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Trump, Abe to meet despite strain over North Korea, tariffs 17 Apr 2018 - 09:15 pm
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives to speak to reporters following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump, November 17, 2016 in New York City. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)
Bangladeshi leader says more pressure needed on Myanmar over Rohingya 17 Apr 2018 - 07:53 pm
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Report: China's Silk Road plan serves Beijing security goals 17 Apr 2018 - 07:18 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with other delegates and guests at the welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14, 2017. (AFP / Jason Lee)
Modi's reticence risks carrying stain of rape into India's election year 17 Apr 2018 - 07:12 pm
When Narendra Modi came to office in 2014, he coined the slogan
Philippines VP sorry for Holocaust memorial photo 17 Apr 2018 - 01:03 pm
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Asian media urged to promote innovative spirit 17 Apr 2018 - 11:04 am
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South Korea police request travel ban for Korean Air 'nut rage' sister 17 Apr 2018 - 10:48 am
Cho Hyun-min, a senior vice president at Korean Air Lines and a daughter of its chairman Cho Yang-ho, arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, in this still image from MBC exclusive news report footage obtained by Yonhap on April
Indian police crack down on IPL betting racket 17 Apr 2018 - 10:24 am
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Japan minister sorry as 6,000 police hunt fugitive thief 17 Apr 2018 - 10:20 am
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Afghan official: Gunmen attack vehicle, kill 6 civilians 17 Apr 2018 - 09:56 am
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No missiles but ballet as North Korea's Kim puts on a show 17 Apr 2018 - 09:45 am
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on April 16, 2018 and released on April 17, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (middle 5th L) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (middle 7th R) posing with performers of the ball
Taiwan leader says island secure ahead of China drills 17 Apr 2018 - 09:31 am
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Minister of National Defense Yen Teh-fa attend a drill near Yilan naval base, Taiwan April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hunger strike at Japan immigration detention centre after suicide 17 Apr 2018 - 09:26 am
File photot of guards at the East Japan Immigration Center standing inside a processing room at the center in Ushiku, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo
Trump, Japan's Abe seek consensus on North Korea amid strains 17 Apr 2018 - 08:02 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie depart for the US from Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 17, 2018. AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi
Eight go on trial in India for rape, murder of Kashmir girl 16 Apr 2018 - 09:29 am
A child attends a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl, in Kathua, near Jammu and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in New Delhi, India April 15, 2018. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton
Tokyo fears Trump could link security with trade at summit with Abe 16 Apr 2018 - 08:42 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 5, 2017, US President Donald Trump (L) gestures as he speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival for a luncheon at the Kasumigaseki Country Club Golf Course in Kawagoe, Saitama, outside Toky
Congress declares 218 candidates in Karnataka 15 Apr 2018 - 07:22 pm
A woman talks on a mobile phone as she walks past the closed research facility of Semler Research Centre in Bengaluru, October 13, 2016. Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa
Power outage hits Kabul after militants attack pylon 15 Apr 2018 - 01:33 pm
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