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News Articles: Asia

People lay flowers during a candle light vigil for the victims of Saturday's soccer riots outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where it broke out, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022.

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  • Asia

The weekend stadium tragedy underscores the danger of watching soccer in Indonesia

The death of at least 125 people at a soccer match on Saturday is a tragic reminder that Indonesia is one of the most dangerous countries in which to attend a game.

October 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People examine the damage following a soccer match stampede at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

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  • Asia

A stampede at a soccer match has killed at least 125 people in Indonesia

Brawls between supporters of two rival soccer teams prompted riot police to fire tear gas, which caused panic. The country is due to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

October 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A relative mourns near the body of one of victims of a road accident in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Oct.2, 2022. A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in Kanpur city's Ghatampur area Saturday night killing 26 people, most of them women and children.

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  • Asia

Over 25 deaths as packed tractor wagon overturns in India

A farm tractor pulling a wagon loaded with people overturned and fell into a pond in northern India, killing 26 people, most of them women and children, officials said Sunday.

October 02, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Former professional wrestler Antonio Inoki shouts at a press conference in Tokyo on August 21, 2014.

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  • Sports

Pro-wrestler, politician and hostage negotiator Antonio Inoki dies at 79

The late wrestler was known for pioneering mixed martial arts, freeing hostages in Iraq and organizing a wrestling match in North Korea that became the biggest-pay-per-view in pro-wrestling history.

October 01, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file imagery, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday.

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  • Asia

North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

North Korea on Saturday test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its neighbors said, prompting quick, strong condemnation from its rivals.

October 01, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Bicycles have become the only commuting option for many Afghans, who are often unable to afford a ride in a bus or a shared cab as the economy has unraveled under Taliban rule. But the conservative Taliban culture means that women are missing from the ranks of these new riders.

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  • Asia

Bikes are everywhere in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. But who's not cycling? Women

As the economy unravels, "everyone is getting a bike," says one young resident. It's the cheapest way to get around. But the Taliban's conservative culture means women cyclists are not welcome.

September 29, 2022
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • FAZELMINALLAH QAZIZAI
Protesters show the three finger salute and hold photos of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in July outside the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok during a demonstration against the Myanmar military junta's execution of four prisoners.

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  • Asia

Aung San Suu Kyi is convicted again in Myanmar, alongside an Australian adviser

The former prime minister was sentenced to three years for violating the official secrets act, on top of a 20-year sentence already handed down by the military junta that took power in 2021.

September 29, 2022
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  • Michael Sullivan
Hilaree Nelson of Telluride, Colo., left, and James Morrison of Tahoe, Calif., raise their fists in October 2018 as the pair arrived in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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  • Sports

A famed U.S. extreme skier's body is recovered in Nepal

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the summit of 26,775-foot Mount Manaslu on Monday when she fell off the mountain

September 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Akie Abe, wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carries a cinerary urn containing his ashes at his state funeral, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Tokyo.

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  • Asia

Japan holds a divisive state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was honored at a rare and divisive state funeral Tuesday that deeply split public opinion and that drew angry protests.

September 27, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this image made from a video, people conduct search operation in the River Karatoa, where an overcrowded boat overturned in Bangladesh on Sunday.

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  • Asia

At least 41 are dead, scores missing after a boat capsizes in Bangladesh

The boat overturned while carrying about 100 Hindu pilgrims from a temple on the Karatoa River in Panchagarh district in northern Bangladesh.

September 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Residents pass by a flooded road from Typhoon Noru in San Miguel town, Bulacan province, Philippines. Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving some people dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in the capital and outlying provinces.

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  • Asia

Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines on Monday, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work.

September 26, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People watch a news program showing a file image of a missile launch by North Korea at the Seoul Railway Station on Sunday. South Korea has accused its neighbor of raising tensions in the region after firing a ballistic missile toward the sea.

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  • Asia

North Korea fires a missile as U.S. and South Korea get ready for military exercises

South Korea called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

September 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Residents of the Tondo district in Manila carry their children as they evacuate to safer grounds on Sunday before Typhoon Noru arrives in the Philippines.

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  • Asia

Thousands in the Philippines are evacuating from the capital ahead of Typhoon Noru

A powerful typhoon shifted and abruptly gained strength Sunday as it blew closer to the northeastern Philippines, prompting evacuations from high-risk villages and the capital.

September 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Bou Meng, second from left, former prison survivor, is helped into the courtroom before the hearings against Khieu Samphan, former Khmer Rouge head of state, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022.

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  • Asia

After 16 years and 3 convictions, an international tribunal closes down in Cambodia

An international court convened in Cambodia to judge the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people in the 1970s ends its work Thursday.

September 22, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Police and firefighters inspect the scene where a man is reported to set himself on fire, near the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

A man sets himself on fire in an apparent protest of Japanese leader Abe's funeral

More protests are expected before the state funeral next week for Japan's divisive former leader. Shinzo Abe's assassination in July has highlighted the Unification Church's ties to Japanese politics.

September 21, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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