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Malaysian air force loses contact with fighter jet 15 Jun 2017 - 11:34 am
The fighter aircraft is fitted with a Sky Guardian Radar warning receiver and wingtip air-to-air missile rails (AFP?Representative Photo).
Australian journalist shot in war-torn Philippine city 15 Jun 2017 - 09:50 am
Government soldiers stand on guard as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over large parts of Marawi city, Philippines June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
10 dead, 7 injured in vehicle collision in Philippines 14 Jun 2017 - 01:06 pm
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15 trapped as building collapses in Nairobi 14 Jun 2017 - 01:00 pm
Rescue workers search debris after a seven-storey building collapsed in a residential area in Nairobi, Kenya on June 13, 2017. ( Andrew Wasike - Anadolu Agency ).
Afghan army generals, officers jailed over base attack 14 Jun 2017 - 12:45 pm
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Indonesian cargo ship sinks off Malaysia, two crew missing 14 Jun 2017 - 12:34 pm
Photo: AFP.
Nepal to deport Everest climber after illegal Tibet crossing 14 Jun 2017 - 12:29 pm
Photo: AFP.
Bangladesh rescuers battle to reach landslide victims 14 Jun 2017 - 11:58 am
People walk in floodwaters following landslides triggered by heavy rain in Khagrachari, Bangladesh, in this still frame taken from video June 13, 2017. REUTERS/REUTERS TV.
China's Fosun proposes to buy Faberge owner Gemfields 14 Jun 2017 - 11:35 am
FILE PHOTO: A company logo of Fosun International is seen at the Fosun Fair held alongside the annual general meeting of the Chinese conglomerate in Hong Kong, China May 28, 2015. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo.
Bangladesh says arrest of envoy in New York is a treaty violation 14 Jun 2017 - 10:54 am
Peninsula
Driven to distraction: Pyongyang's 'traffic ladies' 14 Jun 2017 - 09:58 am
In a photo taken on June 5, 2017 a traffic security officer stands on duty at an intersection in Pyongyang. AFP / Ed Jones
Indian tycoon Mallya denies charges at London hearing 13 Jun 2017 - 06:57 pm
Former Indian Politician Vijay Mallya arrives for an extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain, June 13, 2017. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman returns to North Korea hoping 'to open the door' 13 Jun 2017 - 05:31 pm
Flamboyant former NBA star Dennis Rodman (2nd L) of the US talks with Son Gwang-Ho (C), North Korea's vice minister for sports and culture, after his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport on June 13, 2017. AFP / Kim Won-Jin
Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 77 in Bangladesh 13 Jun 2017 - 03:16 pm
Bangladeshi fire fighters and residents search for bodies after a landslide in Bandarban on July 13, 2017. Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 46 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said on July 13.   AFP
Hong Kong wastes away as rival Asian cities clean up 13 Jun 2017 - 01:46 pm
A truck unloads garbage at a landfill at Tseung Kwan O district in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Five missing Philippine police rescued amid clashes 13 Jun 2017 - 01:13 pm
Photo: AA.
More bodies recovered from Myanmar plane crash 13 Jun 2017 - 12:57 pm
Rescue workers carry the dead bodies of people, who died in a military aircraft accident, near a coastal town of Dawei, the capital of Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi region on June 8, 2017. / ( Kyaw Hein - Anadolu Agency ).
Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 57 in Bangladesh 13 Jun 2017 - 12:33 pm
Bangladeshi fire fighters search for bodies after a landslide in Bandarban on June 13, 2017. Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 46 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides, authorities said on June 13. / AFP.