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Student protesters hold out as Hong Kong leader urges peaceful resolution 19 Nov 2019 - 08:50 am
Protesters wait to receive medical attention at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus during protests in Hong Kong, China, November 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Modi pushes to grant citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants 18 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures at an event to present the Bharatiya Janata Party election manifesto in New Delhi on April 8, 2019. AFP
In war-ravaged Kabul, women throng parks for peace and picnics 18 Nov 2019 - 07:52 pm
A family enjoys a picnic in Chihilsitoon Garden, which was restored after it was damaged during four decades of war in Kabul, Afghanistan. November 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
Campus under siege as Hong Kong police battle protesters 18 Nov 2019 - 06:44 pm
An anti-government demonstrator reacts amid tear gas during protests at Tsim Sha Tsui, in Hong Kong, China, November 18, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Police round up students in India's capital as fee protests grow 18 Nov 2019 - 03:44 pm
Security personnel hold a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student during a students protest against hostel fee hike, as security measures have been reinforced from JNU campus along the road to the march protest, in New Delhi on November 18, 2019. AFP /
Cambodian princess who rescued traditional ballet dies at age 76 18 Nov 2019 - 01:35 pm
File photo of Cambodia's minister of culture Princess Norodom Bopha Devi examines some of the more than four tonnes of ancient artifacts recovered from the home of Khmer Rouge chief Ta Mok in Siem Reap, May 9. DW/CC/File Photo
Yahoo Japan, Line to merge business to form online giant 18 Nov 2019 - 12:31 pm
Kentaro Kawabe (L), CEO and president of Z Holdings and Takeshi Idezawa (R), CEO and president of LINE shake hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on November 18, 2019. Japan's Z Holdings, formerly Yahoo Japan, will merge with mobile chat app ope
Hong Kong anti-mask law 'unconstitutional': High court 18 Nov 2019 - 12:07 pm
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stands on the bridge above the Cross Harbour Tunnel during clashes with police outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China November 17, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Back-to-back blasts hit Afghan capital; at least 4 wounded 18 Nov 2019 - 11:51 am
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Samoa shuts schools, declares emergency as measles kills 6 18 Nov 2019 - 11:09 am
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Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer, injures tourist 18 Nov 2019 - 11:00 am
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Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka's new strongman 18 Nov 2019 - 10:39 am
In this file photo taken on November 13, 2019 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa smiles during a campaign rally in Homagama ahead of the November 16 presidential election.  AFP / Jewel SAMAD
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets to pin back campus protesters 18 Nov 2019 - 09:12 am
Protesters attempt to leave the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
China calls on U.S. to 'stop flexing muscles' in South China Sea 18 Nov 2019 - 08:29 am
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper attends a joint press conference with South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo after the 51st Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defence Ministry in Seoul on November 15, 2019. / AFP / pool / JUNG YEON-JE
Marshall Islands heads to polls in election closely watched by Washington 18 Nov 2019 - 08:10 am
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Leading Muslim groups to challenge India holy site court ruling 17 Nov 2019 - 09:14 pm
A general view of Ayodhya is seen after Supreme Court's verdict on a disputed religious site, India, November 10, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Uighur activist 'risks mum's life' to urge world to act over China crackdown 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm
This composite shows Uighur activist Ferkat Jawdat in front of the White House in Washington, March 28, 2019. His mother Minaiwaier Tuersun is pictured on the right shortly before she was detained in Xinjiang, China, in early 2018. Photos supplied by Ferk
Life taking 'toll on my health': Philippines' Duterte 17 Nov 2019 - 10:47 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 18, 2019 shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaking during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart at the Malacanang Palace in Manila. AFP / Ted Aljibe