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Afghan official: Blast rocks country's capital 20 Apr 2019 - 02:55 pm
Afghan security personnel stand guard near the Afghan communication ministry as an attack between Afghan forces and attackers is still going on in central Kabul on April 20, 2019.   AFP / STR
Bus crash kills at least 11 in Kazakhstan 20 Apr 2019 - 02:40 pm
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Blast, gunfire as attackers enter Afghan communications ministry in central Kabul: officials 20 Apr 2019 - 11:52 am
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Blast followed by gunfire reported in Afghan capital: Police 20 Apr 2019 - 10:32 am
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Vietnam police seize a tonne of meth stashed in loudspeakers 20 Apr 2019 - 09:49 am
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Stop the music! Indians shun trafficked dance troupes at weddings 19 Apr 2019 - 10:58 pm
Members of an orchestra at their home in Chandraha village in Bihar, India, March 25, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Anuradha Nagaraj
From Mao to Beckham, Chinese barber turns heads with his scalp sculptures 19 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm
Representative image: Vietnamese man Nguyen Huu Thien gets a Kim Jong Un style haircut at a saloon in Hanoi on February 20, 2019. AFP/Nhac Nguyen
Eastern Russian port Vladivostok prepares to host Kim 19 Apr 2019 - 04:39 pm
A vessel sails with backdrop of the Russian far-eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, April 19, 2019. Reuters/Yuri Maltsev
Defiant Rakhine rebels say 'no peace by prayer' in battle with Myanmar army 19 Apr 2019 - 02:19 pm
This photo taken on April 17, 2019 shows people watching fireworks during a ceremony in Panghsang to commemorate 30 years of a ceasefire signed with the Myanmar military in the Wa State. AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Indonesia’s Joko Widodo: from furnisher to two time president 19 Apr 2019 - 02:19 pm
Incumbent Indonesian president Joko Widodo talks to media about the result of a presidential election, during a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 18, 2019. Reuters/Angie Teo
India's population skews young, which may sway its elections 19 Apr 2019 - 02:19 pm
Indian voters queue up to cast their vote at a polling station in Rohini village some 27km from Siliguri in West Bengal on April 18, 2019, during the second phase of the mammoth Indian elections.  AFP / Diptendu Dutta
Confused by electronic voting machine, Indian man amputates finger after voting for wrong party 19 Apr 2019 - 01:33 pm
In this file photo taken on April 18, 2019 an Indian voter gets his finger marked with ink as he votes at a polling station in Chennai, during the second phase of the mammoth Indian elections. / AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Rights group urges Myanmar to drop charges against satirical performers, filmmaker 18 Apr 2019 - 07:21 pm
This picture taken on April 17, 2019 shows people waiting for their relatives to be released from Insein prison in Yangon.  AFP / Sai Aung Main
Kim, returning to military optics, turns up heat 18 Apr 2019 - 05:38 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the Kumsanpho Fish Pickling Factory with his wife Ri Sol Ju in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. (Picture by KCNA on August 8, 2018 via KNS)
North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Pompeo out of talks 18 Apr 2019 - 02:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) greeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) at the Paekhwawon State Guesthouse in Pyongyang.  AFP / KCNA VIA KNS
N.Korea rejects Pompeo from nuclear dialogue: KCNA 18 Apr 2019 - 09:55 am
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Separatist gunmen kill 14 bus passengers in Pakistan 18 Apr 2019 - 09:54 am
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Unofficial results show Widodo leading Indonesia race 17 Apr 2019 - 12:32 pm
Officials count ballots at a polling centre after the polls closed for the country's general election in Kuta, near Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 17, 2019. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA