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Deadly Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan

Car crushed by mudslide in Xindian, northern Taiwan - 8 August
Powerful Typhoon Soudelor batters Taiwan with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least four people dead, before heading for mainland China.
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Irek Hamidullin surrenders to US troops in Afghanistan in 2009

'Soviet Taliban' convicted in US

A former Soviet army officer is convicted by a US jury of planning and leading a Taliban attack on American forces in Afghanistan in 2009.

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Glamour and brawn

Life as weightlifting beauty queen in World War Two
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'Open prison'

Bangladesh's atheist bloggers react to murder
  • 7 August 2015
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Fiery debate

Twists and turns in the tale of India's porn ban
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I got the cat lah

The rise of Singlish - a uniquely Asian form of English
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Clock watching

How time zones have confused the world
  • 7 August 2015
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Sexual freedom

Is Kama Sutra a feminist book of erotic love?
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
  • 6 August 2015
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Is Kama Sutra a feminist book of erotic love?

India's ancient book of erotic love assumes sexual freedom for women that would have raised the hackles of today's puritans, says leading Indologist Wendy Doniger.
6 August 2015

Soutik Biswas

 
Delhi correspondent
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China stocks trader counts his losses: 'Never trust the government'

The slump in Chinese share prices has brought trouble for ordinary investors. Carrie Gracie spoke to one man who has taken a big hit.
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