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India reports problems in retrieving climbers' bodies 08 Jun 2019 - 05:29 pm
Martin Moran was climbing Nanda Devi, India's second highest mountain.
'Hurry up!': G20 urged to speed up digital tax 08 Jun 2019 - 12:43 pm
A woman walks past a banner for the upcoming G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Fukuoka on June 7, 2019. / AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA
Philippines slams "unpardonable intrusions" by UN rights experts 08 Jun 2019 - 12:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte arrives to greet the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, February 28, 2019. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Heatstroke kills monkeys as India suffers in searing temperatures 08 Jun 2019 - 12:09 pm
In this picture taken on June 4, 2019, an Indian boatman walks amid boats on the dried bed of a lake at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, on the eve of World Environment Day. AFP / Sam Panthaky
Four Pakistani soldiers killed in roadside blast 08 Jun 2019 - 10:32 am
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China-US tensions 'very negative influence' on global economy: Australia PM 07 Jun 2019 - 12:39 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen at the Istana in Singapore, June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Indian police deserters among four killed in Kashmir 07 Jun 2019 - 12:35 pm
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China conducts first sea-based space rocket launch 05 Jun 2019 - 01:57 pm
A Long March-11 rocket takes off from an offshore platform in the Yellow Sea off the Shandong province, China June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan 03 Jun 2019 - 07:51 pm
A street vendor uses an umbrella as he waits for customers at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 3, 2019. Reuters/Willy KurniawanAnd a pinch of background.
Afghan officials: bus bombing in capital kills 5 03 Jun 2019 - 12:45 pm
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Six hours with PUBG stops teenager's heart 03 Jun 2019 - 12:28 pm
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World's 15 hottest places are in India, Pakistan as pre-monsoon heat builds 03 Jun 2019 - 12:05 pm
A general view of a lake running dry on a hot summer day near Ajmer on June 2, 2019. AFP / Himanshu Sharma
Bombings in Afghan capital kill 2 people, injure 2 reporters 02 Jun 2019 - 11:51 pm
A sandal and shoes belonging to the victims lay inside damaged bus carrying university students in Kabul on June 2, 2019.  AFP
Lack of future prompts Rohingya to flee Bangladesh 02 Jun 2019 - 11:35 pm
A Rohingya refugee cuts the hair of a kid at a temporary shelter in Beras Pati after having arrived from Aceh Shelter in Medan of North Sumatra, Indonesia on November 25, 2016. Jefri Tarigan/Anadolu Agency
Tiananmen's key moments: hope crushed by soldiers and tanks 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 1989, residents gather near the smoking remains of over 20 armoured personnel carriers burnt by demonstrators during clashes with soldiers near Tiananmen Square in Beijing.  AFP / Manny Ceneta
Exiled Tiananmen dissident barred from Hong Kong 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
Feng Congde (second right) was one of the key leaders of the pro-democracy student movement in Beijing in 1989. Photo: Reuters
From 1989 to '1984': Generation Tiananmen lament China's descent 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this picture taken on April 10, 2019, You Weijie, 66, looks at a photograph of her and husband Yang Minghu, in Beijing.  AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
British Airways flights to Pakistan resume after more than 10 years 02 Jun 2019 - 07:38 pm
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