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India swears in Ram Nath Kovind as 14th president 25 Jul 2017 - 03:22 pm
India's new President Ram Nath Kovind inspects an honour guard after being sworn in at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, India July 25, 2017. (REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)
Free speech faces 'real danger', says former EPW editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta 24 Jul 2017 - 09:48 pm
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta resigned on July 18, minutes after his meeting with the directors of the Sameeksha Trust (Photo courtesy: YouTube / Alternative India Futures)
Not sure if 39 missing Indians are alive: Iraqi foreign minister 24 Jul 2017 - 09:47 pm
Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Maldives opposition says blocked from entering parliament for impeachment vote 24 Jul 2017 - 08:20 pm
Defiant politicians fought off riot police to enter the parliament compound [Mohamed Afrah/Al Jazeera]
Thailand freezes former PM Yingluck’s bank accounts in rice subsidy case 24 Jul 2017 - 07:02 pm
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures in a traditional greeting as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 21, 2017. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Maldives leader shuts parliament amid political turmoil 24 Jul 2017 - 06:55 pm
Abdulla Yameen (Reuters)
Bomb blast kills 16 in Pakistani city of Lahore 24 Jul 2017 - 03:47 pm
Pakistani rescue workers move the body of a victim at the site of an explosion in Lahore on July 24, 2017. (AFP / ARIF ALI)
A look at major issues Duterte confronting in his 2nd year 24 Jul 2017 - 12:03 pm
Protesters display anti-government placards and streamers as they march towards the Philippine Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation address in Quezon city, Metro Manila Philippines July 24, 2017. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)
Taliban suicide car bomber kills at least 35 in Afghan capital 24 Jul 2017 - 09:49 am
Afghan security officials inspect the Suicide attack site in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 24, 2017. ( Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency )
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines 23 Jul 2017 - 07:03 pm
This photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows Philippine Marines taking cover from sniper fire while on patrol at the frontline in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, as fighting between government troops and Islamist militants enters its second month. A
Sri Lanka navy rescues two elephants washed out to sea 23 Jul 2017 - 06:37 pm
Sri Lanka navy rescues two elephants washed out to sea. (AFP / Sri Lankan Navy)
East Timor votes for parliament amid huge challenges 22 Jul 2017 - 11:53 pm
Former East Timor president Taur Matan Ruak shows the ballot paper during parliamentary election, in Dili, yesterday.
Musicians to highlight rights violations in Darjeeling 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
Gorkhaland Movement supporters chanting slogans during the 38th day of an indefinite strike in Darjeeling.
Kerala’s Congress MLA arrested in assault case 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
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Eight cops thrashed by army personnel in Kashmir 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
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Philippine Congress extends martial law in south amid siege 22 Jul 2017 - 11:38 pm
Activists are escorted from the Plenary Hall of the House of Representatives.
16 Afghan policemen killed in US strike 22 Jul 2017 - 02:09 pm
Afghan security personnel sit on atop an armoured vehicles amid an ongoing battle with Taliban militants in the Gereshk district of Helmand province on July 22, 2017. (AFP / NOOR MOHAMMAD)
Indonesian President orders officers to shoot drug traffickers 22 Jul 2017 - 12:35 pm
: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo  (file photo / Reuters)