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India's 'Dirty Harry' draws curtains on bloody career 10 Sep 2019 - 10:10 am
In this file photo taken on March 14, 2005 Mumbai police officer Pradeep Sharma watches a screen showing the entrance to his house in Mumbai. India's real-life Dirty Harry who made his name by gunning down gangsters in the streets of Mumbai has resigned a
Hong Kong leader tells US not to 'interfere' after fresh protests 10 Sep 2019 - 09:15 am
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam addresses a news conference in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Australians flee homes as police investigate suspicious fires 10 Sep 2019 - 08:49 am
Firefighters battle bushfires in Angourie, northern New South Wales, Australia, September 10, 2019. AAP Image/Jason O'Brien/via REUTERS
Japan's Abe, headed for longest premiership, seeks stability in cabinet rejig 10 Sep 2019 - 08:32 am
File photo of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a speech as he takes part in a plenary session of Eastern Economic Forum at far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on September 5, 2019. / AFP / TASS Host Photo Agency / Vladimir SMIRNOV
Jack Ma ends 20-year reign over Alibaba wealth creation empire 10 Sep 2019 - 07:58 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 11, 2016 shows Alibaba chairman Jack Ma speaking on stage during the Tmall 11:11 Global Shopping Festival gala in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. AFP / STR
Patients die as Manila traffic jams block ambulances 09 Sep 2019 - 06:53 pm
This photo taken on July 18, 2019 shows first responders loading a patient into their ambulance at a bus station near Manila. AFP / Noel Celis
India finds location of lost craft on moon 09 Sep 2019 - 05:08 pm
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In Japan, a court case highlights paternity leave issues 09 Sep 2019 - 09:25 am
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South Korean president appoints justice minister despite scandals 09 Sep 2019 - 09:18 am
Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk attends a hearing at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Australia blocks websites hosting Christchurch attack videos 09 Sep 2019 - 08:48 am
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Philippines confirms first swine fever cases 09 Sep 2019 - 08:41 am
File photo of a man disinfecting a pig farm in Guangan, Sichuan province, China August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Hong Kong's Joshua Wong on way to Germany, US after brief detention 09 Sep 2019 - 08:28 am
Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong attends a news conference in Taipei, Taiwan September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Joan Huang
Woman killed as strong typhoon lashes Tokyo area, cutting power and transport 09 Sep 2019 - 08:25 am
A crowd of passengers is seen as they wait for operations of train services to resume in a snarl caused by Typhoon Faxai at Urawa station in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Japan September 9,, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Merkel has made a u-turn on China but it may be too late 08 Sep 2019 - 09:50 pm
Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a particularly delicate set of policy goals when she visited China this week with a delegation of German company executives: maintaining that hard line on Beijing while urging a resolution of the trade war and continuing to
India locates lander lost on final approach to moon 08 Sep 2019 - 08:32 pm
ISRO employees watch the live broadcast of the soft landing of spacecraft Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan-2 on the surface of the Moon at ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network centre in Bangalore early on September 7, 2019.  AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American 08 Sep 2019 - 04:11 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives on September 3, 2019 at the European Parliament in Brussels for a meeting with European Parliament President. / AFP / Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD
Tokyo braces for direct hit from Typhoon Faxai 08 Sep 2019 - 12:02 pm
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Trump says he canceled secret Taliban meeting at Camp David 08 Sep 2019 - 10:52 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 27, 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) takes the stage after being introduced by former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. AFP /