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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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China's Xi to visit North Korea this week ahead of G20 17 Jun 2019 - 04:49 pm
China’s President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Mongolia's President Khaltmaagiin Battulga (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzsta
Brain fever kills 97 children in east India 17 Jun 2019 - 01:50 pm
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests 17 Jun 2019 - 12:15 pm
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the crowds outside the Legislative Council during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Palau changes ocean sanctuary plan to allow Japan fishing 17 Jun 2019 - 10:15 am
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Rare wolf killed in Bangladesh after first appearance in decades 16 Jun 2019 - 02:06 pm
In this handout photo taken on June 9, 2019 and released by the Barguna District Administrator’s Office shows a Bangladeshi man measuring the corpse of an Indian grey wolf, the first to be seen in the region in eight decades, at Taltali town near the Sund
Bangladesh prison breakfast menu gets makeover after 200 years 16 Jun 2019 - 01:34 pm
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Indonesian YouTube stars get chance for university place 16 Jun 2019 - 12:54 pm
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"Sea of black" Hong Kong protesters demand leader step down 16 Jun 2019 - 12:10 pm
Thousands of protesters dressed in black take part in a new rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019. AFP / Dale De La Rey
Maldives seek foreign help to deal with IS fighters 15 Jun 2019 - 04:27 pm
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Indonesia returns five containers of waste to the US 15 Jun 2019 - 01:05 pm
In this picture taken on December 11, 2018 a man searches for plastic waste for resale at a dump in Mojokerto, East Java province. Around 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year and end up in landfill or the seas, according to the Worldwide
Hong Kong leader suspends controversial extradition bill after protests 15 Jun 2019 - 10:46 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Hong Kong’s extradition law, from grisly murder to mass protests 14 Jun 2019 - 11:43 pm
Police officers dissolve the barricades placed by demonstrators in Hong Kong on June 13, 2019. AFP / Hector Retamal
Hong Kong's leader under pressure as protesters plan new march 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 10, 2019, a day after the city witnessed its largest street protest in at least 15 years as crowds massed against plans to allow extraditions t
Support wavers in Hong Kong for bill allowing extraditions to China after protests 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Pro-democracy legislators speak to the media demanding the Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam withdraw a controversial extradition bill outside Government House, following a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to
Indian police accuse man of spreading Islamic State ideology 14 Jun 2019 - 02:26 pm
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