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World / Asia

Japanese Passport ranked 'most powerful' in world 23 May 2018 - 09:03 pm
Peninsula
Nipah suspected cases in Karnataka as Bahrain urges nationals avoid travel to Kerala where 11 dead 23 May 2018 - 08:10 pm
Animal Husbandry department and Forest officials inspect a well to catch bats at Changaroth in Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala on May 21, 2018 (AFP)
World Cup fever causes sleepless nights for Bangladesh flagmakers 23 May 2018 - 11:45 am
This photograph taken on May 17, 2018 shows a Bangladeshi worker sewing flag for world cup football playing nations in Narayanganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka, ahead of the 2018 football World Cup. AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Rohingya militants massacred Hindus in last year's turmoil: Amnesty 23 May 2018 - 11:29 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 27, 2017, a Hindu woman who lost four family members, cries near the dead bodies in Ye Baw Kyaw village, Maungdaw in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state. AFP / STR /
Indian police face fury over shooting deaths of 10 protesters 23 May 2018 - 10:38 am
Indian police officials run towards protestors in the southern Indian city of Tuticorin some 600 kilometres (375 miles) south of Chennai on May 22, 2018, during a protest rally held to demand the closure of a copper factory due to pollution concerns. AFP
Pakistani girl killed in Texas school shooting buried in Karachi 23 May 2018 - 10:18 am
Abdul Aziz (2R), father of slain Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh, who was killed during a school shooting in Texas, meets with people during his daughter's funeral in Karachi on May 23, 2018. AFP / IMRAN ALI
Malaysians show a soft centre for police in #chocs4cops mockery of deposed leader 23 May 2018 - 08:39 am
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Nipah-hit nurse Lini Puthusheri wrote her husband: Take care of our children 23 May 2018 - 01:17 am
Ten die in India outbreak of brain-damaging Nipah virus, spurring rush to hospitals 23 May 2018 - 01:16 am
Medical personnel wearing protective suits check patients at the Medical College hospital in Kozhikode on May 21, 2018. (AFP)
Trump casts doubt on planned summit with North Korean leader 22 May 2018 - 09:20 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump AFP Saul Loeb Ed Jones
16 killed, 38 wounded by blast in southern Afghan city 22 May 2018 - 02:37 pm
A cloud of smoke is seen after an explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan May 22, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. AZEEM ZMARIAL
Rohingya refugee sent to PNG by Australia dies 22 May 2018 - 11:52 am
File photo of security fences surround buildings inside the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, February 11, 2017. Behrouz Boochani/Handout via REUTERS
Minibus bomb hits southern Afghan city Kandahar-officials 22 May 2018 - 11:49 am
Peninsula
Japanese American footballer sorry after late tackle goes viral 22 May 2018 - 11:32 am
Japanese university American footballer Taisuke Miyagawa attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 22, 2018, to apologise for smashing into an opposition quarterback from behind during a match earlier this month. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS
Thai PM says wait until next year as protesters demand early elections 22 May 2018 - 11:05 am
Demonstrators attempt to break thru a phalanx of police outside Thammasat University during a protest to mark the fourth year of junta rule in Bangkok on May 22, 2018. AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA
Pollution turns India's white marble Taj Mahal yellow and green 22 May 2018 - 10:21 am
Labourers clean the fountain in the historic Taj Mahal premises in Agra, India, May 19, 2018. Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal
Foreign media head to N. Korea to witness nuclear site destruction 22 May 2018 - 10:05 am
A satellite photo of the Punggye-Ri nuclear test site in North Korea May 14, 2018. Planet Labs Inc/Handout via REUTERS
US reinforces East Asia ballistic missile defence as Trump-Kim summit nears 22 May 2018 - 09:55 am
File photo: A combination photo shows US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) in Washington, DC, U.S. May 17, 2018, and in Panmunjom, South Korea, April 27, 2018, respectively. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque and Korea Summit Press Pool/F