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Indonesia voices condolences for Morsi’s passing 19 Jun 2019 - 05:18 pm
Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi standing inside a glass defendant's cage during first session in the trial where Morsi and 10 other co-defendants face on charges of spying for Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt.  Ahmed Omar - Anadolu
Drones close runway at Singapore airport 19 Jun 2019 - 04:22 pm
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Air India flight delayed after spat over pilot's lunch box 19 Jun 2019 - 03:14 pm
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Harley-Davidson strikes deal to make smaller bikes in China 19 Jun 2019 - 02:33 pm
Bikers ride their Harley-Davidson motorbikes during the 28th annual Harley Davidson rally in Cascais on June 15, 2019. / AFP / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills 113 children 18 Jun 2019 - 08:05 pm
This photo taken on June 17, 2019, shows an Indian child suffering from Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) at the government-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital in Muzaffarpur district in the eastern state of Bihar. AFP
Strong quake jolts northwest Japan; no major damage reported; Tsunami likely 18 Jun 2019 - 06:31 pm
Japan's Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference, after 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the northwest of Japan, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on late June 18, 2019.  AFP / Jiji Press
Sri Lanka policeman defies president to testify at attack probe 18 Jun 2019 - 05:02 pm
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Trump says having 'extended meeting' with Xi at G20 summit 18 Jun 2019 - 04:59 pm
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Hong Kong protesters slam leader's apology, demand she quit 18 Jun 2019 - 04:18 pm
Members of pro-democracy party Demosisto (L-R) Nathan Law, Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow speak to the media after Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a press conference in Hong Kong on June 18, 2019.  AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Car bomb targets Indian army vehicle in Kashmir, 2 killed 18 Jun 2019 - 02:52 pm
Indian paramilitary trooper stand guard in the centre of Srinagar on June 13, 2019.  AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Hong Kong leader: Extradition bill unlikely to be revived 18 Jun 2019 - 12:03 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 18, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Quakes hit southwestern China, no immediate reports of casualties 17 Jun 2019 - 07:35 pm
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China's Xi to visit North Korea this week ahead of G20 17 Jun 2019 - 04:49 pm
China’s President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Mongolia's President Khaltmaagiin Battulga (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzsta
Brain fever kills 97 children in east India 17 Jun 2019 - 01:50 pm
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Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong leaves jail, vows to join protests 17 Jun 2019 - 12:15 pm
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong addresses the crowds outside the Legislative Council during a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China, June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Palau changes ocean sanctuary plan to allow Japan fishing 17 Jun 2019 - 10:15 am
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Rare wolf killed in Bangladesh after first appearance in decades 16 Jun 2019 - 02:06 pm
In this handout photo taken on June 9, 2019 and released by the Barguna District Administrator’s Office shows a Bangladeshi man measuring the corpse of an Indian grey wolf, the first to be seen in the region in eight decades, at Taltali town near the Sund
Bangladesh prison breakfast menu gets makeover after 200 years 16 Jun 2019 - 01:34 pm
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