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Pakistan's Imran Khan to be sworn in as PM August 18 10 Aug 2018 - 10:51 pm
Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria with Imran Khan in Islamabad yesterday. Bisaria gifted Khan a cricket bat autographed by the entire Indian cricket team. (Twitter)
Japan ex-defence minister to challenge Abe as party chief 10 Aug 2018 - 12:18 pm
In this file photo taken on July 16, 2015 Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and then Regional Revitalization Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) listen to a speech by a member of an opposition party at the parliament in Tokyo. / AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Cambodia PM Facebook hacked to 'give away parliament seats' 10 Aug 2018 - 12:09 pm
File photo of HunSen. AFP
Red Cross warns of food crisis in North Korea as crops fail in heat 10 Aug 2018 - 11:52 am
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US launches airstrikes as Taliban attack Afghan city 10 Aug 2018 - 11:19 am
This screen grab taken from AFPTV video on August 10, 2018 shows smoke rising into the air after Taliban militants launched an attack on the Afghan provincial capital Ghazni, with terrified residents cowering in their homes amid explosions and gunfire. /
Indonesia’s Jokowi to partner with cleric in bid for second term 10 Aug 2018 - 02:01 am
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) arrives to hold a meeting with coalition party leaders in Jakarta, Indonesia August 9, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Galih Pradipta via Reuters
Floods, landslides claim 26 lives in south India's Kerala 10 Aug 2018 - 01:19 am
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Rahul Gandhi says Modi govt anti-Dalit; BJP hits back 10 Aug 2018 - 01:19 am
Congress president Rahul Gandhi (R), speaks at a protest rally called by India's most marginalised Dalit community over an amendment to a law that protects the rights of the group, in New Delhi on August 9, 2018. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf agrees to probe vote-rigging allegations 10 Aug 2018 - 01:19 am
Activists of Pakistan opposition parties shout slogans outside the provincial election commission office against the alleged election rigging in Karachi on August 9, 2018. AFP / Asif Hassan
North Korea chides US for pressing sanctions 09 Aug 2018 - 05:50 pm
This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on August 8, 2018 via KNS shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) inspecting the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory with his wife Ri Sol Ju (back C) in South Hwanghae Provin
Kerala rains leave 24 dead, Cochin airport opens 09 Aug 2018 - 05:08 pm
Indian rescuers conduct rescue operations after a landslide at Kuttampuzha village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala on August 9, 2018. AFP
Pakistan’s opposition parties protest election results 09 Aug 2018 - 12:04 am
Pakistan opposition leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman (C) addresses protesters outside the election commission office against the alleged election rigging in Islamabad on August 8, 2018. AFP / Farooq Naeem
Myanmar urged to take steps for return of Rohingya 08 Aug 2018 - 08:47 pm
Rohingya refugees collect water at Kutupalong camp in Ukhia on August 8, 2018. AFP / Chandan Khanna
Two die in stampede at funeral of Indian Tamil leader Karunanidhi 08 Aug 2018 - 04:35 pm
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party supporters display a portrait of party president Muthuvel Karunanidhi as they gather to pay respects to his remains at Rajaji hall in Chennai on August 8, 2018. AFP / Arun Sankar
Lombok quake leaves 156,000 homeless as death toll hits 131 08 Aug 2018 - 02:52 pm
A woman and boy watch as men clear the wreckage of houses damaged by an earthquake in Menggala, North Lombok on August 8, 2018, three days after the earthquake struck the area. (AFP / ADEK BERRY)
Indonesia quake deaths top 130, aid effort intensifies 08 Aug 2018 - 10:07 am
A child holds up a placard that reads 'pray for Lombok' during an earthquake evacuation drill in Medan, on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra on August 8, 2018. / AFP / IVAN DAMANIK
Thousands mourn as revered Indian leader dies 07 Aug 2018 - 05:13 pm
A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party supporter holds a portrait of party president M. Karunanidhi (R) in front of hospital where he died, in Chennai on August 7, 2018. (AFP / ARUN SANKAR)
Man saved from quake-flattened mosque on Indonesia island 07 Aug 2018 - 03:16 pm
Rescue workers search for victims in a mosque which was damaged in Sunday's earthquake in Tanjung, North Lombok, Indonesia August 7, 2018.( Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS)

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Firefighters spray water with a hose from the roof of a house during a wildfire near Lege Cap Ferret, southwestern France on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP) Firefighters race to stop wildfires merging near Madrid
File photo of Hungarian ex-leader Viktor Orban Hungary orders probe into Orban-linked zebras
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Africa

File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

Americas

A Jack Sparrow pirate cosplayer poses outside the Convention Center during Comic Con International in San Diego on July 23, 2026. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) Comic-Con kicks off with Marvel's return
President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP US imposes new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
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