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New Zealand opposition plans to slash immigration 12 Jun 2017 - 11:24 am
Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: AFP).
Taiwan lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy 12 Jun 2017 - 11:17 am
Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile Beijing ahead of the 20th anniversary of the handover of the city from Britain back to China. AFP/SAM YEH.
Japan zoo celebrates birth of panda cub 12 Jun 2017 - 10:30 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 24, 2017 shows 11-year-old female giant panda Shin Shin taking a rest in her cage at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
China Eastern plane makes emergency landing in Australia 12 Jun 2017 - 09:48 am
A China Eastern Airbus A330 passenger aircraft, which suffered a serious fault to its starboard engine following take-off, sits on the tarmac at Sydney Airport on June 12, 2017. The plane suffered a serious fault that tore a huge hole in one of its engine
Islamic State affiliate claims killing of three policemen in Pakistan 11 Jun 2017 - 04:04 pm
Peninsula
Half the number of bodies from Myanmar plane crash recovered 11 Jun 2017 - 03:55 pm
This photo is taken on June 9, 2017 shows small fishing boats sailing over the Andaman sea near San Hlan village in Dawei, northern part of Myanmar.   AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Australian bodyboarder survives bump from shark 11 Jun 2017 - 12:24 pm
Peninsula
Myanmar plane crash toll rises to 46 as search resumes 11 Jun 2017 - 12:15 pm
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2 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan 11 Jun 2017 - 11:13 am
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Afghan commando kills two US soldiers, official says 10 Jun 2017 - 10:36 pm
A village in the Achin district of Nangarhar province. AFP / Noorullah Shirzada / file photo
Pakistani gets death sentence in Facebook blasphemy case 10 Jun 2017 - 08:25 pm
Peninsula
Hong Kong activists dress as sharks to protest finning 10 Jun 2017 - 01:03 pm
Shark fin activists protest outside Maxim's flag ship restaurant 'Maxim's Palace', the largest Chinese restaurant group, for selling threatened and endangered shark species in Hong Kong on June 10, 2017. / AFP.
Myanmar blocks proposal to amend online defamation law 10 Jun 2017 - 12:40 pm
FILE PHOTO - Myanmar's parliament.
3 UN peacekeepers killed in Northern Mali 10 Jun 2017 - 12:25 pm
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Indonesia releases 695 Vietnamese fishermen 10 Jun 2017 - 12:19 pm
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3 Killed, 9 injured in mosque shooting in Afghanistan 10 Jun 2017 - 11:34 am
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US forces join Philippine troops to end city siege 10 Jun 2017 - 09:13 am
Smoke rises after aerial bombings by Philippine Air Force planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on June 9, 2017. AFP / NOEL CELIS
Philippine military asks FB to close jihadist accounts 10 Jun 2017 - 01:10 am
Smoke rises after aerial bombings by Philippine Air Force planes on militant positions in Marawi, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, yesterday.