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• Nepal's interim PM to hand over power within six months

  Sushila Karki said the government must heed protesters' demands for "an end to corruption, good governance and economic equality".

• Nepal gets first female PM after deadly unrest

  Former Supreme Court chief justice Sushila Karki is sworn in after a deal with protest leaders.

• The Indian city that sparkles like Paris at night

  In 21 months, citizens have lit up 92 Kolkata landmarks with a simple model: your property, their lights.

• Woman held by Taliban warns British couple 'dying' in prison

  Faye Hall was arrested with Peter and Barbie Reynolds in February, and released after two months.

• North Korea executing more people for watching foreign films and TV, UN finds

  The report is based on more than 300 interviews with escapees from Kim Jong Un's secretive regime.

• More than two million people evacuated from deadly floods in Pakistan

  Monsoon rains have killed more than 900 people across the country since late June.

• Japan sets record of nearly 100,000 people aged over 100

  The number of Japanese centenarians rose to 99,763 in September, with women making up 88% of the total.

• South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home

  Media and some protesters gather at the airport as more than 300 workers detained in the US last week return.

• Major Australian gas project extended until 2070

  Stricter emissions targets have now been imposed on Woodside Energy's North West Shelf project.

• Worried migrants head home from India after Nepal turmoil

  Nepalis rush home from India as deadly protests have engulfed the Himalayan nation.

• Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes

  Earlier this month, Chinese nationals working with Nasa suddenly found themselves denied access.

• Bali's worst floods in a decade kill 14

  Authorities say the flash floods on the popular island were caused by heavy rainfall.

• Woman who bit off attacker's tongue acquitted after 61 years

  Choi Mal-ja only managed to break free after biting off about 1.5cm of her alleged attacker's tongue.

• Nepal protests 'hijacked', Gen Z claim, as army patrols the streets

  Fierce protests against corruption and nepotism spiralled into arson and violence on Tuesday.

• Kashmir's young are preserving history - one post at a time

  Young Kashmiris are using social media to preserve language, heritage and identity through storytelling.