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7 French fighter jets make emergency landing in Indonesia 19 May 2019 - 01:34 pm
French Rafale fighter jets are seen at an air force base in Blang Bintang, Aceh province on May 19, 2019. AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN
Indian island residents vote with sinking hearts 19 May 2019 - 10:15 am
Indian voters sit as they queue to cast their vote as paramilitary personnel stand guard in the Ghoramara island around 110 km south of Kolkata on May 19, 2019, during the 7th and final phase of India's general election. AFP / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
Australia's Pentecostal PM rides miraculous wave back into office 19 May 2019 - 09:59 am
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media as he arrives at the Horizon Church in Sutherland in Sydney, Australia, May 19, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS
Conservatives keep power in 'miracle' Australia election victory 18 May 2019 - 06:10 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (2R) waves to his supporters following a victory speech with his family after winning the Australia's general election in Sydney on May 18, 2019. (AFP / Saeed KHAN)
Australian election vote count reveals close contest 18 May 2019 - 03:11 pm
Australia's Liberal Party supporters react during the results count at the Federal Liberal Reception at the Sofitel-Wentworth hotel in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Keyboard predators: Southeast Asia's kids targeted by online paedophiles 17 May 2019 - 09:22 pm
People cross a road during heavy rain caused by Typhoon Maliksi in Manila on June 10, 2018. AFP/Noel Celis
Sri Lanka Muslims pray at vandalised mosques 17 May 2019 - 01:02 pm
A Muslim man stands in front of the Jumha mosque after a mob attack in Minuwangoda on May 14, 2019. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
New election clashes hit Indian city after Modi rally 17 May 2019 - 11:54 am
File photo of an Indian BJP supporter wearing a mask of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during an election rally in Amritsar on May 12, 2019. / AFP / NARINDER NANU
Singapore PM says 'fake news' law not against free speech 17 May 2019 - 11:05 am
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the Istana in Singapore, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Campaigning in India gets ugly as weeks-long election heats up 16 May 2019 - 05:24 pm
Pragya Singh Thakur, leader of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote, outside a polling station in Bhopal, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Raj Patidar)
Red Cross website hacked in latest Singapore cyber attack 16 May 2019 - 01:43 pm
File photo used for representation. Reuters
Australia's 'larrikin' former prime minister Bob Hawke dies at 89 16 May 2019 - 01:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 16, 2010, former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke (C) and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget (R) arrive at an Australian Labor Party campaign launch in Brisbane. AFP / William West
Five dead in Shanghai building collapse: city govt 16 May 2019 - 01:19 pm
Members of a rescue team work at the site of a building collapse in Shanghai on May 16, 2019. AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Philippines says envoy recalled over Canada trash row 16 May 2019 - 11:01 am
This file photo taken on September 9, 2015, shows environmental activists rallying outside the Philippine Senate in Manila to demand that scores of containers filled with household rubbish be shipped back to Canada. AFP / JAY DIRECTO
Sri Lanka says hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks 15 May 2019 - 07:22 pm
A view of a damaged mosque after a mob attack at the Hettipola village in Kurunegala, about 90 kilometers North of Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 15, 2019. ( Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency )
Street clashes leave Kolkata on edge ahead of India vote climax 15 May 2019 - 09:31 am
In this photo taken on May 14, 2019 Indian police stand next to burning debris on a street following clashes by rival groups during a campaign rally event held by Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Kolkata. (AFP)
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence 15 May 2019 - 09:24 am
FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
Australia's top five environmental risks for voters 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am
A spike in sea temperatures has caused major coral bleaching on the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef.  Here, Lady Elliot Island located north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland Australia is seen on June 11, 2015. David Gray / Reuters