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Maldives parliament approves extension of state of emergency by 30 days 20 Feb 2018 - 05:43 pm
Tourists wait in the departures hall at Velana International Airport in Male, Maldives February 13, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
Trudeau tours India amid quips PM being given 'cold shoulder' 20 Feb 2018 - 01:51 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (2nd R) and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau (2nd L) sit with their daughter Ella-Grace (R), and their sons Xavier (3rd L) and Hadrien (L) as they try out a ceremonial spinning wheel during their visit to Gandhi Ashr
India arrests 6 suspects in $1.8 billion bank fraud case 20 Feb 2018 - 01:50 pm
A man reads a notice by the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) stating that the Brady House branch of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) has been sealed next to the entrance of the branch in Mumbai on February 19, 2018.  AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
Three killed in blast in Afghan city 20 Feb 2018 - 01:21 pm
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Chinese warships enter East Indian Ocean amid Maldives tensions 20 Feb 2018 - 11:50 am
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Another Marawi possible, Philippine rebel chief warns 20 Feb 2018 - 11:04 am
Murad Ebrahim, chairman of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), gestures as he speaks during a Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) forum in Manila on February 20, 2018. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in India to help sell apartments 20 Feb 2018 - 10:16 am
Donald Trump Jr. poses for photographers during a photo opportunity before start of a meeting in New Delhi, India, February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Malaysian court jails, fines artist for clown caricature of PM 20 Feb 2018 - 09:46 am
File photo of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Fukushima operator told to compensate for suicide of 102-year-old 20 Feb 2018 - 09:40 am
File photo of aerial view of the Fukushima nuclear plant. Reuters
South Korea refuses call to fire judge who freed Samsung heir 20 Feb 2018 - 09:16 am
File photo of the logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its office building in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
S.Korea to announce joint military drill plan with US before April 20 Feb 2018 - 08:53 am
File photo of South Korean Army K1A1 and US Army M1A2 tanks fire live rounds during a US-South Korea joint live-fire military exercise, at a training field, near the demilitarized zone, separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea April 21, 2017. REU
Japanese 'baby factory' man wins custody of 13 kids born to Thai surrogates 20 Feb 2018 - 08:36 am
File photo of surrogate babies that Thai police suspect were fathered by a Japanese businessman who has fled from Thailand are shown on a screen during a news conference at the headquarters of the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok August 12, 2014. REUTERS/Athi
Richard Branson announces Hyperloop plan for India 19 Feb 2018 - 08:24 pm
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Maldives president seeks extension to state of emergency 19 Feb 2018 - 04:26 pm
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Afghan political crisis deepens as second governor refuses to resign 19 Feb 2018 - 02:34 pm
File picture of President Ashraf Ghani. Reuters
Singapore to impose carbon tax from 2019 19 Feb 2018 - 01:06 pm
Motorists drive on an elevated highway in Singapore on February 19, 2018. Singapore will impose a carbon tax from next year to cut greenhouse gas emissions and make companies competitive as global agreements on climate change take effect, the government s
Lego builds foundations in China classrooms as old markets slow 19 Feb 2018 - 12:03 pm
FILE PHOTO: A boy looks at Lego boxes next to his mother at a Lego store in Beijing, China January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano unleashes towering ash column 19 Feb 2018 - 11:22 am
An Indonesian man takes picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews thick volcanic ash into the air in Karo, North Sumatra, on February 19, 2018. AFP / Endro Rusharyanto