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World / Asia

Vietnam arrests two ex-ministers suspected of mismanaging public investment 23 Feb 2019 - 12:18 pm
Peninsula
Bootleg liquor kills at least 84 in northeast India, 200 hospitalised 23 Feb 2019 - 09:50 am
People stand next to the bodies of tea plantation workers, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, in Golaghat in the northeastern state of Assam, India, February 22, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Long wait for families of missing in Bangladesh fire 22 Feb 2019 - 11:50 pm
Relatives of victims mourn after a fire tore through apartment blocks in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on February 21, 2019.  AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Bootleg liquor kills at least 41 on Indian tea plantation as dozens fall ill 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
People stand next to the bodies of tea plantation workers, who died after consuming bootleg liquor, in Golaghat in the northeastern state of Assam, India, February 22, 2019. Reuters
India rape victims demand dignity at first public rally 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
An Indian participant of the 'Dignity March' shouts slogans as the culmination of the march at Ramleela Ground in New Delhi on February 22, 2019.  AFP / Chandan Khanna
World Court to issue opinion in Chagos Islands case on Monday 22 Feb 2019 - 07:37 pm
A demonstrator demanding her return to the Chagos Islands in the Diego Garcia archipelago shouts during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London October 22, 2008. Reuters/Andrew Winning
Deadly Bangladesh fire that killed at least 78 shows lapses in development 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Flames and smoke rise from building after a fire broke out in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on February 21, 2019.  AFP
India reiterates plan to stop sharing of excess water with Pakistan: minister 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Indian commuters make their way through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Amritsar on February 21, 2019. AFP / Narinder Nanu
Ex-FM Bishop retires in new blow to Australian government 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop (L) walks down the stairs with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Parliament House in Canberra on February 21, 2019.  AFP / Mark Graham
Pakistani-held Kashmir on alert as tensions with India rise 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
In this picture taken on February 20, 2019, goods trucks are pictured at the border town of Chakothi in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, some 3 km from Line of Control (LoC).  AFP / Sajjad Qayyum
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi drops off UN agenda in Geneva next week 21 Feb 2019 - 08:15 pm
Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, September 21, 2016. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
Pakistan bans groups linked to Mumbai attack suspects 21 Feb 2019 - 08:05 pm
A man pushes a cart as he sells cooked corn on Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan February 20, 2019. Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
No more songs of praise, Tajik president says 21 Feb 2019 - 06:02 pm
Peninsula
'Greek Cypriots not contributing to Cyprus issue' 21 Feb 2019 - 06:02 pm
Turkish Cypriot girls in traditional dresses pass out gifts to a Greek Cypriot as he drives on November 12, 2018, through the newly-opened Lefka crossing. AFP/Iakovos Hatzistavrou
Kazakhstan president fires govt over low living standards 21 Feb 2019 - 06:02 pm
In this file photo taken on September 14, 2017 Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev gestures during a press conference in Astana.  AFP / Stanislav Filippov
5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido, no tsunami risk 21 Feb 2019 - 04:20 pm
Peninsula
Fire guts ancient part of Bangladesh's capital, killing 81 21 Feb 2019 - 01:43 pm
A general view of a burnt warehouse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Singaporean fined over Skype forum with Hong Kong activist 21 Feb 2019 - 12:50 pm
Singaporean activist Jolovan Wham (L) arrives at the State Court in Singapore on February 21, 2019 to face sentence for organising alleged illegal protest. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN