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World / Asia

Tens of thousands march in latest Hong Kong protest 18 Aug 2019 - 02:33 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters march to demand democracy and political reforms, in Hong Kong, China August 18, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63 18 Aug 2019 - 02:04 pm
Afghan men investigate in a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul on August 18, 2019.   AFP / Wakil KOHSAR
Suicide attack at Afghan wedding hall kills 63 18 Aug 2019 - 09:27 am
Afghan men gather in a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul on August 18, 2019. (AFP / Wakil KOHSAR)
Hong Kongers rally against government under stormy skies 17 Aug 2019 - 05:37 pm
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Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in Kashmir 17 Aug 2019 - 10:05 am
A member of the Indian security forces stands guard during a lockdown in Srinagar on August 16, 2019, after the Indian government stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Hong Kong teachers' rally starts another weekend of protest 17 Aug 2019 - 09:12 am
Teachers protest against the extradition bill during a rally organised by Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union in Hong Kong, China August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
India hints at changing 'no first use' nuclear policy 16 Aug 2019 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves after a meeting at the house of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house in New Delhi, India, August 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo)
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg resigns amid mounting Chinese scrutiny 16 Aug 2019 - 01:29 pm
This file photo taken on August 16, 2017 shows Cathay Pacific's chief executive officer Rupert Hogg speaking during a press conference on the company's half-year results in Hong Kong. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Some telephone connectivity in Kashmir to resume from Friday night, says official 16 Aug 2019 - 01:11 pm
File photo of a Kashmiri woman walks past a bus used as a road block by Indian security personnel during restrictions after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the government, in Srinagar, August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Sidd
Ex-Kashmir chief's daughter: We're caged like beasts 16 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
Peninsula
Parents claim body of Franco-Irish teen found dead in Malaysia 16 Aug 2019 - 12:14 pm
Family members and officials arrive at a hospital where rescuers brought a body during a search operation for the missing 15-year-old Franco-Irish teenager Nora Quoirin in Seremban on August 13, 2019.  / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
India's Modi trumpets Kashmir, Muslim marriage moves in Independence Day speech 15 Aug 2019 - 10:22 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Malaysian police cite hunger and stress as likely causes of Irish girl's death 15 Aug 2019 - 10:04 am
File photo of a police officer pasting a photo of 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing from a resort on a wall at a shop in Seremban, Malaysia, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies 15 Aug 2019 - 09:49 am
File photo of US president Donald Trump.
Accused New Zealand gunman's letter from jail circulates online 14 Aug 2019 - 12:29 pm
Peninsula
Airport beatings spark soul-searching over Hong Kong's radicals 14 Aug 2019 - 12:16 pm
Anti-government demonstrators apologize for yesterday's clashes with police at the airport in Hong Kong China August 14, 2019. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
Fresh flood alert in southern India as monsoon death toll hits 244 14 Aug 2019 - 11:40 am
Afile photo of a damaged area is pictured following a landslide in Meppadi, Wayanad district, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 9, 2019.  / AFP / STR
Clashes at Hong Kong airport after flights halted 13 Aug 2019 - 08:20 pm
Riot police use pepper spray to disperse anti-extradition bill protesters during a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye, at the Hong Kong international airport, in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)