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New Zealand PM touts 'important' China ties amid Huawei spat 01 Apr 2019 - 11:04 am
A reception area of the Huawei's Cyber Security Lab is seen at its factory campus in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China March 25, 2019. Picture taken March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
New Silk Road critics are 'prejudiced', China's top diplomat says 01 Apr 2019 - 01:12 am
A crane lifts a China Railway Express container onto a truck at Chongqing railway port station, which serves as the start of a Belt and Road freight rail route linking Chongqing to Duisburg, China March 30, 2019. Picture taken March 30, 2019. Reuters
In Thailand's 'red shirt' north, Thaksin's grip slowly loosens 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
Clockwise from Left:  Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra,  Abhisit Vejjajiva and Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha,  Isaa
The making of militants in India's "paradise on earth" 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
A sister of suspected militant Owais Malik shows a picture of him on her phone at her home in Kashmir's Kulgam district on Feb. 16. Reuters
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for years 31 Mar 2019 - 10:04 pm
A police officer stands guard outside Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 22, 2019. Reuters/Jorge Silva
Rahul Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad & Uttar Pradesh's Amethi 31 Mar 2019 - 09:37 pm
Rahul Gandhi, President of India's main opposition Congress party, wears a
Bangladesh building fire exposes safety vulnerabilities 31 Mar 2019 - 08:13 pm
Bangladeshi forensic experts work at the scene of the burnt building along with firefighters in Dhaka on March 29, 2019, a day after flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower. AFP/Munir Uz Zaman
The Philippine journalists taking the rap in Duterte's latest war 31 Mar 2019 - 08:13 pm
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa waves to photographers after posting bail outside a court building in Manila on March 29, 2019.  AFP / Maria Tan
'We have lost everything': Afghans describe deadly floods 31 Mar 2019 - 03:35 pm
 An Afghani man walks at a flooded area due to heavy rainfall in Herat, Afghanistan on March 30, 2019. At least 15people lost their lives after flood.  Mir Ahmad Firooz - Anadolu
Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes 31 Mar 2019 - 02:39 pm
Protesters march along a street during a rally in Hong Kong on March 31, 2019 to protest against the government's plans to approve extraditions with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau.   AFP / Dale DE LA REY
Proposed Hong Kong extradition law changes spark concerns 31 Mar 2019 - 01:26 pm
Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Claudia Mo (centre R) and bookseller Lam Wing-kee (centre L) display placards outside the government headquarters during a rally in Hong Kong on March 31, 2019 to protest against the government's plans to approve extradi
Rights groups dispute Philippine police account of clash that killed 14 suspected rebels 31 Mar 2019 - 12:28 pm
Members of the Philippine communist movement hold a lightning protest in Manila on March 25, 2019. The group called for the resumption of peace talks with the government. AFP / Noel Celis
Bangladesh police arrest building owners over latest deadly fire 31 Mar 2019 - 11:55 am
Wreckage of the burnt building is seen in Dhaka on March 29, 2019, a day after flames tore through the 22-storey FR Tower. AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Seven killed in blast at electronics factory in east China 31 Mar 2019 - 09:58 am
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China airlines post mixed results, warn of headwinds 30 Mar 2019 - 03:55 pm
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Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: officials 30 Mar 2019 - 03:47 pm
People salvage items from a house destroyed by flood in Enjil district of Herat province, Afghanistan March 29, 2019. Picture taken March 29, 2019.REUTERS/Jalil Ahmad
Lights out in Sydney for Earth Hour conservation campaign 30 Mar 2019 - 01:42 pm
The Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and the ferris wheel are seen after their lights went out as seen from Sydney's Luna Park for the Earth Hour environmental campaign on March 30, 2019.  AFP / PETER PARKS
Taliban kill nine police in checkpoint assault 30 Mar 2019 - 11:07 am
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