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Millions malnourished in Pakistan despite abundance of food 24 Mar 2019 - 09:05 pm
In this picture taken on May 25, 2018, a Pakistani paramedic weighs a child at Mithi Civil Hospital in Mithi, a remote town in southern Pakistan. AFP /Rizwan Tabassum
Thais vote in long-delayed poll pitting junta versus critics 24 Mar 2019 - 02:57 pm
An electoral official tallies the vote count at a polling station in Bangkok on March 24, 2019 after polls closed in Thailand's general election. / AFP / Ye Aung THU
Now streaming: Chunavi parodies on social media 24 Mar 2019 - 02:37 pm
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Thousands of motorbikers protest at Philippines' new plate regulation 24 Mar 2019 - 01:35 pm
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Traffic-choked Jakarta inaugurates mass rapid transit system 24 Mar 2019 - 10:49 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) walks as he takes part on Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) first-phase launching at Istora station in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Thais vote in first general election since 2014 coup 24 Mar 2019 - 10:44 am
Civilians walk by as soldiers line up to vote in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Cory Wright
Thailand's new government could be unstable, short-lived 23 Mar 2019 - 05:41 pm
A woman walks past electoral posters displayed along a road in Bangkok on March 23, 2019, on the eve of the general election. Thais will head to polls on March 24 for a highly anticipated election -- the first since the junta wrested power in a 2014 coup.
Kazakh capital changes name to honor longtime leader 23 Mar 2019 - 05:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Acting President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev takes part in a swearing-in ceremony during a joint session of the houses of parliament in Astana, Kazakhstan March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov
Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64 23 Mar 2019 - 01:39 pm
An aerial view shows a chemical plant after an explosion in Yancheng in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on March 23, 2019. China OUT / AFP / STR
India's Jet grounds seven more planes amid shutdown fears 23 Mar 2019 - 12:28 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 10, 2018, shows a Jet Airways plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Two blasts kill 4 at Afghan stadium celebration 23 Mar 2019 - 12:04 pm
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Trump reverses first North Korea sanctions since failed summit after one day 22 Mar 2019 - 11:01 pm
US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018 (Kevin Lim/The Straits Times/ via Reuters)
From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis 22 Mar 2019 - 08:48 pm
Chhaya Kharade, 36, an unemployed farm labourer makes tea inside her house in Chincholi, India, March 12, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
"I am your mother now": New Zealand mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard 22 Mar 2019 - 08:48 pm
People attend the burial ceremony for the victims of the mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand March 20, 2019. Reuters/Edgar Su
North Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office: Seoul 22 Mar 2019 - 11:15 am
File photo of a North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
New Zealand Muslims will be 'safe' after mosque attack: NZ minister to OIC 22 Mar 2019 - 11:09 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gestures as she departs following a gathering for congregational Friday prayers and two minutes of silence for victims of the twin mosque massacre, at Hagley Park in Christchurch on March 22, 2019. / AFP / Mart
Indonesia's Garuda says to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal after crashes 22 Mar 2019 - 11:03 am
This picture taken on May 15, 2018 shows a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 Max 8 at Jakarta International airport in Jakarta. / AFP / IHWAN IDAMIN HARAHAP
"We are one" says PM Ardern as New Zealand mourns with prayers, silence 22 Mar 2019 - 10:24 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Europe

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File photo Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end: WHO
A woman takes a photo toward St. Paul's from the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, as people come out to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) Latest developments in Europe's heatwave

Africa

(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

Americas

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A rescue dog from the Argentine search and rescue team searches for bodies in the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes. (Photo by Miguel Medina / Pool / AFP) Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors
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