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World / Asia

Sinking feeling: Philippine cities facing 'slow-motion disaster' 21 May 2019 - 12:25 am
This photo taken on February 3, 2019 shows residents using an artesian well pump in Sitio Pariahan, Bulacan.  AFP / Noel Celis
Tajikistan blames Islamic State for prison riot, 32 killed 20 May 2019 - 11:53 am
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Afghan official: Gunmen hit Kabul checkpoint, kill 3 police 20 May 2019 - 11:28 am
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India's Modi set to return to power with a bigger majority, exit polls show 19 May 2019 - 09:03 pm
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India's marathon election ends 19 May 2019 - 03:35 pm
A woman arrives to cast her vote at a polling station during the final phase of general election in Roghi, India, May 19, 2019. REUTERS/Cheena Kapoor
7 French fighter jets make emergency landing in Indonesia 19 May 2019 - 01:34 pm
French Rafale fighter jets are seen at an air force base in Blang Bintang, Aceh province on May 19, 2019. AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
Indian island residents vote with sinking hearts 19 May 2019 - 10:15 am
Indian voters sit as they queue to cast their vote as paramilitary personnel stand guard in the Ghoramara island around 110 km south of Kolkata on May 19, 2019, during the 7th and final phase of India's general election. AFP / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
Australia's Pentecostal PM rides miraculous wave back into office 19 May 2019 - 09:59 am
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media as he arrives at the Horizon Church in Sutherland in Sydney, Australia, May 19, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
Conservatives keep power in 'miracle' Australia election victory 18 May 2019 - 06:10 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (2R) waves to his supporters following a victory speech with his family after winning the Australia's general election in Sydney on May 18, 2019. (AFP / Saeed KHAN)
Australian election vote count reveals close contest 18 May 2019 - 03:11 pm
Australia's Liberal Party supporters react during the results count at the Federal Liberal Reception at the Sofitel-Wentworth hotel in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Keyboard predators: Southeast Asia's kids targeted by online paedophiles 17 May 2019 - 09:22 pm
People cross a road during heavy rain caused by Typhoon Maliksi in Manila on June 10, 2018. AFP/Noel Celis
Sri Lanka Muslims pray at vandalised mosques 17 May 2019 - 01:02 pm
A Muslim man stands in front of the Jumha mosque after a mob attack in Minuwangoda on May 14, 2019. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
New election clashes hit Indian city after Modi rally 17 May 2019 - 11:54 am
File photo of an Indian BJP supporter wearing a mask of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during an election rally in Amritsar on May 12, 2019. / AFP / NARINDER NANU
Singapore PM says 'fake news' law not against free speech 17 May 2019 - 11:05 am
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the Istana in Singapore, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Campaigning in India gets ugly as weeks-long election heats up 16 May 2019 - 05:24 pm
Pragya Singh Thakur, leader of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote, outside a polling station in Bhopal, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Raj Patidar)
Red Cross website hacked in latest Singapore cyber attack 16 May 2019 - 01:43 pm
File photo used for representation. Reuters
Australia's 'larrikin' former prime minister Bob Hawke dies at 89 16 May 2019 - 01:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 16, 2010, former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke (C) and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget (R) arrive at an Australian Labor Party campaign launch in Brisbane. AFP / William West
Five dead in Shanghai building collapse: city govt 16 May 2019 - 01:19 pm
Members of a rescue team work at the site of a building collapse in Shanghai on May 16, 2019. AFP / Hector RETAMAL