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Bangladesh promises to improve local flood warnings after complaints 30 Sep 2019 - 06:47 pm
A Rohingya shelter gets flooded after heavy rain in Coxs’ Bazar, Bangladesh, July 25, 2018. Reuters/Clare Baldwin
Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst, jail, hospital submerged 30 Sep 2019 - 11:59 am
Patients wade through floodwaters on their way to hospital during heavy monsoon rain in Patna in the northeastern state of Bihar on September 28, 2019. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
Indonesian agency says it expects rainy season to help end forest fires soon 30 Sep 2019 - 08:50 am
An Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) helicopter dumps water on a burning forest near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Taiwan orders markets, schools closed as strong typhoon approaches 30 Sep 2019 - 08:06 am
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Hong Kong locals fear loss of small-town life with artificial islands 29 Sep 2019 - 10:58 pm
Tom Yam, a resident of Lantau Island, stands in front of a map of the island, whose landscape may be changed with a plan to build artificial islands to ease congestion in Hong Kong. August 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
'A trafficker lives here' - Bangladesh uses red paint to mark suspects' homes 29 Sep 2019 - 09:56 pm
Tota Miya, 10, shows his hands after preparing soil to make bricks in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka November 21, 2009. Reuters/Andrew Bira
A year after Indonesia's quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives 29 Sep 2019 - 09:55 pm
Ruins and damaged building are pictured nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami at a beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 26, 2019. Antara Foto/Oscar Motuloh/ via Reuters
To combat Islamophobia, Imran Khan bridges East and West 29 Sep 2019 - 08:41 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 27, 2019. AFP / Don Emmert
More violence grips Hong Kong ahead of China's National Day 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Torrential rains kill another 42 people in India 29 Sep 2019 - 03:35 pm
A man and a boy ride a scooter through a flooded road after heavy rains in Prayagraj, India, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Hong Kong leader to leave unrest behind to spend National Day in China 29 Sep 2019 - 09:49 am
A protester is escorted by undercover police officers after he tried to stop Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's motorcade in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
China's 'national flag baby' raises flag, captivates millions 29 Sep 2019 - 09:39 am
Feng Jianhan, 9, poses for a picture in military uniform next to a Chinese flag that he raises every morning through rope and pulley at his home in Xian, Shaanxi province, China September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Irene Wang
Debt-chocked Malaysia dithers on $1 bln train project with Singapore 29 Sep 2019 - 09:04 am
FILE PHOTO: Petronas Twin Towers are shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 9, 2019. Picture taken on September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Biometric machines in Afghan vote improve after last year's glitches 28 Sep 2019 - 04:04 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 28, 2019. Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu
Hong Kong protesters mark five years since 'Umbrella' street movement 28 Sep 2019 - 03:22 pm
An anti-government protester shelters behind an umbrella as he attends a rally outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Indian security forces kill 3 rebels in Kashmir 28 Sep 2019 - 03:12 pm
A security personnel stands guard to block a road near closed shops while strict restrictions are imposed during a lockdown in Srinagar on September 28, 2019. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Hong Kong protesters block traffic, taunt police 28 Sep 2019 - 03:06 pm
Protesters spill out into the main road near the government offices in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong on September 28, 2019, as activists mark the fifth anniversary of the
The Taliban cut off his finger for voting, he defied them again 28 Sep 2019 - 02:32 pm
An election official assists an Afghan man at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Europe

A Turkish vessels patrols during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing off the port of Kyrenia in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026. Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP Capsized ferry off Northern Cyprus has 'completely sunk': official
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Norway's King Haakon VIII (R), Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (2ndR), Queen Sonja (2ndL) and Prince Sverre Magnus (L) attend a memorial church service for the late King Harald V at Asker Church in Asker, Norway, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP Tests loom for popular UK PM Burnham as parliament returns

Africa

File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast

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