Asia Compact | 02.05.2018, 18:00 UTC

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Asia Compact 02.05.2018 | 18:00 UTC News Chinese firm shatters record by flying over 1,300 dancing drones More than 1,300 illuminated drones flew simultaneously in a 13-minute flight over the Chinese tourist city of Xian. It's a new Guinness World Record. Dancing drones break world record Dancing Drones Rise of drones: African journalists counter lies with tech Drones Dancing to Beethoven's 5th Symphony Asia Scientists puzzled by twin births boom in Indian village The medical fraternity is trying to unravel the unusual rate of twin births in Kodinhi, a tiny village in southern Kerala state where some 2,000 families have over 450 pairs of twins. Murali Krishnan reports. India's men get a makeover India's fight against its waste crisis Show me the money: India staring at a cash crunch What ails India-China relations? India struggles to revive endangered languages India prescribes death penalty for child rape Flipkart vs. Amazon — the online retail battleground heating up in India Pakistan's Hazara standoff: why did the army mediate? Pakistan's Shiite Hazara community has called off its protest over targeted killings after a meeting with the army chief. But activists say the Hazara persecution won't stop until the state changes its security policies. Pakistan-Afghanistan border fence: Will it stop militants? Imran Khan: military solution has failed in Pakistan and Afghanistan Candidate with terror links contests ousted PM Sharif's seat in parliament Pakistani Shiites under attack Is Pakistan clamping down on liberal academics? Pashtuns rise up against war, Taliban and Pakistani military Trump is good for Afghanistan, tough on Pakistan, say experts Pakistan avoids global terror watchlist – for now Shias in Pakistan's Parachinar caught in the middle of proxy wars What is Pakistan's militancy issue all about? Examining Pakistan's growing sectarian violence Indonesia: why underage girls are marrying Two separate underage couples held weddings in Indonesia last week after seeking approval from a religious court. The marriages have stirred strong criticism at home and abroad with calls to end child marriage. 'Tibeb Girls' fight for girls' rights in Ethiopia Combating child marriages Child marriage in Iran forces girls into a life of oppression UN: Child marriage dropped significantly in previous decade Why implementing child bride verdict is a challenge in India Banning child marriage, Honduras leads Americas and EU   © Deutsche Welle 2018