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'Nobody cares about us': Hunger and despair for India flood victims 19 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm
An Indian policeman travels with residents on a wooden boat to cross a flooded locality near the Ahiyapur police station at Muzaffarpur district in the Indian state of Bihar on July 18, 2019. AFP / Sachin Kumar
Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes 19 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm
People move along a flooded road in Gaibandha, Bangladesh July 18, 2019. Reuters
'Cow vigilantes' kill three men in India on suspicion of stealing cattle 19 Jul 2019 - 01:04 pm
Relatives of the victims of a mob lynching incident speak to a police officer as they mourn outside a hospital in Chapra in the eastern state of Bihar, India, July 19, 2019. (REUTERS/Stringer)
'An attack on all of us': Anime fans reel after deadly Japan fire 19 Jul 2019 - 12:52 pm
Residents pray for victims of a fire which hit the Kyoto Animation company studio the day before, killing 33 people, in Kyoto on July 19, 2019. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
Anime studio hit by deadly fire is known for skill, fan base 18 Jul 2019 - 05:32 pm
Firefighters battling fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, July 18, 2019. Credit: Kyodo/via Reuters
Car bomb explodes at gate of police HQ in Afghanistan's Kandahar 18 Jul 2019 - 04:44 pm
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Suspect screaming 'You die!' kills up to 23 at anime studio 18 Jul 2019 - 12:43 pm
This aerial view shows the rescue and recover scene (C) after a fire at an animation company building killed some two dozen people in Kyoto on July 18, 2019. (AFP / JIJI PRESS)
One dead in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio 18 Jul 2019 - 08:25 am
An aerial view shows firefighters battling the fires at the site where a man started a fire after spraying a liquid, at a three-story studio of Kyoto Animation Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 18, 2019. Kyodo/via Reuters
World court orders review of Pakistan death sentence for alleged Indian spy 17 Jul 2019 - 04:16 pm
An Indian resident walks past placards with the picture of Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national convicted of spying in Pakistan, in the neighborhood where he grew up, in Mumbai on July 17, 2019. AFP / Indranil Mukherjee
Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror suspect in Mumbai attacks 17 Jul 2019 - 03:39 pm
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Millions stranded in India as early monsoon downpours bring flood havoc 17 Jul 2019 - 02:41 pm
Members of an Indian family stand atop a hut at the flood affected area of Hatishila in Kamrup district of India's Assam state on July 16, 2019. AFP / Biju BORO
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
Villagers travel on a boat in the flood affected Jhargaon village in Morigaon district of India's Assam state on July 15, 2019. AFP / Biju Boro
78 dead in Nepal as flooding wreaks havoc in South Asia 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
Pakistani commuters and pedestrians cross a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Lahore on July 16, 2019. In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, officials said at least 23 people were killed after heavy rain triggered flash floods and damaged more than
'They bombed our livelihoods': Sri Lanka's tourism firms struggle after attacks 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
A Sri Lankan elephant is transported on a truck in Dambulla on July 16, 2019. AFP / Ishara S Kodikara
Indonesia seizes notorious fishing vessel wanted by Interpol 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
In this photograph taken on July 15, 2019 Indonesian officers check the MV Nika vessel after it was detained by Indonesia's authority in Batam, Kepulauan Riau. AFP / Sei Ratifa
Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff 16 Jul 2019 - 09:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man watches a statement of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman on his mobile phone, released on twitter by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Karachi, March 1, 2019. Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
Google Warns Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong of Government-Backed Hackers 16 Jul 2019 - 01:48 pm
Riot police surround pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (C) as they try to disperse protesters after a march at Sha Tin District of East New Territories, in Hong Kong, China July 14, 2019. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
Korean tears at breaking goal duck at world water polo 16 Jul 2019 - 11:46 am
This handout photo taken and released by the FINA Organising Committee via Yonhap shows a general view of the women's water polo match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju on July 14, 2019. AFP PHOTO / FINA Organising

Europe

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