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World / Asia

Six wild elephants drown after slipping off waterfall in Thai park 06 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am
This photo by Thai News Pix taken on October 5, 2019 shows two elephants (one behind the other) trapped on a small cliff at a waterfall at Khao Yai National Park in central Thailand as rescuers work to save them. AFP / THAI NEWS PIX / PANUPONG CHANGCHAI
Hong Kong reopens part of metro but braces for more protests 06 Oct 2019 - 09:26 am
Anti-government protesters shelter from the rain under their umbrellas at the start of a demonstration in Tsim Sha Tsui district, in Hong Kong, China October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Susana Vera
North Korea decries breakdown of talks US says were 'good' 06 Oct 2019 - 09:26 am
Members of the press wait outside Villa Elfik Strand at Lidingo, outside Stockholm, Sweden, October 5, 2019, where U.S. top negotiator on North Korea, Stephen Biegun is expected to meet North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil. REUTERS/Anna R
India, Bangladesh stress safe return of Rohingya refugees 05 Oct 2019 - 03:28 pm
Peninsula
N.Korean, US officials at nuclear talks after latest missile test 05 Oct 2019 - 02:00 pm
A woman watches a television news screen showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch, at a railway station in Seoul on October 2, 2019.   AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Pro-government supporters rally in Seoul over minister 05 Oct 2019 - 01:49 pm
Anti-government protesters shout slogans and wave placards at a rally calling for president Moon Jae-in to step down, in central Seoul on October 3, 2019.   / AFP / Ed JONES
Hong Kong protesters defy mask ban as city grinds to halt 05 Oct 2019 - 01:40 pm
Anti-government protesters wearing masks attend a protest in central Hong Kong, China October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
As legal fight over India forest rights drags, millions more risk eviction 04 Oct 2019 - 11:38 pm
India's Supreme Court is pictured through a gate in New Delhi, India May 26, 2016. Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee
Bangladesh asks Brunei to deport suspects in human trafficking ring 04 Oct 2019 - 09:39 pm
Hand of a child worker is pictured at a dockyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 20, 2018. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Hong Kong's anti-mask ban and emergency regulations explained 04 Oct 2019 - 08:08 pm
A riot police fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters after a march in Hong Kong, China, September 29, 2019. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Indian police investigate defacing of Gandhi cutout 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
Visitors take a picture of a statue of Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi at the National Gandhi Museum, as India marked his 150th birth anniversary, in New Delhi on October 2, 2019. AFP / Money Sharma
India's 2 biggest political parties vie for Gandhi's legacy 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi speaks at an event to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as her son Rahul Gandhi (R) looks at his phone behind her, in New Delhi on October 2, 2019.  AFP / Money Sharma
Clashes as Hong Kong leader invokes emergency powers to ban face masks 04 Oct 2019 - 06:52 pm
An anti-government protester wears a mask during a demonstration in Wong Tai Sin district, in Hong Kong, China October 4, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Ending statelessness is easy, says Kyrgyz winner of top UN prize 04 Oct 2019 - 01:44 am
Kyrgyz and Uzbek troops are seen in a disputed area near the town of Kerben, Kyrgyzstan, March 25, 2016. Reuters / Hulkar Isamova
Custom, caste system deny land rights to Asian women, indigenous people 04 Oct 2019 - 01:44 am
Women carry pitchers filled with water from an opening made to filter water next to a polluted lake in Thane, India June 13, 2019. Reuters/Prashant Waydande
South Asian herders fight for right to roam as pressure to settle grows 03 Oct 2019 - 10:00 pm
A camel herder walks his camels at Pushkar Fair in the desert Indian state of Rajasthan November 23, 2012. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
As protests rack Hong Kong, China watchdog has Cathay staff 'walking on eggshells' 03 Oct 2019 - 09:59 pm
Peninsula
North Korea's suspected submarine missile 'pushes the envelope' 03 Oct 2019 - 05:45 pm
 This picture taken on the morning of October 2, 2019 and released by Korean Central News Agency  on October 3, 2019 shows the test-firing of