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World / Asia

Indian farmers call off protest after Maharashtra government bows to demands 12 Mar 2018 - 07:01 pm
Farmers march along a road early morning in Mumbai on March 12, 2018.  Thousands protested in Mumbai after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights. The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived i
Women farmers join 'long march' to Mumbai to demand land, forest rights 12 Mar 2018 - 06:50 pm
A farmer covers his face with a bandana with an image of Che Guevara as he sleeps before a rally organised by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in Mumbai, India March 12, 2018. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Nepal plane crash kills at least 50 - army spokesman 12 Mar 2018 - 02:50 pm
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. AFP / Prakash Mathema
Afghan forces retake district offices from Taliban; 8 killed 12 Mar 2018 - 02:37 pm
File photo of Afghan security officials standing guard at the explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 9, 2018. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)
Seoul envoy thanks Xi for 'big role' in N. Korea nuclear talks 12 Mar 2018 - 02:18 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Republic of Korea's National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong and South Korean Ambassador to China Noh Young-min at the Great Hall of The People in Beijing, China March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Etienne Oliveau/P
Bangladesh court grants bail to former leader Khaleda Zia 12 Mar 2018 - 02:17 pm
(FILES) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia speaks during a press conference in Dhaka.   AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Bangladeshi passenger plane with 67 passengers crashes in Nepal 12 Mar 2018 - 01:05 pm
Wreckage of an airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Kathmandu airport, Nepal March 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar
Japan minister admits files altered in scandal dogging Abe 12 Mar 2018 - 12:55 pm
(FILES) This file picture taken on February 28, 2017 shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie Abe (R) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Thousands of Indian farmers protest in Mumbai 12 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am
Indian farmers shout slogans as they listen to speakers at the site of a protest rally in Mumbai on March 12, 2018. AFP / Indranil Mukherjee
It's complicated: China torn on Trump, Kim talks 12 Mar 2018 - 08:05 am
The North Korean flag flies above the North Korean embassy in Beijing on March 9, 2018. US President Donald Trump agreed to a historic first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a stunning development in America's high-stakes nuclear standoff w
Afghan official: Insurgents take over district HQ in west 12 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am
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Massive operation to rescue 40 students trapped in Tamil Nadu forest fire 11 Mar 2018 - 06:48 pm
Several students are trapped in a major forest fire near the Kurangani hills in Theni district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy: The Hindu)
Mattis says US-North Korea diplomacy is at delicate stage 11 Mar 2018 - 03:19 pm
Peninsula
India doctors suspended after severed leg used as pillow 11 Mar 2018 - 02:48 pm
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Pakistan activists say court ruling threatens minorities 11 Mar 2018 - 01:01 pm
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China's parliament puts Xi on course to rule for life 11 Mar 2018 - 11:58 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds after the parliament passed a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 11,
Scuffles in Hong Kong at key vote for democrats 11 Mar 2018 - 09:06 am
A man (R) shouts at disqualified pro-democracy lawmaker Nathan Law (C) as by-election candidate Au Nok-hin (2nd L) and disqualified pro-democracy candidate Agnes Chow (L) look on as they gather to campaign on behalf of Au for the Legislative Council by-el
China minister says trade war with US would be 'disaster' 11 Mar 2018 - 08:56 am
Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan attends a news conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China March 11, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer