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China quietly doubles troop levels in Hong Kong 30 Sep 2019 - 11:36 pm
Chinese troops conduct riot drills inside a PeopleÕs Liberation Army (PLA) base in Tam Mei, Hong Kong, China September 28, 2019. Reuters/James Pomfret
Bolton rejects Trump claims of success on North Korea 30 Sep 2019 - 11:12 pm
Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, John Bolton and Mick Mulvaney attend a meeting in the Metropole hotel with Kim Jong Un and delegation in Hanoi, February 28, 2019. Reuters / Leah Millis
Palm oil from 'orangutan capital of world' sold to major brands, says forest group 30 Sep 2019 - 08:28 pm
An orphaned orangutan in the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme Quarantine Centre in Medan, Indonesia, on August 22, 2016. Handout: Paul Hilton
Bangladesh promises to improve local flood warnings after complaints 30 Sep 2019 - 06:47 pm
A Rohingya shelter gets flooded after heavy rain in Coxs’ Bazar, Bangladesh, July 25, 2018. Reuters/Clare Baldwin
Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst, jail, hospital submerged 30 Sep 2019 - 11:59 am
Patients wade through floodwaters on their way to hospital during heavy monsoon rain in Patna in the northeastern state of Bihar on September 28, 2019. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
Indonesian agency says it expects rainy season to help end forest fires soon 30 Sep 2019 - 08:50 am
An Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) helicopter dumps water on a burning forest near Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Taiwan orders markets, schools closed as strong typhoon approaches 30 Sep 2019 - 08:06 am
Peninsula
Hong Kong locals fear loss of small-town life with artificial islands 29 Sep 2019 - 10:58 pm
Tom Yam, a resident of Lantau Island, stands in front of a map of the island, whose landscape may be changed with a plan to build artificial islands to ease congestion in Hong Kong. August 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
'A trafficker lives here' - Bangladesh uses red paint to mark suspects' homes 29 Sep 2019 - 09:56 pm
Tota Miya, 10, shows his hands after preparing soil to make bricks in a brick field on the outskirts of Dhaka November 21, 2009. Reuters/Andrew Bira
A year after Indonesia's quake-tsunami, survivors struggle to rebuild lives 29 Sep 2019 - 09:55 pm
Ruins and damaged building are pictured nearly one year after an earthquake and tsunami at a beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, September 26, 2019. Antara Foto/Oscar Motuloh/ via Reuters
To combat Islamophobia, Imran Khan bridges East and West 29 Sep 2019 - 08:41 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York on September 27, 2019. AFP / Don Emmert
More violence grips Hong Kong ahead of China's National Day 29 Sep 2019 - 06:39 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
Torrential rains kill another 42 people in India 29 Sep 2019 - 03:35 pm
A man and a boy ride a scooter through a flooded road after heavy rains in Prayagraj, India, September 29, 2019. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Hong Kong leader to leave unrest behind to spend National Day in China 29 Sep 2019 - 09:49 am
A protester is escorted by undercover police officers after he tried to stop Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's motorcade in Hong Kong, China September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
China's 'national flag baby' raises flag, captivates millions 29 Sep 2019 - 09:39 am
Feng Jianhan, 9, poses for a picture in military uniform next to a Chinese flag that he raises every morning through rope and pulley at his home in Xian, Shaanxi province, China September 26, 2019. Picture taken September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Irene Wang
Debt-chocked Malaysia dithers on $1 bln train project with Singapore 29 Sep 2019 - 09:04 am
FILE PHOTO: Petronas Twin Towers are shrouded by haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 9, 2019. Picture taken on September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
Biometric machines in Afghan vote improve after last year's glitches 28 Sep 2019 - 04:04 pm
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) casts his vote at a polling station during the presidential elections in Kabul, Afghanistan on September 28, 2019. Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu
Hong Kong protesters mark five years since 'Umbrella' street movement 28 Sep 2019 - 03:22 pm
An anti-government protester shelters behind an umbrella as he attends a rally outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva