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Afghan political crisis deepens as second governor refuses to resign 19 Feb 2018 - 02:34 pm
File picture of President Ashraf Ghani. Reuters
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019 19 Feb 2018 - 01:06 pm
Motorists drive on an elevated highway in Singapore on February 19, 2018. Singapore will impose a carbon tax from next year to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make companies competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect, the government s
Lego builds foundations in China classrooms as old markets slow 19 Feb 2018 - 12:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A boy looks at Lego boxes next to his mother at a Lego store in Beijing, China January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering ash column 19 Feb 2018 - 11:22 am
An Indonesian man takes picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews thick volcanic ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, on February 19, 2018. AFP / Endro Rusharyanto
Pakistan cricketer turned politician Khan marries 3rd time 19 Feb 2018 - 10:42 am
This handout picture released by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) on February 19, 2018, shows Pakistani cricketer-turned-opposition leader and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party Imran Khan (C) posing for a photograph with his new wife Bushra
S. Korea's Moon urges 'stern' response to new US tariffs 19 Feb 2018 - 10:35 am
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in attends the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. REUTERS/John Sibley
Australia politician slammed for Facebook gun photo 19 Feb 2018 - 07:47 am
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PM lays founding stone of Navi Mumbai International Airport 18 Feb 2018 - 02:45 pm
Image from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Twitter page.
Canada's Trudeau begins India trip with Taj Mahal visit 18 Feb 2018 - 02:26 pm
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Gregoire and his children pose for a photograph during their visit to Taj Mahal in Agra on February 18, 2018. (AFP / MONEY SHARMA)
18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding: official 18 Feb 2018 - 01:53 pm
Indian Army, NDRF and SDRF personnel carry out rescue work after a building collapsed due to a gas cylinder blast during wedding party in Beawar, in the Indian state of Rajasthan on February 18, 2018. AFP
Australia's PM in damage control as scandal undermines deputy 18 Feb 2018 - 11:07 am
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull takes a selfie as he walks with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and members of the public during a parade as part of the Chinese New Year Festival in Melbourne, Australia, February 18, 2018. AAP/David Crosling/v
Pacific cruise liner brawl sends guests fleeing to cabins 18 Feb 2018 - 08:08 am
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Fire hits Jokhang monastery, one of Tibet's most sacred 18 Feb 2018 - 07:49 am
FILE PHOTO: Tibetans pray outside Jokhang Monastery ahead of Tibetan New Year's Day in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, February 28, 2014. Reuters/Jacky Chen/File Photo
India, Iran to work for stability in Afghanistan 17 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) shake hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a meeting at Hyderabad house in New Delhi on February 17, 2018. AFP / MONEY SHARMA
Pakistan court sentences child killer, rapist to death 17 Feb 2018 - 12:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Candle light vigil to condemn the rape and murder of 7-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur in Islamabad, Pakistan January 11, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Indian investigators arrest three over bank fraud 17 Feb 2018 - 12:05 pm
File photo of Indian men walking past signage for the state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) in Mumbai on February 14, 2018. / AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Maldives seeks foreign help to investigate arrested judges' wealth -envoy 17 Feb 2018 - 10:28 am
File picture of the Maldives capital, Male.
India federal police arrest three people in PNB fraud case - source 17 Feb 2018 - 09:53 am
People wait in a queue outside a Punjab National Bank ATM in New Delhi, India, February 16, 2018. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal