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'Millions' strike in protest at Indian government policies 08 Jan 2020 - 10:40 am
Activists of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) are detained during an anti-government protest rally, organised as part of a nationwide strike by various trade unions in Guwahati, India, January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
Indonesia deploys fighter jets, warships to disputed waters in China spat 08 Jan 2020 - 09:00 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) along with Military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo (L) and Air Force Commander Agus Supriatna walk past fighter jets and weapons during a military exercise on Natuna Island, Riau Islands province, Indonesia October 6, 2016. RE
To avert future flood chaos, Indonesian capital urged to defend nature 07 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
A street vendor uses an umbrella as he waits for customers at a traditional market in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 3, 2019. Reuters / Willy Kurniawan
Indonesia will not negotiate its sovereignty in South China Sea 07 Jan 2020 - 06:44 pm
An aerial photo shows the alleged on-going land reclamation by China on mischief reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, May 11, 2015. Reuters / Ritchie B Tongo
Arrest warrant for Ghosn's wife 'pathetic': Ghosn spokeswoman 07 Jan 2020 - 05:49 pm
Carlos Ghosn (L) and his wife Carole arriving for the screening of the film 'L'Amant Double' (Amant Double) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, on May 26, 2017. AFP / Loic Venance
Dozen hurt in fresh Indian student clashes 07 Jan 2020 - 04:54 pm
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave party flags and hold placards in support of the government's Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) during a rally in Chennai on January 7, 2020. Protests were held a
India sets 2012 gang rape convicts' executions for Jan. 22 07 Jan 2020 - 03:05 pm
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Japan issues arrest warrant for Ghosn's wife, looks for ways to bring him back 07 Jan 2020 - 01:42 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 3, 2019 shows former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn (L) and his wife Carole (R) leaving the office of his lawyer in Tokyo. Prosecutors in Japan have obtained an arrest warrant for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan ch
Ghosn to 'speak freely' after his escape; what's in store? 07 Jan 2020 - 11:19 am
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Baby wrapped in plastic found alive in Singapore rubbish chute 07 Jan 2020 - 10:39 am
Police officers and cleaners inspect the contents of a bin at a rubbish chute, after a baby was found alive among rubbish in a bin at a public housing estate in Singapore, January 7, 2020. Lim Yaohui/The Straits Times via REUTERS
India suffers hottest decade on record 07 Jan 2020 - 10:13 am
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Quake of magnitude 6.2 strikes near Indonesia's Aceh province: USGS 07 Jan 2020 - 09:39 am
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Australian crews race to contain blazes as damage bill soars 07 Jan 2020 - 08:53 am
TOPSHOT - A long exposure picture shows a car commuting on a road as the sky turns red from smoke of the Snowy Valley bushfire on the outskirts of Cooma on January 4, 2020. Up to 3,000 military reservists were called up to tackle Australia's relentless bu
Ghosn took bullet train to Osaka en route to Lebanon: Kyodo 06 Jan 2020 - 08:59 pm
Carlos Ghosn gestures as he addresses a press conference in Paris on September 15, 2017 to present the Renault Nissan group strategy. AFP / Eric Piermont
Building an inclusive city in Myanmar, one trash alley at a time 06 Jan 2020 - 08:22 pm
Visitors taking pictures at one of the back alleys that have been upgraded with the help of Doh Eain in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov 1, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Thin Lei Win
Record number of trafficking victims in Thailand raises concerns over care 06 Jan 2020 - 07:21 pm
Workers show Starbucks aprons at a dormitory near a factory in Mae Sot district, Thailand in August 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation / Nanchanok Wongsamuth
Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn escape 06 Jan 2020 - 06:38 pm
A security officer is seen through a chain link as he stands guard outside the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, March 31, 2016. Reuters / Yuya Shino
Bangladesh to ban use of single-use plastic in hotels and restaurants 06 Jan 2020 - 04:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man on a boat collects plastic materials from dirty water in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Europe

This screen grab image taken from UGC handout video courtesy of DHA on August 30, 2026, shows passengers waiting to be rescued at sea following the sinking of the ferry they were traveling on after it left the port of Kyrenia in the north of Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly N.Cyprus ferry accident
A Turkish vessels patrols during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing off the port of Kyrenia in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026. Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP Capsized ferry off Northern Cyprus has 'completely sunk': official
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Norway's King Haakon VIII (R), Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (2ndR), Queen Sonja (2ndL) and Prince Sverre Magnus (L) attend a memorial church service for the late King Harald V at Asker Church in Asker, Norway, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald

Africa

File photo Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike
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Representational photo. South Africa investigates new reports of sardine deaths along coast
File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan

Americas

This handout image released by the Grand Canyon National Park Service via X (formerly Twitter) on August 30, 2026 shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge on August 29. (Photo by J.THOMPSON and Handout / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE / AFP) Grand Canyon flash flood leaves one dead, around 15 missing
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