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World / Asia

China says welcomes North Korea's decision to halt nuclear, missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 09:48 am
A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in a news report about North Korea's announcement, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
N. Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 08:48 am
A man watches a television news showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Indian police arrest 18 Rohingya Muslims 19 Apr 2018 - 09:35 pm
Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 10, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Japanese volcano erupts, spitting out smoke and rock; no injuries 19 Apr 2018 - 10:57 am
A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency's live camera image shows Io Yama erupting in Miyazaki prefecture, on the southwest island of Kyushu, Japan April19, 2018. Japan Meteorological Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Judiciary won't influence outcome of Pakistan's general election: interior minister 18 Apr 2018 - 08:04 pm
Ahsan Iqbal (Reuters)
Trump, Abe to meet despite strain over North Korea, tariffs 17 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, November 17, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)
Bangladeshi leader says more pressure needed on Myanmar over Rohingya 17 Apr 2018 - 07:53 pm
Sheikh Hasina
Report: China's Silk Road plan serves Beijing security goals 17 Apr 2018 - 07:18 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with other delegates and guests at the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017. (AFP / Jason Lee)
Modi's reticence risks carrying stain of rape into India's election year 17 Apr 2018 - 07:12 pm
When Narendra Modi came to office in 2014, he coined the slogan
Philippines VP sorry for Holocaust memorial photo 17 Apr 2018 - 01:03 pm
Peninsula
Asian media urged to promote innovative spirit 17 Apr 2018 - 11:04 am
Peninsula
South Korea police request travel ban for Korean Air 'nut rage' sister 17 Apr 2018 - 10:48 am
Cho Hyun-min, a senior vice president at Korean Air Lines and a daughter of its chairman Cho Yang-ho, arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, in this still image from MBC exclusive news report footage obtained by Yonhap on April
Indian police crack down on IPL betting racket 17 Apr 2018 - 10:24 am
Image of IPL poster.reuters
Japan minister sorry as 6,000 police hunt fugitive thief 17 Apr 2018 - 10:20 am
File picture used for representation
Afghan official: Gunmen attack vehicle, kill 6 civilians 17 Apr 2018 - 09:56 am
Peninsula
No missiles but ballet as North Korea's Kim puts on a show 17 Apr 2018 - 09:45 am
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on April 16, 2018 and released on April 17, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (middle 5th L) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (middle 7th R) posing with performers of the ball
Taiwan leader says island secure ahead of China drills 17 Apr 2018 - 09:31 am
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Minister of National Defense Yen Teh-fa attend a drill near Yilan naval base, Taiwan April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hunger strike at Japan immigration detention centre after suicide 17 Apr 2018 - 09:26 am
File photot of guards at the East Japan Immigration Center standing inside a processing room at the center in Ushiku, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo