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Pakistan PM urges talks on Kashmir blast, warns India against attack 19 Feb 2019 - 11:25 am
Indian security forces personnel are on manoeuvres as a gunfight with militants has happened that killed 4 soldiers, in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, some 10 km away from the spot of recent suicide bombing, on February 18, 2019. AFP / STR
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state 19 Feb 2019 - 10:14 am
FILE PHOTO - Security cameras are installed at the entrance to the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019. Picture taken January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
Many Indians rally behind Modi after Kashmir attack 18 Feb 2019 - 06:47 pm
As emotions run high following the deadliest attack on security forces in decades, Modi, who faces a general election by May, said he had given a free hand to security forces to avenge the killings in Kashmir, the region disputed with arch-foe Pakistan.
Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak 18 Feb 2019 - 05:37 pm
A child reacts during a Philippine Read Cross Measles Outbreak Vaccination Response in Baseco compound, a slum area in Manila on February 16, 2019.   AFP / Noel CELIS
Maldives court orders arrest of former president over alleged corruption 18 Feb 2019 - 03:17 pm
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India says two masterminds of Kashmir bombing killed in clash 18 Feb 2019 - 11:16 am
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Kashmir tensions increase as 7 killed in fighting 18 Feb 2019 - 10:39 am
Indian Army soldiers arrive near the site of a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Younis Khaliq
Pakistan recalls envoy from India amid tensions - Foreign Office 18 Feb 2019 - 10:05 am
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'Urgent steps' needed to save Australia's biggest river system 18 Feb 2019 - 09:26 am
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India's top court revokes order to reopen Vedanta smelter 18 Feb 2019 - 08:26 am
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Indian Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/File Photo
Kashmiris complain of evictions after deadly attack on Indian forces, authorities promise safety 17 Feb 2019 - 07:04 pm
An injured man that an angry mob had attacked, believing him to be a Kashmiri who had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans, is shielded by Indian policemen in New Delhi on February 17, 2019.  AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Vietnam police seize nearly 300 kilograms of meth 17 Feb 2019 - 03:47 pm
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Fire kills 8 slum dwellers in Bangladesh 17 Feb 2019 - 03:25 pm
A firefighter works to extinguish fire at a slum where at least eight people were killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh February 17, 2019. REUTERS
India hunting for mastermind of Kashmir bombing 17 Feb 2019 - 02:58 pm
Indian Army soldiers in a vehicle patrol a street as a woman walks past during a curfew in Jammu, February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Girls sport their ancestors' hair for Lunar New year in China 17 Feb 2019 - 11:55 am
This photo taken on February 14, 2019 shows girls from the Long Horn Miao, a branch of the Miao ethnic minority group, taking part in the annual flower festival or 'Tiaohuajie' in the village of Longjia in China's Guizhou province.  / AFP / FRED DUFOUR
Fire sweeps through Bangladesh slum, killing nine 17 Feb 2019 - 11:30 am
A firefighter works to extinguish fire at a slum where at least eight people killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
India raises import taxes on Pakistan goods after terror attack 17 Feb 2019 - 08:20 am
A soldier walks during a candle light vigil to pay tribute to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were killed after a suicide bomber rammed a car into the bus carrying them in south Kashmir on Thursday, in front of India Gate war memorial in
Japan's PM nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize on U.S. request - Asahi 17 Feb 2019 - 07:46 am
FILE PHOTO of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and US President Donald Trump. Reuters