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Indonesia's Jokowi kicks off fresh term after wave of crises 20 Oct 2019 - 11:00 am
Officials who work at the presidential palace wave Indonesian flags as President Joko Widodo's motorcade leaves the palace in Jakarta on October 20, 2019, to attend his inauguration as Indonesia's president for a second term. Widodo was to kick off a fres
Democracy crowds defy Hong Kong police after activists attacked 20 Oct 2019 - 09:42 am
Anti-government demonstrators attend a protest march in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Hong Kong protest leaders urge turnout for march, despite risk of arrest 19 Oct 2019 - 02:58 pm
People holding a toy form a human chain during an anti-government protest in Hong Kong, China, October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Hong Kong democracy activist injured in knife attack 19 Oct 2019 - 02:54 pm
People attend a prayer rally to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on October 14, 2019.  AFP / DALE DE LA REY
Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers 19 Oct 2019 - 10:49 am
Men carry an injured person to a hospital after a bomb blast at a mosque, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan October 18, 2019. Reuters/Parwiz
Delhi schools to teach students on eco-friendly Diwali 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
In this photograph taken on October 4, 2019, women use a mobile phone as they sit outside their shop displaying items made of clay, at Kumhar Gram (Potter's Village) in New Delhi. AFP / Money Sharma
The North Korean history behind Kim Jong Un's mountain horse ride 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
This undated picture released by Korean Central News Agency on October 16, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse amongst the first snow at Mouth Paektu. AFP
US House passes legislation on Hong Kong: what does it mean? 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Indonesia ramps up Pacific diplomacy with aid fund 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Police Mobile Brigade  stands guard at a gas station in Jayapura, Papua, August 31, 2019. (Zabur Karuru / Antara Foto via Reuters)
South Korean PM likely to meet Japan's Abe next week amid strained ties 18 Oct 2019 - 11:19 am
File photo of South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon. REUTERS
Philippines detects African swine fever infections in two more provinces 18 Oct 2019 - 11:04 am
File photo of a man disinfecting a pig farm in Guangan, Sichuan province, China August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Prince William and wife Kate land in Pakistan capital after aborted flight 18 Oct 2019 - 10:38 am
Britain's Prince William (L), Duke of Cambridge and his wife Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visit the historical Badshahi mosque in Lahore on October 17, 2019. / AFP / AAMIR QURESHI
Bangladesh border forces kill Indian guard in rare clash 18 Oct 2019 - 09:35 am
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Apple boss Cook meets Chinese regulator after HK app criticism 18 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am
Tim Cook (Reuters/ File photo)
Mexico flies 300 Indian migrants to New Delhi in 'unprecedented' mass deportation 17 Oct 2019 - 08:54 pm
A boy selling candies and cigarettes gestures to the camera as he argues with migrants from India outside of Siglo XXI migration facility in Tapachula, Mexico, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares/File Photo
UK's Prince William, Kate see Pakistani cultural hub Lahore 17 Oct 2019 - 01:01 pm
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the National Cricket academy in Lahore, Pakistan. October 17, 2019. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS
Universal Studios park in China to have facial recognition tech 17 Oct 2019 - 11:52 am
Chairman of Beijing Tourism Group Duan Qiang, Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang and Comcast Corporation CEO Brian Roberts (L-R) attend a ceremony marking the announcement of a partnership between Universal Beijing Resort and Alibaba Group to create a theme p
Japan's PM visits disaster zone; government to postpone emperor's parade 17 Oct 2019 - 10:53 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) inspects an area hit by Typhoon Hagibis last week in Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture on October 12, 2019. AFP