to overshadow local sounds.
Bipinkumar Padaya (center) sits with his wife and son at home in Dharavi, a slum settlement in Mumbai.
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Sep 27, 2025
In India's Mumbai, the largest slum in Asia is for sale
By Philippe Alfroy
The plan to redevelop Dharavi, led by Mumbai authorities and billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani, reflects modern India — excessive, ambitious, and brutal.
India's parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3 billion annually from 450 million people.
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Sep 17, 2025
India's online gambling fans eye illegal sites in wake of ban
By Faisal Kamal and Anuj Srivas
India's parliament last month passed a sweeping law banning online gambling.
Gloria Tsang, a 33-year-old speech therapist, and her wife Jaedyn Yu, a 35-year-old drum school owner, walk on a pedestrian overpass in Hong Kong on Sept. 12.
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Sep 17, 2025
Hong Kong newlyweds lament veto on same-sex rights bill as blow to city
By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou
The same-sex bill represented an opportunity to implement what would have been a rare liberal shift in Hong Kong's legal landscape.
Chinese migrants intent on reaching the United States walking in the jungle of Panama’s Darien Gap on March 3, 2023.
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Sep 16, 2025
He risked everything to leave China for the U.S. Then he was sent back.
By Vivian Wang and Berry Wang
Tao was not a Chinese dissident, just an ordinary worker who wanted freedom. Deportation did not stop him from trying again.
A woman uses her phone at Bashantapur Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday after the Nepali government announced it will block access to all unregistered social media platforms.
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Sep 5, 2025
Nepal to block some social media platforms, including Facebook
By Gopal Sharma
The move came after the companies failed to register with authorities in a crackdown on misuse.

Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Could an opposition candidate become Japan's next prime minister?
The lawmaker that secures a majority of votes in the Lower House will become prime minister. If no one gets a majority, the two top contenders will enter a runoff in which the person with the highest number of votes gets elected.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As temperatures drop in Japan, bear attacks shoot up to historic highs
Bear warning signs at the Akita Prefectural Government building
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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