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Singapore PM says 'fake news' law not against free speech 17 May 2019 - 11:05 am
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the Istana in Singapore, May 17, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
Campaigning in India gets ugly as weeks-long election heats up 16 May 2019 - 05:24 pm
Pragya Singh Thakur, leader of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote, outside a polling station in Bhopal, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Raj Patidar)
Red Cross website hacked in latest Singapore cyber attack 16 May 2019 - 01:43 pm
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Australia's 'larrikin' former prime minister Bob Hawke dies at 89 16 May 2019 - 01:22 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 16, 2010, former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke (C) and his wife Blanche d'Alpuget (R) arrive at an Australian Labor Party campaign launch in Brisbane. AFP / William West
Five dead in Shanghai building collapse: city govt 16 May 2019 - 01:19 pm
Members of a rescue team work at the site of a building collapse in Shanghai on May 16, 2019. AFP / Hector RETAMAL
Philippines says envoy recalled over Canada trash row 16 May 2019 - 11:01 am
This file photo taken on September 9, 2015, shows environmental activists rallying outside the Philippine Senate in Manila to demand that scores of containers filled with household rubbish be shipped back to Canada. AFP / JAY DIRECTO
Sri Lanka says hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks 15 May 2019 - 07:22 pm
A view of a damaged mosque after a mob attack at the Hettipola village in Kurunegala, about 90 kilometers North of Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 15, 2019. ( Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency )
Street clashes leave Kolkata on edge ahead of India vote climax 15 May 2019 - 09:31 am
In this photo taken on May 14, 2019 Indian police stand next to burning debris on a street following clashes by rival groups during a campaign rally event held by Amit Shah, president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in Kolkata. (AFP)
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence 15 May 2019 - 09:24 am
FILE PHOTO: Stickers bearing the Facebook logo are pictured at Facebook Inc's F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo
Australia's top five environmental risks for voters 15 May 2019 - 12:34 am
A spike in sea temperatures has caused major coral bleaching on the world-heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. Here, Lady Elliot Island located north-east of the town of Bundaberg in Queensland Australia is seen on June 11, 2015. David Gray / Reuters
Sri Lanka police arrest 23 for targeting Muslims after Easter bombings 14 May 2019 - 05:36 pm
People view a damaged shop after a mob attack in Minuwangoda on May 14, 2019. (AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI)
Nepal probes journalists for Dalai Lama news 14 May 2019 - 03:42 pm
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Sri Lanka govt orders nationwide curfew for second night 14 May 2019 - 03:17 pm
Sri Lankan soldiers patrol a road of Hettipola after a mob attack in a mosque in the nearby village of Kottampitiya, Sri Lanka May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
India fears US-China trade war will lead to dumping of Chinese steel: Sources 14 May 2019 - 01:09 pm
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Philippines gives thumbs up to Duterte as loyalists dominate mid-term vote 14 May 2019 - 12:17 pm
An elderly woman casts her vote for the mid-term elections at a polling precinct in Manila on May 13, 2019. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life 14 May 2019 - 11:49 am
Sri Lankan soldiers patrol a road of Hettipola on top of an armored vehicle, after a mob attack in a mosque in the nearby village of Kottampitiya, Sri Lanka May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
S. Korean court to rule on arresting K-pop star Seungri 14 May 2019 - 10:43 am
Former BIGBANG boyband member Seungri, real name Lee Seung-hyun, arrives at the High Court in Seoul on May 14, 2019. / AFP / Ed JONES
Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe 13 May 2019 - 09:26 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a campaign rally ahead of the national elections in Kolkata on April 3, 2019. AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar

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Stranded passengers sit on the pavement as they wait with their luggage by the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, in Nairobi, on August 31, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya airport staff end strike
File photo Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike
Peninsula Angolan President calls on AU to strengthen conflict prevention mechanisms in Africa

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View of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, on April 18, 2026. Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP Mexican troops kill prominent cartel suspect
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Aerial view shows anchovy fishing boats anchored off the coast in front of the Constitutional Province of Callao, Peru on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP) El Nino hammering Peru anchovy fishing: industry officials
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