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Rahul Gandhi granted bail in Gujarat defamation case 13 Jul 2019 - 01:32 am
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi (C) comes out of the Metropolitan Court premises in Ahmedabad on July 12, 2019. AFP / Sam Panthaky
China says Xi urged Trump to ease North Korea sanctions 'in due course' 12 Jul 2019 - 09:13 pm
Smart Love by Italien street artist TvBoy depicts iPhone holding Xi Jinping kissing Huawei smartphone holding Donald Trump, in Milan on June 29, 2019. AFP/Miguel Medina
Indian teaches 3-year-old son to load gun in viral video 12 Jul 2019 - 08:37 pm
The clip shows the boy being shown how to load bullets into the revolver. The man then hands the gun to his son with the barrel pointed towards the boy. (Photo courtesy: Gun Digest)
Four Britons held in China, two days after drugs bust 12 Jul 2019 - 08:37 pm
N Korean fishermen are seen as a Chinese flag flutters from the Broken Bridge as the sun sets over Yalu River between N Korean town of Sinuiju Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, Nov 19, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Sri Lanka government faces no-confidence vote over attacks 10 Jul 2019 - 01:08 pm
Monks gather at the Buddhist monks convention in Kandy, Sri Lanka on July 7, 2019. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Indian workers toil at one of world's highest roads 10 Jul 2019 - 10:49 am
In this picture taken on May 18, 2019, road maintenance workers from India's low-lying eastern Jharkhand state warm up around a bonfire during a inclement weather while working along Pangong Lake road near the Chang La pass in northern India's Ladakh regi
24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres 10 Jul 2019 - 08:28 am
Peninsula
Hong Kong protesters to continue after bill declared 'dead' 09 Jul 2019 - 03:01 pm
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks to media over an extradition bill in Hong Kong, China July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Amal Clooney to join legal team of Philippine journalist Ressa 09 Jul 2019 - 11:28 am
Peninsula
Amnesty urges UN probe of 'systematic' Philippine drug war killings 08 Jul 2019 - 03:17 pm
Butch Olano (L), Amnesty International section representative speaks during a press conference in Manila on July 8, 2019. AFP / Ted Aljibe
Parts of southern India facing acute water shortage 08 Jul 2019 - 03:15 pm
A woman carries her son in a bucket after collecting water from a municipal water tanker on the outskirts of Chennai, India, July 4, 2019. (REUTERS/P. Ravikumar)
Wife of Chinese ex-head of Interpol sues over disappearance 08 Jul 2019 - 12:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: INTERPOL President Meng Hongwei poses during a visit to the headquarters of International Police Organisation in Lyon, France, May 8, 2018. Picture taken May 8, 2018. Jeff Pachoud/Pool via Reuters/File Photo
Heavy rain hits flights at Mumbai airport 08 Jul 2019 - 09:58 am
A stranded passenger sleeps next to his luggage as he waits for the delayed flight after an airplane overshot the runway while landing due to heavy rains at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India July 2, 2019. Reuters/Prashant Wayd
Indonesia issues tsunami warning after Molucca Sea quake 07 Jul 2019 - 06:57 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
In drought-hit Delhi, the haves get limitless water, the poor fight for every drop 07 Jul 2019 - 06:57 pm
A woman stands after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker in New Delhi, India, June 28, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Hong Kong protesters march on station to 'educate' Chinese mainlanders 07 Jul 2019 - 02:47 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters raise a black Hong Kong flag next to a Union flag outside the West Kowloon Express Rail Link Station during a march at Hong Kong's tourism district Tsim Sha Tsui, China July 7, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Taliban car bomb kills at least 12 in attack on Afghan security compound 07 Jul 2019 - 09:43 am
Peninsula
US says latest Taliban talks 'most productive' so far 06 Jul 2019 - 07:03 pm
File photo of US special representative for Afghan peace and reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. (AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR)