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Pakistan arrests Pashtun MP linked to clash with military 30 May 2019 - 03:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Ali Wazir (L) and Mohsin Dawar, leaders of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) walk at the venue of a rally against, what they say, are human rights violations by security forces, in Karachi, Pakistan May 13, 2018. Picture taken May 13, 2018.
Sri Lanka president slams intel chief over Easter attacks 30 May 2019 - 01:51 pm
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena
Blast near Afghan military training centre kills at least six: Officials 30 May 2019 - 10:58 am
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Four new baby meerkats melt hearts at a Thai zoo 30 May 2019 - 10:20 am
Reuters image.
Deadly knife attack on schoolgirls startles Japan 29 May 2019 - 02:44 pm
A local resident prays to mourn victims at the site where a stabbing occured in Kawasaki, Japan, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Indian finance minister Jaitley tells Modi he wants to step aside due to ill health 29 May 2019 - 01:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley attends a news conference sharing details about the recapitalisation of public sector banks in New Delhi, India, January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal/File Photo
Australia pilots hit by lasers during South China Sea flights 29 May 2019 - 10:59 am
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Australian 'Egg Boy' donates $70,000 to Christchurch victims 29 May 2019 - 10:39 am
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Taliban attacks kill 23 members of Afghan security forces 28 May 2019 - 03:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Afghan security forces take position during an attack by gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 8, 2019.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Attacks against Afghan schools soar, says UNICEF 28 May 2019 - 11:21 am
File photo of Class 11 Afghan girl students attend a class at Zarghona high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2015. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Vietnam man jailed for plotting terror attack 28 May 2019 - 11:04 am
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Malaysia to send 3,000 tonnes of plastic waste back to countries of origin 28 May 2019 - 10:48 am
File photo of plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018.REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo
Five die in India after drinking spurious liquor 28 May 2019 - 10:37 am
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Two dead, including 12-yr-old, after Japan mass stabbing 28 May 2019 - 08:36 am
Rescue workers and police officers operate at the site where sixteen people were injured in a suspected stabbing by a man, in Kawasaki, Japan May 28, 2019 in this photo released by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Japanese man dies mid-flight with stomach full of cocaine 27 May 2019 - 09:19 pm
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Japan to buy 105 F-35 US stealth warplanes: Trump 27 May 2019 - 03:54 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Japan's Emperor Naruhito during a state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sri Lanka to relax emergency in a month: president 27 May 2019 - 02:53 pm
Sri Lankan army soldiers stands guard at a checkpoint on a roadside during special cordon-and-search operations in Colombo on May 25, 2019. AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Everest 'traffic jam' survivor calls for tougher rules 27 May 2019 - 12:26 pm
 In this file photo taken on May 17, 2018, mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal. / AFP / / Phunjo LAMA