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India's Election Commission: buried under tide of complaints, bias accusations 08 Apr 2019 - 08:45 am
FILE PHOTO: Mugs featuring India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are on display for sale outside the venue of an election rally addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Meerut in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 28, 2019.
Second group of Rohingya Muslims found on Malaysian beach: Police 08 Apr 2019 - 08:38 am
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Beijing targeted writers over Australia secret inquiry: report 08 Apr 2019 - 08:28 am
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NZ inquiry to report back by end of year on lead up to Christchurch attacks 08 Apr 2019 - 08:18 am
A visitor leaves the Al Noor mosque, one of the mosques where some 50 people were killed by a self-avowed white supremacist gunman on March 15, after mid-day prayers in Christchurch on April 5, 2019. AFP / Sanka Vidanagama
India fights to save its heritage havelis in the desert 07 Apr 2019 - 09:48 pm
In this photograph taken on December 5, 2018, an Indian man walks past a haveli (mansion) in the old quarters of Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. AFP / Chandan Khanna
India bans key highway in Kashmir for 2 days a week 07 Apr 2019 - 02:39 pm
Indian security forces are transported in a convoy on a closed highway on the outskirts of Srinagar on April 7, 2019. AFP / HABIB NAQASH
Vote out hate politics, Indian writers, artistes appeal 07 Apr 2019 - 02:07 pm
In this picture taken on February 7, 2019, Indian students take part in a protest rally over a range of issues including lack of jobs, investment in the education sector and autonomy of universities in New Delhi. AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Indonesia presidential race heats up amid mass campaign rallies 07 Apr 2019 - 11:48 am
Indonesian Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's vice presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno speaks the crowd his campaign at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 7, 2019. Anton Raharjo - Anadolu
Pakistan says India preparing another attack this month 07 Apr 2019 - 11:30 am
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses a press conference in Multan on April 7, 2019. AFP / SS MIRZA
Wife of ex-Nissan boss Ghosn leaves Japan to appeal to French government: FT 07 Apr 2019 - 08:23 am
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Philippines: 1 hostage escapes, another drowns and 3rd shot 06 Apr 2019 - 06:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: Filipino soldiers stand at attention near a Philippine flag at Thitu island in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Maldives votes in crucial ballot to elect new parliament 06 Apr 2019 - 05:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: Former president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed waves as he addresses the country after returning from exile to the Maldives, in Male. AFP / Ahmed SHURAU
Face off: Chinese official gives Seoul mayor portrait of rival 06 Apr 2019 - 02:48 pm
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India weighs ban on popular online game after deaths 06 Apr 2019 - 11:54 am
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Film icons bring star power to India's monumental election 04 Apr 2019 - 07:04 pm
Indian actor turned politician Kamal Haasan (2nd L), founder of the Makkal Needhi Mayyam party, is cheered by supporters at an election rally in Coimbatore in India's southern Tamil Nadu state. (AFP file photo/Arun Sankar)
Flamboyant funeral sees off Myanmar monk in costly style 04 Apr 2019 - 06:38 pm
In this picture taken on March 31, 2019, traditional dancers take pictures during abbot Kay Lar Tha's funeral procession in Mudon, Mon State. AFP / Ye Aung Thu
South Korea to launch world's first national 5G networks 04 Apr 2019 - 01:29 am
In a picture taken on April 2, 2019, an employee demonstrates 5G services on a smartphone during a press conference of South Korean telecom operator KT in Seoul. AFP/ Jung Yeon-Je
Indian low-caste leader says statues of herself reflect popular will 04 Apr 2019 - 12:16 am
The Bahujan Samaj Party-BSP-- chief Mayawati waves to her supporters during an election campaign rally on the occasion of the death anniversary of Kanshi Ram, founder of BSP, in Lucknow, India, October 9, 2016. Reuters/Pawan Kumar

Europe

Peninsula Munich airport briefly halts flights after drone alert
A person lies on a mattress under a tree in a park, in Paris on May 29, 2026 as a heatwave hits France. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Half of France hits new monthly records in heatwave
Municipal workers clear debris from the street after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu / AFP) Drone crash in Romania shows Russia threat to 'entire Europe': Ukraine FM
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Africa

File Photo Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine center set to open on Friday
Relatives gather and wait for news of their loved ones at the Utumishi Girls Academy following the deadly fire in Gilgil, north of the capital Nairobi on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school
Dieudonné Sezabo, a health worker, decontaminates the clothing of a motorcycle taxi driver who transported a patient suspected of having Ebola to the Rwampara Hospital in Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) US says its Ebola quarantine center opens Friday in Kenya
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Americas

This screen grab shows fire as the uncrewed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by NASASpaceflight.com / AFP) Blue Origin rocket explosion is bad news for both Bezos and NASA
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a plenary session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Raise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe
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