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Indian court suspends controversial cow slaughter ban 30 May 2017 - 05:21 pm
Indian Muslim protesters shout slogan against Prime Minister Narender Modi and the Indian government during a portest against a ban on the sale of animals for slaughter in Chennai on May 29, 2017.   AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Nepal army plane crashes, killing pilot 30 May 2017 - 01:51 pm
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First Japanese to report Hiroshima atomic bomb dies at 86 30 May 2017 - 12:59 pm
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Two dead, hundreds of thousands flee as cyclone batters Bangladesh 30 May 2017 - 12:18 pm
File Photo: AFP.
UN names team to investigate crimes against Myanmar Rohingya 30 May 2017 - 11:41 am
File Photo: Reuters.
As foreigners fight in the Philippines, a new hub for Islamic State 30 May 2017 - 11:07 am
Philippine Marines smile at the media near the stronghold of Maute group in Marawi City in southern Philippines May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Mother gets 26 years for drowning her kids in Australian lake 30 May 2017 - 08:45 am
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N. Korea says ballistic missile test successful: state media 30 May 2017 - 08:10 am
FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test of a new-type anti-aircraft guided weapon system organised by the Academy of National Defence Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) May 28, 20
Cyclone brings destruction to Myanmar refugee camps in Bangladesh 30 May 2017 - 08:04 am
A part of a flooded highway exit is seen in a village in Matara, Sri Lanka May 29, 2017. Sri Lanka Air Force/Handout via REUTERS
Nepal delays key local polls amid political turbulence 29 May 2017 - 07:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda greets outgoing Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli in Kathmandu, Nepal, August 4, 2016 (REUTERS / Navesh Chitrakar)
6.6-magnitude quake hits Indonesia's Sulawesi 29 May 2017 - 06:50 pm
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Jharkhand tribal school dropouts train for Gulf jobs 29 May 2017 - 12:51 pm
Students at Kalyan Gurukul.
Thunderstorms kill 24 in eastern India 29 May 2017 - 11:32 am
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Modi seeks to repair Russia ties on Europe tour 29 May 2017 - 09:55 am
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After Everest record Indian woman sets sights on unclimbed peaks 29 May 2017 - 09:31 am
Indian mountain climber Anshu Jamsenpa, who climbed Everest twice in five days, attends her interview at a hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal May 27, 2017. Picture taken May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yubaraj Sharma Chapagain
China to implement cyber security law from Thursday 29 May 2017 - 09:24 am
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Philippines puts city on lockdown over fears of militant infiltration 29 May 2017 - 08:36 am
Residents and commuters queue up at a police checkpoint at the entrance to Iligan City on the southern island of of Mindanao on May 29, 2017, after local authorities locked down the city due to a terror threat. AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Bangladesh reinstalls controversial statue after outcry 28 May 2017 - 01:04 pm
A statue denounced by religious hardliners as