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World / Asia

Towns evacuate, tourists flee as cyclone menaces India's east coast 02 May 2019 - 04:00 pm
Clouds loom ahead of cyclone Fani in Visakhapatnam, India, May 1, 2019. (REUTERS)
Taiwan tycoon and presidential hopeful Gou gets tips from Trump 02 May 2019 - 09:25 am
This CNA handout picture released on May 2, 2019 show Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou displaying a US president's signature outside the White House in Washington after meeting with US President Donald Trump. AFP PHOTO / CNA PHOTO
780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone 02 May 2019 - 08:25 am
This handout satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 satellite on April 30, 2019, shows Tropical Cyclone Fani intensifying in the Bay of Bengal. AF
Modi's war chest leaves India election rivals in the dust 01 May 2019 - 09:52 pm
Narendra Modi during Make in India lauch (Reuters)
China seeks loophole as UN nears pact banning toxic chemical 01 May 2019 - 07:05 pm
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and other fluorinated organic compounds known as PFAS are used widely, including in non-stick kitchen ware such as Teflon, textiles, food packaging, photo-imaging, and fire-fighting foams on oil rigs and at airports.
India braces for cyclone, puts navy on alert 01 May 2019 - 02:38 pm
Peninsula
Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State 01 May 2019 - 10:53 am
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena (C) and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (L) arrive for a commemoration ceremony to mark the 26th anniversary of the assassination of Sri Lanka's then-president Ranasinghe Premadasa in Colombo on May 1, 2019.
Police say bomb find not linked to Christchurch attacks 01 May 2019 - 09:41 am
Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV
Emperor Naruhito ascends throne in Japan with "sense of solemnity" 01 May 2019 - 09:09 am
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito waves as he leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Deadly encounters: the night the Indian army arrived in a village in south Kashmir 30 Apr 2019 - 11:48 pm
Shafqat Ahmad Bhat, a civilian, points to where he says he was forced to bury an unexploded rocket used by the Indian army in a gun battle with suspected militants in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district March 21, 2019.  Reuters
How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan 30 Apr 2019 - 11:01 pm
A military honor guard prepares to welcome U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert at the PLA Navy headquarters outside of Beijing, China July 15, 2014.  Stephen Shaver/Pool via Reuters
New missile gap leaves US scrambling to counter China 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
Guided missiles are launched during a drill of the North Sea Fleet in Qingdao, Shandong province, China October 17, 2013. Reuters/handout
Indian slavery survivor wins top payout after two-year court battle 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
A woman walks through an alley in a residential area in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
UN chief raised Uighurs plight with Chinese authorities 30 Apr 2019 - 09:22 pm
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps are seen in training at a military training base in Bayingol, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, January 20, 2016. Reuters
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road 30 Apr 2019 - 08:20 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Chinese nationals arrive at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level.  AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China frees 'lost' Uighur wives but at a price, families say 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Pakistani tourists leave the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China's vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Chinese Navy submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 23, 2009.  Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace 30 Apr 2019 - 11:33 am
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a ritual called Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, a ceremony for the Emperor's abdication, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan April 30, 2019. Japan Pool/Pool via Reuters