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'Triad' attack on Hong Kong protesters sparks anger 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Men in white T-shirts and carrying poles are seen in Yuen Long after attacking anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station in Hong Kong, China, July 22, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
India's moon mission to probe lunar south pole 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
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Indians applauds success of Chandrayaan-2 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Residents wave Indian national flags as the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Chandrayaan-2 (Moon Chariot 2), with on board the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-mark III-M1), has been launched at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sr
All crew on British-flagged tanker in good health: Iranian embassy in India 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Deena with her husband Pappachan T V, parents of Dijo Pappachan, one of the crew members of British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, seized by Iran, cries as she watches television news at their home in Kochi, India, July 21, 2019.  Reuters/Sivaram V
Kumaraswamy told to face floor test by 6 pm on Tuesday 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
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Trump, Pakistan's Imran Khan discuss way out of Afghanistan war 23 Jul 2019 - 01:45 am
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2019. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Rescued human trafficking victims in Thailand nears record high 22 Jul 2019 - 10:16 pm
Relatives of victims of human trafficking wait for the sentence after an army general, two provincial politicians and police officers were among the 46 people held guilty in a court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 19, 2017. Reuters/Jorge Silva
Desperation driving Rohingya to traffickers 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
Rohingya Muslim refugees use a makeshift raft to travel from Myanmar to Bangladesh at Sha Porir Dwip in the Bangladeshi district of Teknaf on November 8, 2017. AFP
After Libyan bombing, Bangladeshis wait for injured migrants' return 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
A wounded migrant receives medical care after an air strike hit a detention center for mainly African migrants in Tajoura, in Tripoli Central Hospital, Libya July 3, 2019. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Bangladesh police arrest 12 as Rohingya trafficking fears rise 22 Jul 2019 - 09:52 pm
Representative image: Bangladesh Police keep the public away near the site of an earlier police operation on the outskirts of Dhaka, July 26, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Philippine youth homes 'worse than prison' as abuses rife 22 Jul 2019 - 08:19 pm
This photo taken on March 14, 2019 shows a silhouette of a boy that was once held at a juvenile detention centre, during an interview with AFP at an unspecified location in Manila. AFP / Noel Celis
North Korea's Kim inspects new submarine, signals possible ballistic missile development 22 Jul 2019 - 07:05 pm
This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 23, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) inspecting a newly built submarine at an undisclosed location. – (AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS)
Thousands gather to watch Pakistan PM Imran Khan in Washington 22 Jul 2019 - 04:52 pm
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Many feared trapped in major fire in India's financial capital 22 Jul 2019 - 04:29 pm
Smoke is seen after a fire broke out in a building in Mumbai on July 22, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
IAEA chief Yukiya Amano who oversaw Iran treaty dies at 72 22 Jul 2019 - 02:46 pm
File photo of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano smiles as he waits for a board of governors meeting to begin at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria June 6, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo
Starbucks' China rival Luckin Coffee plans first foray overseas 22 Jul 2019 - 02:13 pm
File photo of a barista packing a coffee for online sales at a Luckin Coffee store in Beijing, China July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
India launches historic bid to put spacecraft on Moon 22 Jul 2019 - 12:33 pm
A television grab shows the launch of Chandrayaan - Moon Chariot 2 at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, an island off the coast of southern Andhra Pradesh state on July 22, 2019. (AFP / Prakash SINGH)
Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters 22 Jul 2019 - 09:09 am
Men in white t-shirts and face masks attack anti-extradition bill demonstrators and reporters at a train station in Hong Kong, China, July 21, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media live video. (Courtesy of Stand News/Social Media via REUT