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Militants hit city of Jalalabad: Afghan official 31 Jul 2018 - 11:04 am
Men carry an injured man in a hospital after a suicide attack in Jalalabad, Afghanistan July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Parwiz
China appeals to military veterans not to protest, respect law 31 Jul 2018 - 07:34 am
Grievances over military pensions and perceived poor treatment of veterans have been a long-running issue, and have at times led to organised protests.
More than 500 hikers evacuated from Indonesian volcano 31 Jul 2018 - 07:09 am
This picture taken on July 29, 2018 shows an Indonesian village security officer examining the debris of houses, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck, in Lombok. AFP / Aulia Ahmad
Fugitive spy jailed in Vietnam for 'leaking state secrets' 31 Jul 2018 - 07:09 am
Phan Van Anh Vu (Vu Nhom) listens during the verdict session of his trial at a court in Hanoi, Vietnam July 30, 2018. VNA/Doan Tan via Reuters
Rights group fear 4 million of being deemed stateless in India 31 Jul 2018 - 06:51 am
People wait in queue to check their names on the draft list at the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre at a village in Nagaon district, Assam state, India, July 30, 2018. Reuters
Pompeo warns against IMF bailout for Pakistan that aids China 31 Jul 2018 - 06:22 am
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the Indo-Pacific Business Forum at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCC) July 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Secretary Pompeo delivered keynote address on
Pakistan parties vow to oppose Khan, say vote was 'rigged' 31 Jul 2018 - 06:22 am
Pakistani police commandos and policemen stand guard at the entrance of the cardiac centre at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad.  AFP / Farooq Naeem
Hundreds stranded on Indonesian mountain after earthquake 30 Jul 2018 - 07:33 pm
Rescue team members give treatment to a climber after walking down from Rinjani Mountain at Sembalun village in Lombok Timur, Indonesia, July 30, 2018. Antara Foto/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/via Reuters
New MH370 probe shows controls manipulated, but mystery remains unsolved 30 Jul 2018 - 04:15 pm
Grace Subathirai Nathan (C), daughter of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 passenger Anne Daisy, speaks during a press conference after being presented with the final investigation report on the missing flight, in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, on
India leaves 4 million people off citizens' list in Assam, triggers deportation fear 30 Jul 2018 - 03:09 pm
Residents hold their documents as they stand in a queue to check their names on the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) at a NRC Sewa Kendra (NSK) in Burgoan village in Morigoan district on July 30, 2018. (AFP / Biju BORO)
Imran Khan close to forming Pakistan coalition, cabinet decided 30 Jul 2018 - 11:13 am
A man walks past a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, at a market in Islamabad on July 27, 2018. (AFP / AAMIR QURESHI)
Flood hits over 300 Rohingya shelters in no man’s land 29 Jul 2018 - 09:37 pm
Abdul Hakim (L), a Rohingya refugee man looks on as his shelter gets flooded after heavy rain in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh July 25, 2018. Reuters/Clare Baldwin
CBI takes over Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case 29 Jul 2018 - 06:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: People protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua near Jammu a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh and an eleven-year-old girl in Surat in Ahmedabad,  April 16, 2018. (Reuters / Amit Dave)
Monsoon rains collapse houses in northern India, killing 58 29 Jul 2018 - 06:42 pm
In this file photo taken on July 26, 2018 Indian women are transported on a bicycle cart on a flooded road following heavy rain in Mathura in India's Uttar Pradesh state Heavy monsoon rains that sparked floods and caused buildings to collapse. AFP
Powerful quake hits Indonesia's Lombok, 12 killed, houses damaged 29 Jul 2018 - 10:48 am
An Indonesian village security officer examines the remains of houses, after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck, in Lombok on July 29, 2018. (AFP / Aulia AHMAD)
Deep 6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS 28 Jul 2018 - 10:12 pm
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Typhoon slams into Japan, approaches disaster-hit regions 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm
A passerby using an umbrella struggles against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Jongdari approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan July 28, 2018. Reuters/Issei Kato
India says hopes new Pakistan govt will work for terror-free South Asia 28 Jul 2018 - 08:26 pm
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, who won the disputed election, has called for better ties with India.