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Former human rights lawyer wins Nauru presidency 27 Aug 2019 - 09:58 am
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India central bank unveils $24 bn windfall for government 27 Aug 2019 - 08:11 am
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Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo 26 Aug 2019 - 05:01 pm
A general view of Samboja, Kutai Kartanegara, one of two locations proposed by the government for Indonesia's new capital. / AFP / TRIBUN KALTIM / Fachmi RACHMAN
Trump says China talks coming, Beijing calls for trade war resolution 26 Aug 2019 - 12:19 pm
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Indonesia picks eastern Borneo island for new capital 26 Aug 2019 - 11:16 am
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Tear gas, warning shot mark escalation in Hong Kong protests 26 Aug 2019 - 08:43 am
Protesters march together in Tseun Wan in Hong Kong on August 25, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Pakistan’s envoy to US urges world to take notice of situation in Kashmir 25 Aug 2019 - 11:16 pm
Demonstrators hold flags of Pakistan administered Kashmir during an anti-India protest rally in Karachi on August 25, 2019, in solidarity with India-administered Kashmiri. AFP / Rizwan Tabassum
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps 25 Aug 2019 - 11:16 pm
Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organised to remember the second anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on August 25, 2019.  AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Ninth grader Vamshi Voggu at the automatic weather station on the school premises in Kothapally, India, on July 31, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava
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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