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US, S. Korea defy North's warnings, start joint drills 05 Aug 2019 - 11:53 am
South Korea and the United States have begun joint military drills, defying Pyongyang's warnings that they could jeopardise nuclear talks (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
Khmer Rouge 'brother number two' Nuon Chea dies 04 Aug 2019 - 06:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: The Khmer Rouge's most senior surviving leader,
At least two dead as Afghan TV bus bombed in Kabul 04 Aug 2019 - 06:15 pm
Afghan security personnel investigate a damage bus carrying employees of Khurshid TV, at the site of a sticky bomb blast in Kabul on August 4, 2019. AFP / STR
Hong Kong protesters hurl objects at police station 04 Aug 2019 - 02:41 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters march in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, China, August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Tens of millions hit by Indonesia power blackout 04 Aug 2019 - 01:54 pm
An Indonesian transport officer works manually to manage traffic as traffic light down due to an electricity outage in Jakarta on August 4, 2019. AFP / Adek BERRY
31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines 04 Aug 2019 - 01:16 pm
Fishermen carrying a dead body of a victim after a boat accident that happened in Iloilo-Guimaras Strait.
11 dead, three missing as boats capsize in Philippines 03 Aug 2019 - 06:22 pm
Photos source: Philippines Red Cross
Maldives police arrest ex-vice president who fled to India 03 Aug 2019 - 05:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: Jailed former vice-president Ahmed Adeeb (R) walks along with his wife Mariyam Nashwa (L) as he returns to Maldives after receiving medical treatment from abroad at Velana International Airport in Male. AFP / Ahmed SHURAU
Philippines: At least 7 dead, 31 rescued after boats capsize 03 Aug 2019 - 03:55 pm
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India warns tourists to leave Kashmir over 'terror' threat 02 Aug 2019 - 08:32 pm
An Indian security forces personnel stands guard as Jammu Kashmir police men check the luggage and vehicles of commuters on the Jammu-Srinagar National highway at Nagrota some 25 kms from Jammu on August 2, 2019. (AFP / Rakesh BAKSHI)
Maldives ex-vice president detained on arrival by boat in India 01 Aug 2019 - 06:16 pm
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Pompeo says US not asking Asia to take sides against China 01 Aug 2019 - 04:55 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) listens as Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai speaks during a press conference at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bangkok on August 1, 2019. / AFP / POOL / JON
Thailand set to deliver first batch of medical marijuana 01 Aug 2019 - 03:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks by an election campaign poster for a party promoting the legalisation of cannabis for medical use, in Bangkok, Thailand, February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
12 killed as flooding paralyses Pakistan's Karachi 31 Jul 2019 - 03:26 pm
Commuters make their way on a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad on July 31, 2019, some 160km east of the southern port city of Karachi. / AFP / AKRAM SHAHID
New protest erupts as Hong Kong charges 44 activists with rioting 30 Jul 2019 - 07:18 pm
Protesters gather outside Kwai Chung police station in support of protesters detained with the charge of rioting during recent clashes in Hong Kong on July 30, 2019. (AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE)
Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing at least 18 30 Jul 2019 - 02:34 pm
Military personnel work at the scene where a Pakistani Army Aviation Corps aircraft crashed in Rawalpindi on July 30, 2019. (AFP / AAMIR QURESHI)
India's tiger population rises to nearly 3,000 29 Jul 2019 - 12:39 pm
A tigress carries her cub at a zoological park in the northeastern city of Guwahati. (Reuters/Utpal Baruah/File photo)
Afghan VP candidate injured as Kabul blast kills two, wounds 25 28 Jul 2019 - 07:13 pm
Ambulances bring wounded civilians to the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital following an attack in Kabul on July 28, 2019. At least one person was killed and 13 others wounded in an attack July 28 targeting the Kabul office of the running mate of Afghan President

Europe

This photograph shows French Gendarmerie vehicles and a Police vehicle stationed (2nd R) during a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of actions as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks in Lille, northern France on November 5, 2026. Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP France workers strike, march for 'dignified wage'
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Africa

Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Ethiopia, Sudan trade tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions after cross-border drone claims
Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Sudan files UN Security Council complaint against Ethiopia over RSF drone attacks
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