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World / Asia

As legal fight over India forest rights drags, millions more risk eviction 04 Oct 2019 - 11:38 pm
India's Supreme Court is pictured through a gate in New Delhi, India May 26, 2016. Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee
Bangladesh asks Brunei to deport suspects in human trafficking ring 04 Oct 2019 - 09:39 pm
Hand of a child worker is pictured at a dockyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 20, 2018. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Hong Kong's anti-mask ban and emergency regulations explained 04 Oct 2019 - 08:08 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Indian police investigate defacing of Gandhi cutout 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
Visitors take a picture of a statue of Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi at the National Gandhi Museum, as India marked his 150th birth anniversary, in New Delhi on October 2, 2019. AFP / Money Sharma
India's 2 biggest political parties vie for Gandhi's legacy 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi speaks at an event to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as her son Rahul Gandhi (R) looks at his phone behind her, in New Delhi on October 2, 2019.  AFP / Money Sharma
Clashes as Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to ban face masks 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
An anti-government protester wears a mask during a demonstration in Wong Tai Sin district, in Hong Kong, China October 4, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top UN prize 04 Oct 2019 - 01:44 am
Kyrgyz and Uzbek troops are seen in a disputed area near the town of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan, March 25, 2016. Reuters / Hulkar Isamova
Custom, caste system deny land rights to Asian women, indigenous people 04 Oct 2019 - 01:44 am
Women carry pitchers filled with water from an opening made to filter water next to a polluted lake in Thane, India June 13, 2019. Reuters/Prashant Waydande
South Asian herders fight for right to roam as pressure to settle grows 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm
A camel herder walks his camels at Pushkar Fair in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan November 23, 2012. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
As protests rack Hong Kong, China watchdog has Cathay staff 'walking on eggshells' 03 Oct 2019 - 09:59 pm
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North Korea's suspected submarine missile 'pushes the envelope' 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm
 This picture taken on the morning of October 2, 2019 and released by Korean Central News Agency  on October 3, 2019 shows the test-firing of
Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia's Great Barrier Reef 03 Oct 2019 - 10:55 am
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Last body retrieved after Taiwan bridge collapse 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 am
Rescue personnel look on at a bridge after it collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbour in Suao township on October 1, 2019. The bridge collapsed in northeastern Taiwan on October 1 injuring at least 14 people as it smashed down onto fishing vessels moored
North Korea says it successfully tested new submarine-launched ballistic missile 03 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am
This picture taken on the morning of October 2, 2019, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 3, 2019, shows the test-firing of
Hong Kong protesters rampage across city as police call for curfew 03 Oct 2019 - 08:13 am
People attend a march in Causeway Bay in solidarity with the student protester who got shot by police with live ammunition in Hong Kong, China October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Australian leader says Trump wanted 'point of contact' for Russia probe 02 Oct 2019 - 10:25 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 22, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks as Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks on in a visit to Pratt Industries during the plant's opening in Wapakoneta, Ohio. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Hackers targeted personal data held at top Australian university: Report 02 Oct 2019 - 09:11 am
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Singapore's 'fake news' law takes effect as critics sound alarm 02 Oct 2019 - 08:32 am
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