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World / Asia

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.
Malaysia seizes 300kg of pangolin scales 13 Jun 2017 - 11:58 am
Photo: AFP.
Heavy rains kill at least 35 in Bangladesh 13 Jun 2017 - 09:51 am
Peninsula
Islamic State cells in nearly all Indonesian provinces - military chief 13 Jun 2017 - 09:10 am
File picture of commuters waiting for the train in Jakarta, Indonesia. REUTERS/Beawiharta
US soldiers kill 3 Afghan civilians, officials allege 12 Jun 2017 - 02:22 pm
File Photo.
Panama Papers investigators summon Pakistani PM 12 Jun 2017 - 01:10 pm
File Photo: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif.
Myanmar plane crash toll rises to 59 as search resumes 12 Jun 2017 - 01:01 pm
Peninsula
New Zealand opposition plans to slash immigration 12 Jun 2017 - 11:24 am
Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo: AFP).
Taiwan lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy 12 Jun 2017 - 11:17 am
Lawmakers in Taiwan launched a new group to help promote democracy in Hong Kong on Monday, a move likely to rile Beijing ahead of the 20th anniversary of the handover of the city from Britain back to China. AFP/SAM YEH.
Japan zoo celebrates birth of panda cub 12 Jun 2017 - 10:30 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on May 24, 2017 shows 11-year-old female giant panda Shin Shin taking a rest in her cage at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI