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Protest over Dutch contest to test Pakistan’s new leader 30 Aug 2018 - 02:11 am
Supporters of the Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party raise their hands as they listen to the speech of their leader during a protest march to condemn the cartoon competition by the Netherlands, in Lahore, Pakistan August 29, 2018. Reu
More than 50,000 evacuated in Myanmar as homes, shops flooded after dam fails 30 Aug 2018 - 02:11 am
Flood victims ride a farm vehicle in Yedashe township, Bago region after rampaging flood waters from Swar Chaung dam submerged large areas in central Myanmar on August 29, 2018.  AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Philippines hunts bombers in deadly festival blast that killed two 30 Aug 2018 - 01:55 am
A police investigator (L) gathers evidence at the site of a bomb blast in Isulan town on the southern island of Mindanao on Augiust 29, 2018. AFP
Hong Kong professor charged with murder after wife's body found in suitcase 30 Aug 2018 - 01:44 am
A student walks in front of University of Hong Kong's Wei Lun Hall, the residential block where university professor Cheung Kie-chung and his family lived, in Ho1ng Kong's Pok Fu Lam area on August 29, 2018.  AFP / Philip Fong
Kochi airport opens after two weeks 30 Aug 2018 - 01:07 am
A plane is seen at the taxiway after landing at Kochi's International airport in the Indian state of Kerala on August 29, 2018, after the airport reopened following flooding caused by monsoon rains.  AFP
Supreme Court order puts Indian human rights activists in house arrest till September 6 29 Aug 2018 - 09:34 pm
Police detains Progressive Organisation for Women (POW) leader Sandhya (C) during a protest against the arrest of poet and activist Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, on August 29, 2018.  AFP / Noah Seelam
Pune police claims 'conspiracy hatched to topple government' 29 Aug 2018 - 08:39 pm
A Progressive Organisation for Women (POW) activist scuffles with police during a protest against the arrest of Indian poet and activist Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, on August 29, 2018. AFP / Noah Seelam
More than 50,000 evacuate homes in Myanmar after dam breach, officials say 29 Aug 2018 - 01:40 pm
Residents negotiate a flooded road after rampaging waters from a dam spillway submerged villages in Bago region, central Myanmar on August 29, 2018. AFP / Thet AUNG
Myanmar dam breach floods communities in central region, blocks highway 29 Aug 2018 - 11:14 am
The Swar Creek bridge is seen damaged after flooding at the Yangon-Mandalay express highway in Swar Township, Myanmar, August 29, 2018. REUTERS/7Day News
Five rights activists held in nationwide swoop 28 Aug 2018 - 07:03 pm
Indian poet and activist Varara Rao (C) gestures as he is escorted by policemen as he is arrested in Hyderabad on August 28, 2018.  AFP
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Indonesia's Lombok Island 28 Aug 2018 - 05:44 pm
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NKorea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan 28 Aug 2018 - 12:38 pm
In this file photo taken on September 15, 2017, pedestrians walk in front of a large video screen in Tokyo broadcasting a news report showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan. / AFP / Toru YAMAN
Myanmar generals had "genocidal intent" against Rohingya, must face justice: UN 27 Aug 2018 - 06:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing (L) shakes hands with National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi before their meeting in Naypyitaw December 2, 2015. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Facebook bars Myanmar's top military chief for hate speech 27 Aug 2018 - 02:23 pm
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Japanese PM Abe seen headed for extended term despite flat ratings 26 Aug 2018 - 12:25 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media as he announces his candidacy for the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election, during a press conference in front of Mount Sakurajima volcano while on tour to Tarumizu, Kagoshima
Fire kills 19 people at spa hotel in northeastern China 25 Aug 2018 - 06:07 pm
A view of the hotel after a fire left at least 18 people dead in Harbin, China's northeastern Heilongjiang province, on August 25, 2018.  AFP
Didi passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns 25 Aug 2018 - 12:54 pm
File photo of a man is seen in front of a DiDi sign before a promotional event of its Hitch service for the Spring festival travel rush, in Beijing, China January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Suicide bomb attack kills two in eastern Afghanistan 25 Aug 2018 - 12:30 pm
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