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Philippine president 'in good hands' after minor motorcycle mishap 17 Oct 2019 - 09:41 am
This file photo taken on August 8, 2018 shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) reviewing policemen along with national police chief Oscar Albayalde (L) in a sudden downpour during the 117th police anniversary celebration at the national headquarte
Malaysia needs to be ready for the worst in South China Sea - foreign minister 17 Oct 2019 - 08:27 am
File picture of South China Sea used for representation
Hong Kong legislature suspended amid chaos over protests 17 Oct 2019 - 08:13 am
A pro-democracy lawmaker is escorted by security from the Legislative Council, as Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam takes questions from lawmakers regarding her policy address, in Hong Kong, China October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Four dead in Philippine quake 17 Oct 2019 - 08:05 am
A store owner guards the remains of his store amidst debris after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the night before in the city of Digos, Davao del Sur province on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on October 17, 2019. AFP / Manman Dejeto
Five killed in Indian Kashmir as violence spikes 16 Oct 2019 - 10:51 pm
Kashmir women react as they watch the body of Nasir Ahmad, a suspected separatist militant, during his funeral procession after he was killed in a gun battle with Indian soldiers, in Arwani village in Anantnag district October 16, 2019. Reuters/Danish Ism
Bangladesh gives Myanmar new list of Rohingya refugees 16 Oct 2019 - 10:51 pm
A Rohingya refugee pulls a child as they walk to the shore after crossing border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, September 10, 2017. Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
Strong quake leaves 1 dead, dozens injured in Philippines 16 Oct 2019 - 06:45 pm
Firemen try to put out a fire on a mall following a 6.4-magnitude quake in General Santos City, in southern island of Mindanao, on October 16, 2019.  AFP / EDWIN ESPEJO AND EDWIN ESPEJO
Hong Kong leader abandons policy speech after heckles from lawmakers 16 Oct 2019 - 11:38 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam holds a news conference after her policy address for 2019, in Hong Kong, China, October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Kim rides horse on sacred peak, vows to fight US sanctions 16 Oct 2019 - 10:19 am
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. - South Korea / AFP
Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan kills at least three, wounds dozens 16 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am
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'More like us': Japan's new imperial couple puts relaxed face on monarchy 16 Oct 2019 - 08:12 am
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Princess Aiko (C), accompanied by her parents Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, arrives at her graduation ceremony at the Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Thailand's human traffickers flout 99% of court orders to compensate victims 15 Oct 2019 - 08:43 pm
Migrant workers prepare to unload their catch at a port in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand, January 22, 2018. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Girls school first stop for Britain's William and Kate in Pakistan 15 Oct 2019 - 10:34 am
Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (Center R) and his wife Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Center L) are welcomed by Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (R) upon their arrival at the Pakistan's Nur Khan military airbase in
Japanese storm shelter faces outrage after turning away two homeless 15 Oct 2019 - 08:17 am
A family rest at an evacuation shelter in Nagano on October 14, 2019. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
The hunt for Asia's El Chapo 14 Oct 2019 - 10:11 pm
Tse Chi Lop, a Canadian national born in China, is suspected of leading a vast multinational drug trafficking syndicate formed out of an alliance of five of Asia’s triad groups, according to law enforcement officials
How the #MeToo cases that shook India have played out 14 Oct 2019 - 09:03 pm
Tanushree Dutta was among the first to speak out against sexual misconduct in India’s famed Bollywood film industry. Dutta last year alleged that she was sexually harassed by veteran actor Nana Patekar on a movie set in 2008 and that her complaints were i
Baby found buried alive highlights India's battle to protect girls 14 Oct 2019 - 08:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman carries her baby as she walks through a wheat field in Amroha district in Uttar Pradesh, April 17, 2014. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Hong Kong police say homemade bomb targeted officers 14 Oct 2019 - 06:01 pm
An anti-government demonstrator stands in fron of a police vehicle during a protest against the invocation of the emergency laws in Hong Kong, October 14, 2019. Reuters/Ammar Awad