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Rohingya women defy threats in refugee camps to rebuild lives one stitch at a time 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Shofika Begum, a Rohingya who was raped two years ago in Myanmar and today leads a group of female tailors in the refugee camps in South East Bangladesh who sell clothes for a living, stitches a dress at her home on August 5, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundat
Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
A salesman registers a credit card for a customer at a shop in Peshawar, April 1, 2019. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz
'Blind men': End of South Korea-Japan pact undermines bid to understand North Korea threats 25 Aug 2019 - 04:07 pm
A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at hotel, where South Korean embassy in Japan is holding the reception to mark the 50th anniversary of normalisation of ties between Seoul and Tokyo, in Tokyo June 22, 2015. Reuters/T
Hong Kong police again fire tear gas as protesters regroup 25 Aug 2019 - 01:06 pm
Demonstrators are surrounded by tear gas during a protest in Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, China, August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
After night of clashes, Hong Kong braces for fresh rally 25 Aug 2019 - 10:10 am
Police and riot police march to clear off protesters and residents in Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Nauru president loses his seat in elections - media reports 25 Aug 2019 - 09:56 am
File photo of Nauru President Baron Divavesi Waqa addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
China to fight back against U.S. tariff move - People's Daily 25 Aug 2019 - 07:44 am
China Shipping containers are pictured at Port of Long Beach on August 23, 2019 in Long Beach, California.  AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
HK police use tear gas, protesters cut down 'smart lamppost' 24 Aug 2019 - 01:39 pm
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister as they clash with riot police during a protest in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to disperse protests 24 Aug 2019 - 11:45 am
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UK consulate staffer returns to Hong Kong after China detention 24 Aug 2019 - 11:10 am
Activists gather outside the British Consulate-General building in Hong Kong on August 21, 2019, following reports that Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back to the city. AFP / Anthon
Rescuers confirm three killed, 300 evacuated after Indonesian ferry fire 24 Aug 2019 - 10:50 am
Passengers of a ferry that caught fire gather at Tangjung Perak seaport, after being evacuated, in Surabaya, East Java, on August 23, 2019. AFP / JUNI KRISWANTO
India's ex-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66 24 Aug 2019 - 10:44 am
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India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests 23 Aug 2019 - 08:03 pm
Kashmiri girls walk amidst smoke during clashes between Indian security forces and protestors, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
India seeks to kickstart sagging economy 23 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks as she attends a press conference in New Delhi on August 23, 2019. (AFP / Prem Singh)
Hong Kong protesters form human chain 30 years after 'Baltic Way' 23 Aug 2019 - 06:26 pm
Protesters form a human chain on the street outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Hong Kong on August 23, 2019.
Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species 23 Aug 2019 - 01:05 pm
This handout from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) taken and released on August 17, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong lying in a container after she died at the Trang province marine park. AFP PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF NATION
Move over Angelina Jolie, it's 'humanitarian pup' 23 Aug 2019 - 12:31 pm
In this picture taken on July 23, 2019, World Food Programme (WFP) official Gemma Snowdon (L) interacts with Foxtrot, a dog with the WFP K9 unit, in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Australian state ends Chinese education programme over interference fears 23 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
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