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As property prices rise, more Indian women claim inheritance 14 Mar 2019 - 05:23 pm
People drenched in the rain walk near India Gate during a heavy monsoon downpour in New Delhi on July 5, 2018. AFP/Prakash Singh
Bangladesh court suspends case against outspoken photographer 14 Mar 2019 - 04:44 pm
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An Indian billionaire just gave shares worth $7.5 billion to charity 14 Mar 2019 - 01:15 pm
A Reuters file photo of Azim Premji.
India's Congress promises jobs to women ahead of polls 13 Mar 2019 - 06:45 pm
Rahul Gandhi, president of India's main opposition Congress party, speaks during a press conference in Chennai on March 13, 2019. (AFP / ARUN SANKAR)
Indonesia NGO appeals ruling on China-funded dam in endangered orangutan habitat 13 Mar 2019 - 12:54 pm
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Indian PM Modi in 29-tweet pre-election blitz 13 Mar 2019 - 10:43 am
(FILES) A file photo of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in central London on April 18, 2018. AFP / Tolga AKMEN
South Korea steps up fight against pollution, says problem is 'social disaster' 13 Mar 2019 - 09:38 am
FILE PHOTO : Apartment complexes are seen shrouded by fine dust during a polluted day in Seoul, South Korea, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
India's Congress duo launch election campaign on PM's home turf 12 Mar 2019 - 11:40 pm
Indian Congress President Rahul Gandhi (C) waves to attendees next to All India Congress Committee general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (R) and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a rally at Adalaj, some 30 kms
China says Xinjiang has 'boarding schools', not 'concentration camps' 12 Mar 2019 - 01:09 pm
(L-R) Nayim Yasen, deputy director of the Ethnic Affairs Committee of the National PeopleÕs Congress (NPC), Shewket Imin, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Communist Party Secretary Chen Quanguo, Xinjian
Philippine forces kill several militants in new offensive 12 Mar 2019 - 12:28 pm
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Australia bars all 737 MAX planes from its airspace: statement 12 Mar 2019 - 11:48 am
File photo of SilkAir's new aircraft, the Boeing 737 Max 8, sits on the tarmac at Changi Airport in Singapore October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Polls show Indonesian president holds lead ahead of April election 12 Mar 2019 - 10:19 am
File photo of Indonesian president Joko Widodo takes a selfie as he attends the breaking the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in Palembang, Indonesia on March 09, 2019. A total of 500 designs Jumputan fabric with a length of 1.1 kilometers were spread out
'Will call you when I land,' texted Indian Ethiopia crash victim 12 Mar 2019 - 10:04 am
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North Korea election sees 99.99% turnout: KCNA 12 Mar 2019 - 09:36 am
In this picture taken on March 10, 2019 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on March 11, North Koreans line up to vote for the Supreme People's Assembly elections at a polling station in an undisclosed location.
Taiwan leader to visit Pacific allies to firm up ties 12 Mar 2019 - 09:26 am
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during
Bangladesh's fishermen struggle as cyclone threat grows 11 Mar 2019 - 09:15 pm
Fishermen on Monpura island, Bangladesh, make fishing nets, October 24, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rafiqul Islam
Taliban leader Omar lived next to US Afghan base: biography 11 Mar 2019 - 04:18 pm
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Modi government advertising blitz dries up as Indian poll rules kick in 11 Mar 2019 - 10:48 am
File photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. AFP