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Indonesia's new green fund urged to focus on rainforest protection 21 Oct 2019 - 08:28 pm
An orphaned orangutan in the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme Quarantine Centre in Medan, Indonesia, on August 22, 2016. Handout: Paul Hilton
Asian cities risk stumbling 'zombie-like' towards digital dystopia 21 Oct 2019 - 08:28 pm
A view of Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, August 30, 2016. Reuters / Chaiwat Subprasom
Youth activist calls for joint effort to clean up Indonesia's seas 21 Oct 2019 - 08:27 pm
Volunteers for the Divers Clean Action group near Jakarta in Indonesia. Credit: Divers Clean Action
India plans to regulate social media as it can cause disruption 21 Oct 2019 - 05:24 pm
Indian Supreme Court is pictured through a gate in New Delhi, India, May 26, 2016. Reuters / Anindito Mukherjee
No Syria-type pullout planned for Afghanistan: Pentagon chief 21 Oct 2019 - 04:06 pm
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper. AFP / JIM WATSON
Apology accepted, Hong Kong's Muslims lament water cannon staining mosque 21 Oct 2019 - 01:24 pm
People and protesters help cleaning up the blue dye that stained steps of the Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre in Hong Kong October 21, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. Broadcast News Network/Hong Kong Baptist University via REU
Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise 20 Oct 2019 - 09:09 pm
A man sleeps in a cart near a market in the traditional neighbourhood of Yuexiu in Guanghzou, China, September 8, 2019. Reuters/Jorge Silva
Khmer Riche: How relatives and allies of Cambodia's leader amassed wealth overseas 20 Oct 2019 - 07:19 pm
Hun Sen planting rice in 2008. He styles himself as a humble leader of a party representing ordinary Cambodians. Reuters
Bangladesh police say violence over Facebook post kills 4 20 Oct 2019 - 03:22 pm
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Pentagon chief in Afghanistan as US looks to kickstart Taliban talks 20 Oct 2019 - 02:38 pm
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper departs the US Capitol after testifying at a closed-door hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, US, October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Indonesia's Jokowi kicks off fresh term after wave of crises 20 Oct 2019 - 11:00 am
Officials who work at the presidential palace wave Indonesian flags as President Joko Widodo's motorcade leaves the palace in Jakarta on October 20, 2019, to attend his inauguration as Indonesia's president for a second term. Widodo was to kick off a fres
Democracy crowds defy Hong Kong police after activists attacked 20 Oct 2019 - 09:42 am
Anti-government demonstrators attend a protest march in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Hong Kong protest leaders urge turnout for march, despite risk of arrest 19 Oct 2019 - 02:58 pm
People holding a toy form a human chain during an anti-government protest in Hong Kong, China, October 18, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Hong Kong democracy activist injured in knife attack 19 Oct 2019 - 02:54 pm
People attend a prayer rally to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on October 14, 2019.  AFP / DALE DE LA REY
Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers 19 Oct 2019 - 10:49 am
Men carry an injured person to a hospital after a bomb blast at a mosque, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan October 18, 2019. Reuters/Parwiz
Delhi schools to teach students on eco-friendly Diwali 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
In this photograph taken on October 4, 2019, women use a mobile phone as they sit outside their shop displaying items made of clay, at Kumhar Gram (Potter's Village) in New Delhi. AFP / Money Sharma
The North Korean history behind Kim Jong Un's mountain horse ride 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
This undated picture released by Korean Central News Agency on October 16, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse amongst the first snow at Mouth Paektu. AFP
US House passes legislation on Hong Kong: what does it mean? 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha