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China hosts Japan and South Korea in show of regional unity 21 Aug 2019 - 05:34 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C), South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) shake hands ahead the ninth trilateral foreign ministers' meeting among China, South Korea and Japan at Gubei Town in Beijin
Singapore leader’s wife defends his seven-figure pay on Facebook 21 Aug 2019 - 01:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore, June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim/File Photo
Beijing says holding UK's Hong Kong consulate employee 21 Aug 2019 - 12:03 pm
Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location in this undated photo obtained from the Facebook page
US 'prepared to engage' with N. Korea in nuclear talks: envoy 21 Aug 2019 - 10:57 am
US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on August 21, 2019. AFP / POOL / KIM HONG-JI
Indonesia's Papua hit by fresh unrest as troops deployed 21 Aug 2019 - 10:26 am
A burnt-out building is seen in Sorong on August 20, 2019, after it was set on fire by rioting demonstrators.  / AFP / Arman Namsa
Kashmir families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths 21 Aug 2019 - 10:17 am
In this file photo taken on August 19, 2019, the clock tower at deserted Lal Chowk is pictured during a security lockdown in Srinagar.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh 21 Aug 2019 - 10:05 am
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2019, Bangladesh police personnel stand as they patrol inside Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Death toll from Afghan wedding blast rises to 80: Officials 21 Aug 2019 - 09:24 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, a man is seen through a broken window of a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. AFP / Wakil Kohsar
Two killed in Kashmir as Trump offers to mediate 21 Aug 2019 - 09:04 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, an Indian army soldier stands alert in a truck while travelling in a convoy in Srinagar. AFP / Punit Paranjpe
Kashmir police say thousands detained in status-change sweep 20 Aug 2019 - 05:37 pm
The deserted downtown area of Lal Chowk is seen pictured in Srinagar on August 20, 2019. (AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE)
Britain concerned about consular employee missing in China 20 Aug 2019 - 02:08 pm
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Foreign trash 'like treasure' in Indonesia's plastics village 20 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
This picture taken on July 22, 2019 shows villagers sifting through plastic waste in the village of Bangun.  / AFP / Juni Kriswanto /
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts 20 Aug 2019 - 12:24 pm
Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Philippines warns of 'unfriendly' greeting for uninvited warships 20 Aug 2019 - 10:56 am
File photo of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
Chinese envoy lashes 'ignorant' Pacific aid critics 20 Aug 2019 - 09:48 am
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Over 100 civilians wounded in bombings in eastern Afghanistan 20 Aug 2019 - 09:38 am
Afghan security forces arrive at the side of a blast in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 19, 2019. REUTERS/Parwiz
Bangladesh ready to repatriate 3,500 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar 19 Aug 2019 - 03:30 pm
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General accused of war crimes appointed Sri Lanka army chief 19 Aug 2019 - 03:23 pm
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