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World / Asia

What lies beneath: Singapore plans a subterranean future 01 Sep 2019 - 08:45 am
This photograph taken on August 21, 2019, shows a view of the ongoing construction of an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train station in Singapore. AFP / Roslan Rahman
Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire 01 Sep 2019 - 08:36 am
Residents ride motorcycles next to torched shops in Jayapura on August 30, 2019. AFP / BRAM
China, U.S. kick off new round of tariffs in trade war 01 Sep 2019 - 08:25 am
(FILES) This file picture taken on November 6, 2018, shows a Chinese and US flag at a booth during the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai. AFP / Johannes Eisele
Taliban attack 2nd Afghan city as US envoy says deal is near 01 Sep 2019 - 08:04 am
Afghan security forces gather at a street in Kunduz on August 31, 2019. AFP / Bashir KHAN SAFI
Hong Kong protesters build wall, set fire on a main street 31 Aug 2019 - 03:32 pm
A police water cannon sprays water during a protest in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Taliban launch 'massive attack' on Afghan city of Kunduz 31 Aug 2019 - 02:29 pm
Afghan security forces patrol an area during a Taliban attack in the downtown of Kunduz city, Afghanistan August 31, 2019. REUTERS
Flouting ban, Hong Kong protesters flood city streets 31 Aug 2019 - 12:17 pm
Demonstrators react after police fired tear gas during a protest in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Two million face statelessness as India publishes citizenship list 31 Aug 2019 - 11:01 am
Indian security personnel patrol on a road ahead of the publication of the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Kachari Para village, in Hojai district, northeastern state of Assam, India August 30, 2019. REUTERS/Anuwar Hazarika
Hong Kong activists arrested including Joshua Wong in crackdown on protests 31 Aug 2019 - 12:19 am
Pro-democracy activists Agnes Chow (L) and Joshua Wong (R) speak to the press after they were released on bail at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts in Hong Kong on August 30, 2019. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Xi, Duterte fail to reach agreement on South China Sea 31 Aug 2019 - 12:19 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, August 30, 2019. How Hwee Young/Pool via Reuters
Pakistan to build community bunkers on Kashmir border 31 Aug 2019 - 12:19 am
Peninsula
Citizenship list in Indian state sparks fears for millions 30 Aug 2019 - 10:20 pm
Security personnel patrol on a road ahead of the publication of the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Kachari Para village, in Hojai district, Assam, August 30, 2019. Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika
Bangladesh says Myanmar lacks 'will' to repatriate Rohingya 30 Aug 2019 - 09:46 pm
Rohingya Muslims live in makeshift camps on hills at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on September 11, 2017. Zakir Hossain Chowdhury / Anadolu Agency
Myanmar to join US-ASEAN maritime drills despite sanctions 30 Aug 2019 - 09:46 pm
A Myanmar Air Force Mi-35 flies over the sky in Lashio, Shan state on August 24, 2019. AFP / Ye Aung Thu
Assam security tight for Indian 'citizens list' release 30 Aug 2019 - 08:37 pm
Security personnel patrol on a road ahead of the publication of the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Kachari Para village, in Hojai district, of Assam August 30, 2019. Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika
Pakistan PM leads demonstration on Kashmir in bid to win over world opinion 30 Aug 2019 - 08:37 pm
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses the nation outside the Prime Minister Secretariat building in Islamabad on August 30, 2019.  AFP / Aamir Qureshi
Myanmar court sends filmmaker to prison for army remarks 30 Aug 2019 - 01:19 am
Myanmar human rights activist and film director Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi speaks to journalists after a court verdict in Yangon on August 29, 2019. AFP / Sai Aung Main
India's top ports on alert for attacks from 'Pakistan-trained commandos' 30 Aug 2019 - 12:28 am
A general view of a container terminal is seen at Mundra Port in the western Indian state of Gujarat, India April 1, 2014. Reuters/Amit Dave