Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, in patients who had recently travelled to Iran, officials said.

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Bangladesh is reconsidering a plan to relocate Rohingya refugees to a flood-prone island located hours by boat from its coast, junior minister for disaster management and relief Enamur Rahman told Reuters on Wednesday.

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The remains of a teenager who had been missing for two days have been found in the lions' enclosure at a safari park in Pakistan, officials said.

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Afghanistanpresidential palace confirmed on Wednesday that a ceremony to swear in Ashraf Ghani as president has been delayed, but contradicted reasons cited a day earlier by the U.S. government behind the postponement.

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A major women's rights movement in Pakistan is facing a legal challenge over a march scheduled for next month over allegations that the organisers' activities are "anti-state".

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A young Afghan refugee living in Portugal is attempting to achieve in 10 months what normally takes years of preparation - qualifying to box in the Olympics.

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