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North Korea rebuilding Sohae rocket launch site, say observersNorth Korea rebuilding Sohae rocket launch site, say observers
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Sohae has been the site of North Korea's controversial satellite launches

New satellite images of North Korea suggest it is restoring a rocket launch site it had pledged to dismantle, say analysts.

The images were taken two days after talks between the leaders of the US and North

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Pakistan detains relatives of JeM militant leaderPakistan detains relatives of JeM militant leader
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Two relatives of JEM founder Masood Azhar are among those held

Pakistan has detained dozens of suspected militants following the attack in Indian-administered Kashmir which sparked a crisis with India.

They include the son and brother of Masood Azhar, founder of militant group

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Pritzker Prize: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins highest honourPritzker Prize: Japanese architect Arata Isozaki wins highest honour
Image copyrightEPAImage caption Arata Isozaki in front of the Palahockey building he designed with another architect in Turin, Italy

Japanese architect Arata Isozaki has received this year's Pritzker Prize, widely considered to be the profession's highest honour.

The jury said he pioneered the "understanding

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Rarest orangutans 'doomed' by Indonesia dam projectRarest orangutans 'doomed' by Indonesia dam project
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Activists in Indonesia have campaigned against the Bank of China

The world's most endangered orangutans could be pushed towards extinction after an Indonesian court approved a controversial dam project, say campaigners.

The 22 trillion rupiah (£1.15bn; $1.5bn) dam will be

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Rare India black leopard caught on filmRare India black leopard caught on film
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Tom Ballard: Search for missing climbers resumesTom Ballard: Search for missing climbers resumes
Image copyrightDaniele NardiImage caption Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi before their last contact with their team

A search for two climbers missing on a mountain in Pakistan has resumed.

Briton Tom Ballard and Italian Daniele Nardi last made contact from Nanga Parbat last month after sighting avalanche traces.

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