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Indian army shoots dead three protesters in Kashmir 07 Jul 2018 - 01:49 pm
Indian paramilitary troopers stands guard in front of closed shops during a one-day strike in Srinagar on July 7, 2018. AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA
Twenty dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 12:21 pm
Rescue workers are seen next to houses damaged by a landslide following heavy rain in Hiroshima, western Japan, July 7, 2018. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Seven dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 10:19 am
An aerial view shows local residents seen on the roof of submerged house at a flooded area as they wait for a rescue in Kurashiki, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 7, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Afghan official says district chief killed by roadside bomb 07 Jul 2018 - 10:13 am
Peninsula
Doves and dancers as Cambodia starts election campaign, despite fairness concerns 07 Jul 2018 - 08:26 am
Honorary CPP president and President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin (L), Cambodia's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Hun Sen (C) and his wife Bun Rany prepare to release doves as they attend an elec
Over 100 'chimneys' drilled into mountain in bid to reach trapped boys 07 Jul 2018 - 08:11 am
Military personnel are seen in front of the Tham Luang cave, where 12 boys and their soccer coach are trapped, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand, July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Landmines arrive with the summer thaw in Pakistani Kashmir 06 Jul 2018 - 09:58 pm
Peninsula
Escape by diving 'not suitable' yet for boys in Thai cave: official 06 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm
Family members grieve during arrival honors for the remains of Saman Gunan, a former Royal Thai Navy SEAL who died in an accident in Tham Luang cave in a rescue mission for the trapped 12 boys and their coach, at a military base in Chon Buri province on J
Thai rescuers fear no chance of more survivors from Phuket tourist boat, nearly 60 may be dead 06 Jul 2018 - 08:58 pm
Thai rescue personnel aboard a search and rescue ship recover a body from a capsized tourist boat at sea off Phuket on July 6, 2018.  AFP / Sakorn Petchthong
Out of the shadows: Rohingya rape survivors' babies arrive. Some mothers are as young as 13 06 Jul 2018 - 07:28 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: More than 10 months have passed since Myanmar's security forces launched a sweeping campaign of rape and other brutalities against the Rohingya, and the babies conceived during those assaults have been born.
Thais fight water and oxygen levels in cave as diver dies 06 Jul 2018 - 06:43 pm
Thai rescue workers convene behind a large pile of oxygen tanks at the Tham Luang cave area as operations continue for the 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July
ADB approves $100M grant for Rohingya in Bangladesh 06 Jul 2018 - 06:43 pm
A Rohingya man walks through the mud along with a kid as they take shelter at a makeshift camp in Coxs' Bazar, Bangladesh on September 24, 2017. (Zakir Hossain Chowdhury / Anadolu Agency)
Ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sentenced to 10 years in prison 06 Jul 2018 - 02:48 pm
Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
Imran Khan aims to make graft-prone Pakistan a welfare state 06 Jul 2018 - 12:21 pm
Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), waves to supporters as he arrives to meet Zafar Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), who recently joined PTI party, in Islamabad, Pakistan July 5, 2018. (REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood)
Boys' team identity, meditation may ease stress in Thai cave 05 Jul 2018 - 06:53 pm
Thai volunteers prepare food in a mobile canteen at the Tham Luang cave area as rescue operations continue for 12 boys and their coach trapped at the cave at Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province on July 5, 2018.  AF
49 missing from tourist boat overturned in rough seas in southern Thailand’s Phuket 05 Jul 2018 - 06:43 pm
Thai rescue and paramedic personnel attend to rescued passengers of capsized tourist boat in rough seas at a port in Phuket on July 5, 2018. AFP / Kritsada Muenhawong
Lynchings fuelled by rumour hit anti-trafficking drives in India 04 Jul 2018 - 07:00 pm
Fake messages about child kidnappings spread on Facebook and WhatsApp have triggered attacks in more than half a dozen Indian states, resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people. (Reuters)
Imran Khan's party gains ground in Pakistan election race: Polls 04 Jul 2018 - 05:23 pm
Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), addressing his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan, July 4, 2018. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)