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Indian parties court farmers with green promises 12 May 2019 - 10:30 pm
A farmer smokes while sitting on sacks of paddy crops as he waits for customers in Sanand village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, November 15, 2016. Reuters
India's marathon election reaches next-to-last phase 12 May 2019 - 07:07 pm
Women stand in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station in village Bhudi in the northern state of Haryana, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
Pakistan PM slams hotel attack as bid to damage economy 12 May 2019 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on March 8, 2019 shows a general view of the five-star Pearl Continental hotel located on a hill in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, where gunmen stormed the building. AFP / BANARAS KHAN
UN chief says world 'not on track' with climate change 12 May 2019 - 10:44 am
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres takes part in a joint press conference with New Zealand's prime minister during his visit to Government House in Auckland on May 12, 2019. / AFP / DAVID ROWLAND
Myanmar pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure 12 May 2019 - 10:16 am
A general view shows a Myanmar National Airlines passenger plane after an emergency landing at Mandalay international airport on May 12, 2019. AFP / STR
Sri Lanka Catholics hold first Sunday mass after Easter attacks 12 May 2019 - 10:03 am
Sri Lankan Catholic devotees pray during a mass at the St. Theresa's church as the Catholic churches hold services again after the Easter attacks in Colombo on May 12, 2019. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Protests reported as millions without power, one week after India cyclone 11 May 2019 - 07:44 pm
A police officer rests as he sits on a damaged wall following Cyclone Fani in Puri, in the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Jatindra Dash)
Militants storm 5-star hotel in Pakistan’s southwest 11 May 2019 - 04:38 pm
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Landmine explosion kills seven children in Afghanistan 11 May 2019 - 03:59 pm
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Islamic State claims "province" in India for first time after clash in Kashmir 11 May 2019 - 12:53 pm
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Indonesian police hunt inmates after mass prison break 11 May 2019 - 08:41 am
An armed plainclothes policeman (L) secures the area around Siak prison in Siak Sri Indrapura in Riau province on May 11, 2019 after rioting and a fire broke out at the detention centre leading to a prison break. AFP / WAHYUDI
Hong Kong extradition row sparks parliament scuffles 11 May 2019 - 08:32 am
Pro-democracy lawmakers clash with pro-Beijing lawmakers during a meeting for control of a meeting room to consider the controversial extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China May 11, 2019. REUTERS/James Pomfret
Nurse's rape and murder sparks protest in Bangladesh 10 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
Students of Ibn Sina Nursing Institute stage a human chain in Kalyanpur yesterday, protesting the rape and killing of Shahinoor Akhter Tania. Photo courtesy: The Daily Star
Social networks under intense surveillance in Pakistan 10 May 2019 - 08:28 pm
In this file photo taken on May 9, 2014 Pakistani vendors use computers to upload music and video files onto their client's mobile phones at a market in Faisalabad. AFP / Farooq Naeem
Indian politicians don't walk the talk on women 10 May 2019 - 12:09 am
A worker displays T-shirts with images of Mamata Banerjee Narendra ModiM Rahul Gandhi and logo of CPI-M for sale inside a shop in Kolkata, India, March 26, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
Indigenous party aims to win big in India poll with land rights focus 10 May 2019 - 12:09 am
Members of the Dongria Kondh tribe attend a protest demanding the ouster of a Vedanta Limited alumina plant in Lanjigarh in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 5, 2018 Reuters/Krishna N Das
Poor Pakistani women trafficked as 'brides' to China 09 May 2019 - 10:58 pm
A Chinese bride takes a self portrait before her symbolic wedding in Fuessen, May 31, 2012. Reuters/Michael Dalder
Taliban attack on US-based aid group raises concern in Kabul 09 May 2019 - 02:29 pm
Afghan security forces stand at the site of an attack by Taliban militants, a day after the assault on a compound housing an international aid organisation, in Kabul on May 9, 2019.  AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR