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Indian rescuers search for 39 missing after boat accident 16 Sep 2019 - 08:22 am
Relatives mourn the victims who died or disappeared in a boat accident at the Godavari river near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh state, at Kadipikonka village in Warangal district of Telengana state on September 15, 2019. AFP / STR
Pakistan summons Afghan, Indian diplomats after soldiers, civilian killed 15 Sep 2019 - 07:41 pm
A Kashmiri man rides a bicycle past concertina wire during restrictions, following scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar September 15, 2019. Reuters/ Francis Mascarenhas
Kathmandu battles new threat as temperatures rise: dengue fever 15 Sep 2019 - 05:40 pm
A woman covers her face amid fumigation to prevent the spread of the dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases in Kathmandu, September 5, 2019. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Dangerous air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school closures 15 Sep 2019 - 04:19 pm
A mosque is seen as smoke and haze choke the air over Pekanbaru on September 15, 2019.  AFP / Adek Berry
12 dead, dozens missing in India boat accident 15 Sep 2019 - 04:18 pm
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Scores of tigers rescued from infamous Thai temple have died: media 15 Sep 2019 - 11:38 am
FILE PHOTO: A Buddhist monk plays with a tiger at the Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, otherwise known as Tiger Temple, in Kanchanaburi province February 12, 2015. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Protesters call on UK to protect Hong Kongers from China 15 Sep 2019 - 09:27 am
Anti-government protesters hold up banners, placards, Union Jack flags as they gather at the British consulate General in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Fiji's PM to play down climate row on Australia trip 15 Sep 2019 - 09:16 am
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Taliban revoke ban on Red Cross, provide security guarantees 15 Sep 2019 - 09:16 am
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Indonesia to raise cigarette prices by more than a third at start of 2020 15 Sep 2019 - 08:49 am
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Militant attacks kill four soldiers in Pakistan 14 Sep 2019 - 02:59 pm
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Afghan government says elections first, peace deal after 14 Sep 2019 - 02:50 pm
Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani gestures during his election campaign rally in Kabul, Afghanistan September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Singapore air 'unhealthy' ahead of F1 race 14 Sep 2019 - 02:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Public housing apartment blocks are shrouded by haze in Singapore September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Thailand's northeast inundated after tropical storm 14 Sep 2019 - 12:30 pm
This aerial picture shows a flooded area in Thailand's northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani on September 14, 2019. AFP / THAI NEWS PIX / Krit Phromsakla Na SAKOLNAKORN
Hong Kong police move in to break up shopping mall protest clashes 14 Sep 2019 - 10:46 am
Anti-government protesters gather at Lion Rock, in Hong Kong, China September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Family releases name of Australian woman detained in Iran 14 Sep 2019 - 10:17 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 13, 2006 an Iranian inmate peers from behind a wall as a guard walks by at the female section of the infamous Evin jail, north of Tehran. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Indonesia says some forest fires started on Malaysian-controlled land 13 Sep 2019 - 09:11 pm
Indonesian Muslims, most seen wearing pollution masks, gather for special prayers asking for rain in Pekanbaru, Riau province on September 13, 2019, as smog from rainforest fires envelop the Southeast Asian region. AFP / Adek Berry
Over 30 Indian worshippers drown during Hindu rituals 13 Sep 2019 - 08:32 pm
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) personnel conduct rescue and search operations for survivors at Lower Lake in Bhopal on September 13, 2019, after boats overturn as they carry people and an idol o