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World / Asia

Russia's foreign minister to visit North Korea 10 Apr 2018 - 01:47 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a press conference after his meeting with his North Korean counterpart in Moscow on April 10, 2018.   AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV
India charity's joy at Harry, Markle wedding gesture 10 Apr 2018 - 12:34 pm
File photo of Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle watch a performance by a Welsh choir in the banqueting hall during a visit to Cardiff Castle in Cardiff, Britain, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Ben Birchall/Pool/File Photo
Motorcycle bombs injure 12 in southern Thailand 10 Apr 2018 - 11:25 am
A member of a Thai police bomb squad inspects the site of a bomb blast in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat province, on April 9, 2018.  / AFP / Madaree TOHLALA
Philippine high court hears arguments to remove Duterte 'enemy' Sereno 10 Apr 2018 - 10:13 am
Maria Lourdes Sereno, the Philippines' first woman chief justice, is facing challenges on several fronts and is on a leave of absence to prepare for possible impeachment proceedings.
21 children die in India when school bus plunges into gorge 09 Apr 2018 - 06:00 pm
Photo: Twitter/ @dineshkaundal
Wind topples giant statue of China's first emperor 09 Apr 2018 - 05:59 pm
This photo taken on April 7, 2018 shows the pedestal of a statue of China's first emperor
Indonesia jails bus terminal bombing mastermind for nine years 09 Apr 2018 - 12:06 pm
Peninsula
100 injured in major student protests in Bangladesh 09 Apr 2018 - 09:59 am
Bangladeshi university students block a road during a protest against the quota system used in government recruitment in Dhaka on April 9, 2018. AFP
Bangladesh police fire tear gas at student protesters 08 Apr 2018 - 08:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Police keep the public away near the site of a police operation on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 26, 2016. Reuters/ Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Cambodia's former opposition leader calls for election boycott 08 Apr 2018 - 03:24 pm
Peninsula
US approves licence for Taiwan submarine plan 08 Apr 2018 - 08:43 am
FILE PHOTO - Flags of Taiwan and US placed for a meeting. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Malaysia's Najib Razak targets key support base at manifesto launch 07 Apr 2018 - 06:43 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) gestures as he holds a copy of his coalition's election manifesto next to other party members ahead of the upcoming polls during a National Front coalition or Barisan Nasional rally, in Kuala Lumpur on April 7, 201
In Kashmir, 2 killings come amid tangles of fear and loyalty 07 Apr 2018 - 05:42 pm
An Indian policeman fires a tear smoke shell towards protesters during the funeral of Mussavir Ahmed Wani, a suspected militant, who according to local media reports was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Friday, in south Kashmir's Pulwa
India agrees to open waterways, rail link to Nepal capital 07 Apr 2018 - 05:37 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Prime Minister of Nepal K.P. Sharma Oli look on during the inauguration of India-Nepal petroleum products pipeline and the Integrated Check Post (ICP), at Hyderabad house, in New Delhi on April 7, 2018. / AFP /
China sperm bank demands loyalty to Communist Party 06 Apr 2018 - 06:12 pm
Passengers are seen on a bus promoting the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai, China, September 26, 2017. (Reuters / Aly Song)
Salman Khan guilty in blackbuck killing case 05 Apr 2018 - 09:15 am
File picture used for representation.
Airlines cut back flights as Philippine holiday hotspot prepares for closure 05 Apr 2018 - 07:53 am
FILE PHOTO: Traditional boats line up the shore in a secluded beach on the island of Boracay, central Philippines January 18, 2016. REUTERS/Charlie Saceda/File Photo
Australia begins privacy investigation into Facebook 05 Apr 2018 - 07:49 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 21, 2018 a lit sign is seen at the entrance to Facebook's corporate headquarters location in Menlo Park, California. AFP / JOSH EDELSON