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Former New Zealand PM denies writing article in China's official paper 21 Feb 2019 - 11:30 am
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Dame Jenny Shipley at the Boao Forum for Asia Conference in Sydney, Australia, July 30, 2015. Picture taken July 30, 2015. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
Fire in old part of Bangladesh's capital kills at least 69 21 Feb 2019 - 07:48 am
Firefighters are seen at the scene of a fire in Dhaka on February 21, 2019. AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
India will not be cowed in internet consultations: tech minister 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
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Myanmar must ensure safety of returning Rohingya: UK 20 Feb 2019 - 07:59 pm
In this file photo taken on November 26, 2017, Rohingya Muslim refugees walk down a hillside in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. AFP/Ed Jones
India suspends key bus service to Pakistani part of Kashmir 20 Feb 2019 - 04:48 pm
A Pakistani Kashmiri walks past a bus doing the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar Bus Service parked on a street, in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan's controlled Kashmir on February 19, 2019 following a shut down of the bus service connecting the cities. AFP /
Pakistan inmate killed in Indian jail amid bombing tensions 20 Feb 2019 - 02:54 pm
A dummy radar station is pictured before being bombarded by Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter aircraft (not pictured) during 'Vayu Shakti' exercise at Pokharan, in Rajasthan. India and Pakistan's troubled ties risked taking a dangerous new turn on February 1
Court orders Indian tycoon to pay debt or go to jail 20 Feb 2019 - 12:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, addresses shareholders during the company's annual general meeting in Mumbai, India, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Hundreds of students flee violence in Indonesia's Papua 20 Feb 2019 - 10:32 am
This picture taken on February 12, 2019 shows Papuan children gathering at a temporary shelter in Wamena, Indonesia's Papua province. AFP / ANYONG
South Korea retracts guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars 20 Feb 2019 - 10:18 am
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N.Korea's Kim to travel to Vietnam by train, summit at Government Guesthouse - sources 20 Feb 2019 - 09:50 am
The Government Guesthouse is seen in Hanoi, Vietnam February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kham
Azerbaijan Embassy marks 27th anniversary of Khojaly massacre 20 Feb 2019 - 09:24 am
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Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Maghi Purnima' 19 Feb 2019 - 07:46 pm
An Indian sadhu sits on the banks of Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers -- on the auspicious bathing day of 'Maghi Purnima' during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on February 19, 2019.  AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Police complicit in killings by cow vigilante groups: HRW 19 Feb 2019 - 01:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 3, 2018, policemen gather outside a police station following reports of mob violence at Chingravati village in Bulandhahr, India's northern Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
Pakistan PM urges talks on Kashmir blast, warns India against attack 19 Feb 2019 - 11:25 am
Indian security forces personnel are on manoeuvres as a gunfight with militants has happened that killed 4 soldiers, in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, some 10 km away from the spot of recent suicide bombing, on February 18, 2019. AFP / STR
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state 19 Feb 2019 - 10:14 am
FILE PHOTO - Security cameras are installed at the entrance to the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019. Picture taken January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
Many Indians rally behind Modi after Kashmir attack 18 Feb 2019 - 06:47 pm
As emotions run high following the deadliest attack on security forces in decades, Modi, who faces a general election by May, said he had given a free hand to security forces to avenge the killings in Kashmir, the region disputed with arch-foe Pakistan.
Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak 18 Feb 2019 - 05:37 pm
A child reacts during a Philippine Read Cross Measles Outbreak Vaccination Response in Baseco compound, a slum area in Manila on February 16, 2019.   AFP / Noel CELIS
Maldives court orders arrest of former president over alleged corruption 18 Feb 2019 - 03:17 pm
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