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World / Asia

India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests 23 Aug 2019 - 08:03 pm
Kashmiri girls walk amidst smoke during clashes between Indian security forces and protestors, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
India seeks to kickstart sagging economy 23 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks as she attends a press conference in New Delhi on August 23, 2019. (AFP / Prem Singh)
Hong Kong protesters form human chain 30 years after 'Baltic Way' 23 Aug 2019 - 06:26 pm
Protesters form a human chain on the street outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Hong Kong on August 23, 2019.
Young dugong dies in Thailand in blow for vulnerable species 23 Aug 2019 - 01:05 pm
This handout from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) taken and released on August 17, 2019 shows Mariam the dugong lying in a container after she died at the Trang province marine park. AFP PHOTO / DEPARTMENT OF NATION
Move over Angelina Jolie, it's 'humanitarian pup' 23 Aug 2019 - 12:31 pm
In this picture taken on July 23, 2019, World Food Programme (WFP) official Gemma Snowdon (L) interacts with Foxtrot, a dog with the WFP K9 unit, in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Australian state ends Chinese education programme over interference fears 23 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
Peninsula
No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar 22 Aug 2019 - 11:14 am
Rohingya people are seen at a camp in Teknaf on August 21, 2019. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Indonesia shuts internet in Papua over unrest fears 22 Aug 2019 - 09:35 am
A woman shouts out against the recent surge in violent protests in Indonesia's eastern Papua province, during a rally in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on August 22, 2019.  AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Bringing up baby: NZ speaker makes parliament more parent-friendly 22 Aug 2019 - 08:59 am
Screenshot from a Parliament broadcast of New Zealand Speaker Trevor Mallard feeding a Member of Parliament’s baby during a parliamentary session in Wellington August 21, 2019. New Zealand Parliament and Speaker's Office/Handout via Reuters
Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts over "inauthentic behavior" 22 Aug 2019 - 08:50 am
Peninsula
China hosts Japan and South Korea in show of regional unity 21 Aug 2019 - 05:34 pm
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C), South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (R) shake hands ahead the ninth trilateral foreign ministers' meeting among China, South Korea and Japan at Gubei Town in Beijin
Singapore leader’s wife defends his seven-figure pay on Facebook 21 Aug 2019 - 01:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore, June 7, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim/File Photo
Beijing says holding UK's Hong Kong consulate employee 21 Aug 2019 - 12:03 pm
Simon Cheng, a staff member of Britain’s consulate in Hong Kong, who was reported missing by local media after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, is seen in an unknown location in this undated photo obtained from the Facebook page
US 'prepared to engage' with N. Korea in nuclear talks: envoy 21 Aug 2019 - 10:57 am
US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on August 21, 2019. AFP / POOL / KIM HONG-JI
Indonesia's Papua hit by fresh unrest as troops deployed 21 Aug 2019 - 10:26 am
A burnt-out building is seen in Sorong on August 20, 2019, after it was set on fire by rioting demonstrators.  / AFP / Arman Namsa
Kashmir families demand answers for 'unaccounted for' deaths 21 Aug 2019 - 10:17 am
In this file photo taken on August 19, 2019, the clock tower at deserted Lal Chowk is pictured during a security lockdown in Srinagar.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh 21 Aug 2019 - 10:05 am
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2019, Bangladesh police personnel stand as they patrol inside Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia.  AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Death toll from Afghan wedding blast rises to 80: Officials 21 Aug 2019 - 09:24 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 18, 2019, a man is seen through a broken window of a wedding hall after a deadly bomb blast in Kabul. AFP / Wakil Kohsar