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Massive beach clean-up for Hong Kong sea turtles 27 May 2018 - 01:10 pm
Participants take part in a beach clean-up on Hong Kong's outlying Lamma island on May 27, 2018. AFP / Anthony Wallace
US warships sail near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing 27 May 2018 - 12:48 pm
This US Navy photo shows the The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) as it arrives at US Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, to become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) on May 22, 2018 in Japan. AFP PHOTO /US NA
Pakistan police kill 6 linked to bomb attack 27 May 2018 - 09:38 am
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Imran Khan eyes victory as Pakistan announces elections on July 25 27 May 2018 - 09:16 am
Pakistan opposition leader and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI - Pakistan Movement for Justice) political party Imran Khan leaves Parliament after attending a session in Islamabad on May 23, 2018. AFP / AAMIR QURESHI
Taliban suicide bombing kills 2 soldiers in Afghanistan 27 May 2018 - 09:16 am
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Former Japanese PM Nakasone turns 100, urges constitutional revision 27 May 2018 - 08:36 am
File Photo: Former Japanese prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaks during an interview at his office in Tokyo, Japan November 22, 2005. Reuters/Toshiyuki Aizawa/File Photo
Putin, after meeting Japan's Abe, calls for restraint on North Korea 26 May 2018 - 08:26 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
Afghanistan registers candidates for long-delayed elections 26 May 2018 - 02:18 pm
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South Korean president met N.Korea's Kim Jong Un Saturday-Seoul 26 May 2018 - 02:14 pm
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China, Burkina Faso establish diplomatic ties after Taiwan ditched 26 May 2018 - 01:30 pm
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Panda cub makes first public appearance at Malaysia zoo 26 May 2018 - 11:15 am
The four-month-old female giant panda cub, born to mother Liang Liang and father Xing Xing, on display to the public for the first time at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin
India military says 4 militants killed near Kashmir frontier 26 May 2018 - 09:50 am
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China orders crackdown on large outdoor religious statues 26 May 2018 - 09:15 am
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Nipah virus which killed 12 in Kerala not spreading in south India, says official as Telangana checks cases 25 May 2018 - 09:29 pm
Relatives wearing masks attend the funeral a victim, who lost his battle against the brain-damaging Nipah virus, at a burial ground in Kozhikode, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, India, May 24, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
Trump warns Kim that military ready after calling off North Korea summit 24 May 2018 - 09:15 pm
US President Donald Trump &  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (AFP file photo)
Philippine president asks exiled Maoist leader to return home for talks 24 May 2018 - 03:15 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during the 120th Philippine navy anniversary celebration in Manila on May 22, 2018. / AFP / TED ALJIBE
Pompeo: Fate of US-NKorea summit rests with Kim Jong Un 23 May 2018 - 11:36 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (KCNA via KNS & AFP/Getty Images North America/ Mark Wilson)
Madras High Court halts Vedanta copper smelter expansion in Thoothukudi after police firing killed 11 23 May 2018 - 10:38 pm
Indian protesters burn an effigy of Vedanta Resources Executive Chairman Anil Agarwal during a protest in Chennai on May 22, 2018, condemning the killings of protesters during a demonstration in the south Indian city of Tuticorin held to demand the closur