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World / Asia

Woman killed as strong typhoon lashes Tokyo area, cutting power and transport 09 Sep 2019 - 08:25 am
A crowd of passengers is seen as they wait for operations of train services to resume in a snarl caused by Typhoon Faxai at Urawa station in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Japan September 9,, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Merkel has made a u-turn on China but it may be too late 08 Sep 2019 - 09:50 pm
Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a particularly delicate set of policy goals when she visited China this week with a delegation of German company executives: maintaining that hard line on Beijing while urging a resolution of the trade war and continuing to
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon 08 Sep 2019 - 08:32 pm
ISRO employees watch the live broadcast of the soft landing of spacecraft Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 on the surface of the Moon at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network centre in Bangalore early on September 7, 2019.  AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American 08 Sep 2019 - 04:11 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives on September 3, 2019 at the European Parliament in Brussels for a meeting with European Parliament President. / AFP / Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD
Tokyo braces for direct hit from Typhoon Faxai 08 Sep 2019 - 12:02 pm
Peninsula
Trump says he canceled secret Taliban meeting at Camp David 08 Sep 2019 - 10:52 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 27, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) takes the stage after being introduced by former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. AFP /
Hong Kong's grandpa protesters speak softly but carry a stick 08 Sep 2019 - 09:33 am
This picture taken on September 7, 2019 shows
Central Beijing locked down for overnight army parade rehearsal 08 Sep 2019 - 09:04 am
Paramilitary police march past trucks with propaganda slogans on Beijing's Changan Avenue, the city's main east-west boulevarde, during an overnight rehearsal of a military parade to mark Communist China's 70th anniversary, in Beijing on September 7, 2019
Japan ex-empress undergoes breast cancer surgery 08 Sep 2019 - 09:02 am
Japan's former empress Michiko (R) enters Tokyo University hospital on September 7, 2019. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS / JAPAN POOL VIA JIJI PRESS
Hong Kong protesters call on Trump to "liberate" the city 08 Sep 2019 - 08:53 am
A protester is seen wearing a cap that reads,
Taliban kidnap six Afghan journalists 07 Sep 2019 - 03:05 pm
Peninsula
Hong Kong averts airport protest with security blitz 07 Sep 2019 - 02:40 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan denies use of airspace to Indian president 07 Sep 2019 - 02:11 pm
Pakistani soldiers pay tribute at a war monument to celebrate Defence Day, which marks the anniversary of the country's second war with India between August and September 1965 with both sides claiming victory after it ended in a stalemate, near Wagah bord
Riot police deployment thwarts Hong Kong airport protest 07 Sep 2019 - 11:56 am
Passengers roll their luggage past police outside Chek Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong on September 7, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Typhoon knocks out power in S.Korea; North braces for storm 07 Sep 2019 - 11:08 am
Peninsula
India loses contact with spacecraft on mission to the moon 07 Sep 2019 - 11:00 am
A student reacts as she watches a live stream of Chandrayaan-2 landing at an educational institute in Mumbai, India, September 7, 2019. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas
Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Assam NRC 06 Sep 2019 - 10:36 pm
A woman arrives to check her name on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Morigaon district of Assam on August 31, 2019.  AFP / David Talukdar
‘World’s oldest mom’ gives birth to twins at age 74 in India's Andhra Pradesh 06 Sep 2019 - 10:03 pm
Mangayamma was childless after 54 years of marriage. She along with her husband Y. Raja Rao had approached the IVF experts at the nursing home late last year (Photo courtesy: NDTV)