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20 killed as bus falls into deep gorge in northern India 20 Jun 2019 - 04:33 pm
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Hong Kong protesters call for new demo after demands are snubbed 20 Jun 2019 - 03:55 pm
Protesters hold up their phones with lights on during a mass rally to protest against a controversial extradition bill that would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland China for trial.  AFP / Yan ZHAO
Xi visits North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks 20 Jun 2019 - 03:54 pm
A man watches news footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) being greeted in Pyongyang by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on a large screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on June 20, 2019.(AFP / GREG BAKER)
Rohingya refugees long for home but Bangladesh says still too volatile 20 Jun 2019 - 03:48 pm
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Pakistan’s parliament offers prayer for Morsi 19 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Party of the Pakistan Community Mian Muhammad Aslam (C) makes a speech prior to the funeral prayer in absentia for former President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi in Aabpara district of Islamabad, Pakistan on June 18, 2019. (Muhamme
Game of drones: Airports rally firms to battle threat from above 19 Jun 2019 - 05:48 pm
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Indonesia voices condolences for Morsi’s passing 19 Jun 2019 - 05:18 pm
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi standing inside a glass defendant's cage during first session in the trial where Morsi and 10 other co-defendants face on charges of spying for Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt.  Ahmed Omar - Anadolu
Drones close runway at Singapore airport 19 Jun 2019 - 04:22 pm
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Air India flight delayed after spat over pilot's lunch box 19 Jun 2019 - 03:14 pm
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Harley-Davidson strikes deal to make smaller bikes in China 19 Jun 2019 - 02:33 pm
Bikers ride their Harley-Davidson motorbikes during the 28th annual Harley Davidson rally in Cascais on June 15, 2019. / AFP / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 113 children 18 Jun 2019 - 08:05 pm
This photo taken on June 17, 2019, shows an Indian child suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern state of Bihar. AFP
Strong quake jolts northwest Japan; no major damage reported; Tsunami likely 18 Jun 2019 - 06:31 pm
Japan's Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference, after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of Japan, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on late June 18, 2019.  AFP / Jiji Press
Sri Lanka policeman defies president to testify at attack probe 18 Jun 2019 - 05:02 pm
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Trump says having 'extended meeting' with Xi at G20 summit 18 Jun 2019 - 04:59 pm
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Hong Kong protesters slam leader's apology, demand she quit 18 Jun 2019 - 04:18 pm
Members of pro-democracy party Demosisto (L-R) Nathan Law, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow speak to the media after Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference in Hong Kong on June 18, 2019.  AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Car bomb targets Indian army vehicle in Kashmir, 2 killed 18 Jun 2019 - 02:52 pm
Indian paramilitary trooper stand guard in the centre of Srinagar on June 13, 2019.  AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Hong Kong leader: Extradition bill unlikely to be revived 18 Jun 2019 - 12:03 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 18, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Quakes hit southwestern China, no immediate reports of casualties 17 Jun 2019 - 07:35 pm
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