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World / Asia

IS-linked Philippine militant behind suicide attacks killed 23 Nov 2019 - 11:43 am
Peninsula
Joyous scenes as Bougainville independence vote starts 23 Nov 2019 - 11:07 am
Bougainville residents gather at a polling station in an historical independence vote in Buka on November 23, 2019. AFP / NESS KERTON
Modi's party makes surprise comeback in India's richest state 23 Nov 2019 - 09:29 am
Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of Chief Minister of Maharashtra to Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.
Ex-CIA officer gets 19 years in China spy conspiracy 22 Nov 2019 - 11:56 pm
Peninsula
Protests after snake kills Indian schoolgirl in class 22 Nov 2019 - 11:31 pm
Students hold placards and a toy snake during a protest over the death of a girl after she was bitten by a snake inside her classroom at Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad's district in Kerala, India on November 22, 2019. AFP
Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Australian Islamophobic attack 22 Nov 2019 - 11:31 pm
Shocking security camera footage showed a man approaching a table of three women wearing headscarves as they chatted at a cafe in the city's west on Wednesday.
Open homes, free rides: the people helping Hong Kong's protesters 22 Nov 2019 - 08:08 pm
Ricky prepares a bed for anti-government protesters at his apartment in Hong Kong on November 1, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Myanmar town offers glimmer of hope for Muslims enduring 'apartheid' 22 Nov 2019 - 06:47 pm
This October 3, 2019 photo shows a man driving his motorcycle past the ruins of a mosque in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, where Muslim residents have been forced to live in a camp for seven years after the inter-communal unrest tore apart the town. AFP / Ye A
S.Korea salvages military pact with Japan at 11th hour 22 Nov 2019 - 01:15 pm
Kim You-geun, a national security official at South Korea's presidential Blue House, speaks during a press briefing on the General Security of Military Agreement (GSOMIA) between South Korea and Japan at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on November 22
Singapore to be ‘tough’ on trafficking after 2 Indians convicted for forcing Bangladeshi women to dance clubs 21 Nov 2019 - 11:08 pm
Oil tankers pass the skyline of Singapore, June 8, 2016. Reuters / Edgar Su
Political row in Indian state sparks debate on land rights for Dalits 21 Nov 2019 - 10:46 pm
A shepherd takes rest under a tree on a dried-up lake on the outskirts of Chennai, India, June 27, 2019. Reuters / P Ravikumar
Kashmir episode puts India on horns of dilemma in Sri Lanka 21 Nov 2019 - 09:04 pm
A Kashmiri man walks on a bridge during restrictions after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, September 1, 2019. Reuters / Danish Ismail
Sri Lanka’s president appoints his brother as prime minister 21 Nov 2019 - 12:22 pm
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother and former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as the new Prime Minister, shake hands during the swearing in ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Tokyo 2020 unveils 15,000-seat Olympic aquatics center 21 Nov 2019 - 11:11 am
This picture shows a general view of the construction site of the Olympic Aquatics Centre, venue for the swimming competitions in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo on November 21, 2019. Tokyo 2020 organisers on November 21 unveiled the 523 m
Strong earthquake strikes near Thai-Laos border 21 Nov 2019 - 10:46 am
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US-born panda Bei Bei arrives in new China home 21 Nov 2019 - 10:09 am
US-born giant panda Bei Bei arrives at the Bifengxia base of the China Conservation and Research Centre of the Giant Panda in Yaan, China's southwestern Sichuan province, early on November 21, 2019. China OUT / AFP / STR
N.Korea says 'not right time' for Kim to attend S.Korea ASEAN summit 21 Nov 2019 - 09:58 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects Yangdok Hot Spring Resort in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 14, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS
Tuvalu rejects China offer to build islands and retains ties with Taiwan 21 Nov 2019 - 08:56 am
Tuvalu Foreign Minister Simon Kofe speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei, Taiwan November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher