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Johnson & Johnson's baby shampoo samples fail Indian quality test; company rejects findings 01 Apr 2019 - 12:14 pm
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Reiwa: A new imperial era name for Japan 01 Apr 2019 - 12:04 pm
Sea lion 'Leo' poses after writing the characters for the new era name
24 dead as firefighters battle China forest fire 01 Apr 2019 - 12:01 pm
Peninsula
Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistani military employees 01 Apr 2019 - 12:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: AFP / JOEL SAGET
Freak Nepal storm kills 27, injures hundreds 01 Apr 2019 - 11:11 am
An injured woman rests at a National Medical college and hospital in Birgunj, 136 kilometers (85 miles) south of Kathmandu on March 31, 2019. / AFP / KRANTI SHAH
Vietnam stepmother of accused Kim assassin 'happy' over new sentence 01 Apr 2019 - 11:05 am
Nguyen Thi Vy, stepmother of Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong, watches the news from Malaysia of the verdict on a televsion at her house in Nam Dinh province south of Hanoi on April 1,2019.  / AFP or licensors / Nhac NGUYEN
New Zealand PM touts 'important' China ties amid Huawei spat 01 Apr 2019 - 11:04 am
A reception area of the Huawei's Cyber Security Lab is seen at its factory campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China March 25, 2019. Picture taken March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
New Silk Road critics are 'prejudiced', China's top diplomat says 01 Apr 2019 - 01:12 am
A crane lifts a China Railway Express container onto a truck at Chongqing railway port station, which serves as the start of a Belt and Road freight rail route linking Chongqing to Duisburg, China March 30, 2019. Picture taken March 30, 2019. Reuters
In Thailand's 'red shirt' north, Thaksin's grip slowly loosens 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
Clockwise from Left:  Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,  Abhisit Vejjajiva and Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha,  Isaa
The making of militants in India's "paradise on earth" 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
A sister of suspected militant Owais Malik shows a picture of him on her phone at her home in Kashmir's Kulgam district on Feb. 16. Reuters
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for years 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
A police officer stands guard outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 22, 2019. Reuters/Jorge Silva
Rahul Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad & Uttar Pradesh's Amethi 31 Mar 2019 - 09:37 pm
Rahul Gandhi, President of India's main opposition Congress party, wears a
Bangladesh building fire exposes safety vulnerabilities 31 Mar 2019 - 08:13 pm
Bangladeshi forensic experts work at the scene of the burnt building along with firefighters in Dhaka on March 29, 2019, a day after flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower. AFP/Munir Uz Zaman
The Philippine journalists taking the rap in Duterte's latest war 31 Mar 2019 - 08:13 pm
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa waves to photographers after posting bail outside a court building in Manila on March 29, 2019.  AFP / Maria Tan
'We have lost everything': Afghans describe deadly floods 31 Mar 2019 - 03:35 pm
 An Afghani man walks at a flooded area due to heavy rainfall in Herat, Afghanistan on March 30, 2019. At least 15people lost their lives after flood.  Mir Ahmad Firooz - Anadolu
Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes 31 Mar 2019 - 02:39 pm
Protesters march along a street during a rally in Hong Kong on March 31, 2019 to protest against the government's plans to approve extraditions with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau.   AFP / Dale DE LA REY
Proposed Hong Kong extradition law changes spark concerns 31 Mar 2019 - 01:26 pm
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Claudia Mo (centre R) and bookseller Lam Wing-kee (centre L) display placards outside the government headquarters during a rally in Hong Kong on March 31, 2019 to protest against the government's plans to approve extradi
Rights groups dispute Philippine police account of clash that killed 14 suspected rebels 31 Mar 2019 - 12:28 pm
Members of the Philippine communist movement hold a lightning protest in Manila on March 25, 2019. The group called for the resumption of peace talks with the government. AFP / Noel Celis