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Sri Lanka police ask public to hand in blades following bomb 04 May 2019 - 02:59 pm
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Thai king is officially crowned, boosting his regal power 04 May 2019 - 11:35 am
 This framegrab handout from the Thai Royal Household Bureau taken and released on May 4, 2019 shows Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn sitting beside Queen Suthida during his coronation in Bangkok. AFP PHOTO / THAI ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU
At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh 04 May 2019 - 11:05 am
 Bangladeshi workers cover a pile of fertiliser with a plastic sheet in Khulna on May 3, 2019, as Cyclone Fani barrels northeastwards into West Bengal state and towards Bangladesh. AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
India rescues bonded workers after voting awareness campaigners raise alarm 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm
Child labourers hold each others hands after being rescued during a joint operation by police and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on World Day Against Child Labour in New Delhi June 12, 2009. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Malaysia's first female top judge is 'big step' for women's justice 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm
Widely seen as a progressive judge, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, an ethnic Muslim Malay woman, was unveiled as the country's next chief justice by the prime minister's office on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: FreeMalaysiaToday.com)
Finding some solace amid the bloodshed in Christchurch and Colombo 03 May 2019 - 07:01 pm
Sri Lankan Navy personnel inspect a motorcycle as they block a road at the harbour in Colombo on May 3, 2019, after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Ishara S. Kodikara
Sri Lanka attack mastermind used chatrooms to sway suicide bombers 03 May 2019 - 07:01 pm
A police officer inspects the site of a gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants, on the east coast of Sri Lanka, in Kalmunai, April 28, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Monster cyclone smashes eastern India 03 May 2019 - 10:19 am
 People evacuated for safety rest in a temporary cyclone relief shelter in Puri in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on May 3, 2019, as cyclone Fani approaches the Indian coastline. / AFP / DIBYANGSHU SARKAR
More attacks feared in Sri Lankan capital, police say 03 May 2019 - 10:09 am
A security officer stands guard outside St. Anthony's Shrine, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Malaysia frees Vietnamese woman accused of poisoning N.Korean leader's half-brother 03 May 2019 - 09:49 am
In this file photo taken on March 14, 2019, Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (C), accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves Shah Alam High Court escorted by police, outside Kuala Lumpur.  / AFP / MOHD
China's mass surveillance more sophisticated than thought 02 May 2019 - 10:08 pm
Chinese government propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo which literally translates as 'Study to make China strong' is seen on a mobile phone in this picture taken February 18, 2019. Reuters/Tingshu Wang
China's furtive underwater nukes test the Pentagon 02 May 2019 - 09:55 pm
A Chinese Navy nuclear submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province April 23, 2009.  Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Xinjiang surveillance app targets legal, everyday behaviour: rights group 02 May 2019 - 07:42 pm
Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China,  May 2, 2016. Reuters
Towns evacuate, tourists flee as cyclone menaces India's east coast 02 May 2019 - 04:00 pm
Clouds loom ahead of cyclone Fani in Visakhapatnam, India, May 1, 2019. (REUTERS)
Taiwan tycoon and presidential hopeful Gou gets tips from Trump 02 May 2019 - 09:25 am
This CNA handout picture released on May 2, 2019 show Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou displaying a US president's signature outside the White House in Washington after meeting with US President Donald Trump. AFP PHOTO / CNA PHOTO
780,000 evacuated in India ahead of major cyclone 02 May 2019 - 08:25 am
This handout satellite image released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and captured by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari-8 satellite on April 30, 2019, shows Tropical Cyclone Fani intensifying in the Bay of Bengal. AF
Modi's war chest leaves India election rivals in the dust 01 May 2019 - 09:52 pm
Narendra Modi during Make in India lauch (Reuters)
China seeks loophole as UN nears pact banning toxic chemical 01 May 2019 - 07:05 pm
PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and other fluorinated organic compounds known as PFAS are used widely, including in non-stick kitchen ware such as Teflon, textiles, food packaging, photo-imaging, and fire-fighting foams on oil rigs and at airports.