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Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar for Bangladesh 23 Aug 2017 - 02:39 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 31, 2017 shows Rohingya refugees sitting near a house destroyed by Cyclone Mora in a camp in the Cox's Bazar district.   AFP / STR
Abu Sayyaf beheads ex-Philippine soldier in Basilan 23 Aug 2017 - 01:50 pm
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34 People Injured in Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong 23 Aug 2017 - 01:20 pm
A man walks through a flooded street as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, China August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Taliban suicide bomber kills five in Afghanistan 23 Aug 2017 - 12:05 pm
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Rights group asks Indonesia to abolish death sentence 23 Aug 2017 - 11:33 am
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Philippines 23 Aug 2017 - 09:21 am
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Trump Afghanistan tough talk unlikely to move Pakistan 22 Aug 2017 - 09:08 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump is escorted prior to departing for Arizona from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 22, 2017. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Trump strategy won't solve Afghan problems, say analysts 22 Aug 2017 - 05:18 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to announce his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
India's top court bans Islamic instant divorce 22 Aug 2017 - 02:56 pm
Farha Faiz, a lawyer, speaks with the media after a verdict for the controversial Muslim quick divorce law outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi, India August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Rare white koala born at Australian zoo 22 Aug 2017 - 12:11 pm
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Five killed as heavy rain, stormy winds hit Karachi 22 Aug 2017 - 10:18 am
Lightning bolt is seen above a residential neighborhood during rain in Karachi, Pakistan August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro.
Taliban dismiss Trump's Afghan strategy as 'nothing new' 22 Aug 2017 - 09:19 am
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts.
Jailed Hong Kong activist Wong back in court 22 Aug 2017 - 09:16 am
Student leader Joshua Wong leaves the High Court in a prison van after his sentencing on charges related to the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement, also known as Occupy Central protests, in Hong Kong, China August 17, 2017. Apple Daily/Tse Wing Yiu via
Taliban warns Afghanistan will become 'graveyard' for US 22 Aug 2017 - 09:06 am
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India's top court bans Islamic instant divorce 22 Aug 2017 - 08:58 am
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Philippines’ Duterte says there could have been abuses in war on drugs 21 Aug 2017 - 05:43 pm
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Floods, landslides kill more than 800 people across South Asia 21 Aug 2017 - 02:32 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on August 17, 2017 shows an Indian one-horned rhinoceros wading through flood waters at the flooded Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in India's northeastern Assam state. AFP / Biju BORO
South Asia floods claim more than 750 lives 21 Aug 2017 - 10:12 am
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