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Thousands take holy dip at Kumbh on 'Maghi Purnima' 19 Feb 2019 - 07:46 pm
An Indian sadhu sits on the banks of Sangam -- the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers -- on the auspicious bathing day of 'Maghi Purnima' during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad on February 19, 2019. AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Police complicit in killings by cow vigilante groups: HRW 19 Feb 2019 - 01:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 3, 2018, policemen gather outside a police station following reports of mob violence at Chingravati village in Bulandhahr, India's northern Uttar Pradesh state. AFP
Pakistan PM urges talks on Kashmir blast, warns India against attack 19 Feb 2019 - 11:25 am
Indian security forces personnel are on manoeuvres as a gunfight with militants has happened that killed 4 soldiers, in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, some 10 km away from the spot of recent suicide bombing, on February 18, 2019. AFP / STR
Exposed Chinese database shows depth of surveillance state 19 Feb 2019 - 10:14 am
FILE PHOTO - Security cameras are installed at the entrance to the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019. Picture taken January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Blanchard
Many Indians rally behind Modi after Kashmir attack 18 Feb 2019 - 06:47 pm
As emotions run high following the deadliest attack on security forces in decades, Modi, who faces a general election by May, said he had given a free hand to security forces to avenge the killings in Kashmir, the region disputed with arch-foe Pakistan.
Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak 18 Feb 2019 - 05:37 pm
A child reacts during a Philippine Read Cross Measles Outbreak Vaccination Response in Baseco compound, a slum area in Manila on February 16, 2019. AFP / Noel CELIS
Maldives court orders arrest of former president over alleged corruption 18 Feb 2019 - 03:17 pm
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India says two masterminds of Kashmir bombing killed in clash 18 Feb 2019 - 11:16 am
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Kashmir tensions increase as 7 killed in fighting 18 Feb 2019 - 10:39 am
Indian Army soldiers arrive near the site of a gun battle between suspected militants and Indian security forces in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district February 18, 2019. REUTERS/Younis Khaliq
Pakistan recalls envoy from India amid tensions - Foreign Office 18 Feb 2019 - 10:05 am
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'Urgent steps' needed to save Australia's biggest river system 18 Feb 2019 - 09:26 am
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India's top court revokes order to reopen Vedanta smelter 18 Feb 2019 - 08:26 am
FILE PHOTO: A view of the Indian Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi December 7, 2010. REUTERS/B Mathur/File Photo
Kashmiris complain of evictions after deadly attack on Indian forces, authorities promise safety 17 Feb 2019 - 07:04 pm
An injured man that an angry mob had attacked, believing him to be a Kashmiri who had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans, is shielded by Indian policemen in New Delhi on February 17, 2019. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Vietnam police seize nearly 300 kilograms of meth 17 Feb 2019 - 03:47 pm
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Fire kills 8 slum dwellers in Bangladesh 17 Feb 2019 - 03:25 pm
A firefighter works to extinguish fire at a slum where at least eight people were killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh February 17, 2019. REUTERS
India hunting for mastermind of Kashmir bombing 17 Feb 2019 - 02:58 pm
Indian Army soldiers in a vehicle patrol a street as a woman walks past during a curfew in Jammu, February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Girls sport their ancestors' hair for Lunar New year in China 17 Feb 2019 - 11:55 am
This photo taken on February 14, 2019 shows girls from the Long Horn Miao, a branch of the Miao ethnic minority group, taking part in the annual flower festival or 'Tiaohuajie' in the village of Longjia in China's Guizhou province. / AFP / FRED DUFOUR
Fire sweeps through Bangladesh slum, killing nine 17 Feb 2019 - 11:30 am
A firefighter works to extinguish fire at a slum where at least eight people killed in Chittagong, Bangladesh February 17, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer

Europe

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Norway's King Haakon VIII (R), Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (2ndR), Queen Sonja (2ndL) and Prince Sverre Magnus (L) attend a memorial church service for the late King Harald V at Asker Church in Asker, Norway, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP Tests loom for popular UK PM Burnham as parliament returns
Police officers secure the area next to a poster advertising a rave where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP Manhunt in Switzerland after fatal rave shooting

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File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast

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