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World / Asia

Japanese minister admonishes South Korea's envoy as row escalates 19 Jul 2019 - 10:28 pm
South Korean protesters holding placards reading
Trump says he is willing to help in Japan, South Korea dispute 19 Jul 2019 - 10:28 pm
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in leave after a banquet at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, June 29, 2019. (Yonhap via Reuters)
Priyanka Gandhi detained in Uttar Pradesh, refuses to leave 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (2L) meets Sonbhadra massacre victims at the Banaras Hindu University  Trauma Centre in Varanasi July 19, 2019. AFP/ All India Congress Committee
Two killings symbolise reach of Kashmir conflict as death toll surges 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
Students of Rizwan Pandit, a school principal who was allegedly killed in police custody, are seen inside the classroom of a coaching centre run by him in Awantipora, south of Srinagar, July 9, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Fear and favor chill newsroom at storied Japanese paper 19 Jul 2019 - 08:04 pm
A banner campaigning for boycott of Japanese products is seen at a market in Seoul, South Korea, July 12, 2019. The banner reads
Tiger, rhinos flee to higher ground in India's flood-hit Assam 19 Jul 2019 - 05:50 pm
One-horned rhinoceros take shelter on a higher-land in the flood affected area of Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on July 18, 2019. AFP / Biju Boro
New Zealand leader says US lacks interest in Asia-Pacific 19 Jul 2019 - 04:02 pm
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivers a speech entitled
Rohingya groups urge tougher US sanctions on Myanmar 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends a ceremony with teachers and students for a new school in Kawhmu on July 18, 2019. AFP
Malnutrition, disease rising in North Korea: aid organisation 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
People watch a TV screen showing images of US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at a railway station in Seoul.
Suspected Japanese arsonist is ex-convict who believed studio stole his novel 19 Jul 2019 - 03:30 pm
Peninsula
'Nobody cares about us': Hunger and despair for India flood victims 19 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm
An Indian policeman travels with residents on a wooden boat to cross a flooded locality near the Ahiyapur police station at Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar on July 18, 2019. AFP / Sachin Kumar
Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes 19 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm
People move along a flooded road in Gaibandha, Bangladesh July 18, 2019. Reuters
'Cow vigilantes' kill three men in India on suspicion of stealing cattle 19 Jul 2019 - 01:04 pm
Relatives of the victims of a mob lynching incident speak to a police officer as they mourn outside a hospital in Chapra in the eastern state of Bihar, India, July 19, 2019. (REUTERS/Stringer)
'An attack on all of us': Anime fans reel after deadly Japan fire 19 Jul 2019 - 12:52 pm
Residents pray for victims of a fire which hit the Kyoto Animation company studio the day before, killing 33 people, in Kyoto on July 19, 2019. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
Anime studio hit by deadly fire is known for skill, fan base 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
Firefighters battling fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, July 18, 2019. Credit: Kyodo/via Reuters
Car bomb explodes at gate of police HQ in Afghanistan's Kandahar 18 Jul 2019 - 04:44 pm
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Suspect screaming 'You die!' kills up to 23 at anime studio 18 Jul 2019 - 12:43 pm
This aerial view shows the rescue and recover scene (C) after a fire at an animation company building killed some two dozen people in Kyoto on July 18, 2019. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
One dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio 18 Jul 2019 - 08:25 am
An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid, at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 18, 2019. Kyodo/via Reuters