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World / Asia

China minister says trade war with US would be 'disaster' 11 Mar 2018 - 08:56 am
Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan attends a news conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China March 11, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Trump says China's Xi approves of his North Korea strategy 10 Mar 2018 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO. AFP
Rohingya living in 'no man's land' insist they will stay 10 Mar 2018 - 05:05 pm
A woman walks up a hill in the Kutupalong camp for Rohingya refugees in southern Bangladesh, February 11, 2018. Picture taken February 11, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew RC Marshall
Modi, Macron sign key security deal with an eye on China 10 Mar 2018 - 04:59 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) looks at his wife Brigitte (C) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi on March 10, 2018. (AFP / Money SHARMA)
India, France security accord has China in mind 10 Mar 2018 - 01:38 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (centre R) introduces French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian (L) to Indian President Ram Nath Kovind (C) during a ceremonial reception at the Indian Presidential Palace in New Delhi on March 10, 2018.  AFP / POOL / Lud
Philippines slams U.N. rights chief for 'disrespectful' remarks about Duterte 10 Mar 2018 - 08:04 am
 U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein. Reuters
Macron-Modi love on show as France courts India 10 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am
France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) poses with India's President Ram Nath Kovind (2nd R), Macron's wife Brigitte (L), Kovind's wife Savita and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd L) during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on March 10, 2018. AF
22 crew members rescued from burning Denmark ship in Arabian Sea reach India 09 Mar 2018 - 08:45 pm
(Photo courtesy: ilatimes.com)
World leaders welcome planned talks between Trump and North Korea leader 09 Mar 2018 - 08:37 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump (AFP combination pic by Saul Loeb & Ed Jones)
Suicide bomb kills at least 7 at Shi'ite gathering in Kabul 09 Mar 2018 - 07:55 pm
A pair of sunglass with blood is seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack near a Shi'ite mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Suicide bomber strikes Kabul, casualties reported: officials 09 Mar 2018 - 11:18 am
Afghan security forces keep watch near the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 9, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
China calls for 'political courage' as Trump, Kim prepare to meet 09 Mar 2018 - 11:07 am
People watch a television news report showing pictures of US President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a railway station in Seoul on March 9, 2018. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Japan official linked to Abe cronyism row found dead: reports 09 Mar 2018 - 10:57 am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks at upper house members at parliament in Tokyo on March 9, 2018.  / AFP / Toru YAMANAKA
Blast reported near mosque in Afghan capital Kabul 09 Mar 2018 - 10:55 am
Peninsula
Violence against women on rise in Indonesia: Report 08 Mar 2018 - 04:52 pm
This photo taken on March 7, 2018 shows a student wearing a niqab face veil outside a university in Yogyakarta.  AFP / Agus WARDOYO
Indian acid attack survivors sparkle at fashion show to spotlight equality 08 Mar 2018 - 02:32 pm
Indian acid attack survivors pose during a fashion show as part of a campaign to spread the message 'Stop Acid Sale', in Thane on March 7, 2018, ahead of International Women's Day.  AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
Mosque, shops attacked in anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka 08 Mar 2018 - 02:02 pm
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force soldiers walk past a damaged mosque after a clash between two communities in Digana central district of Kandy, Sri Lanka March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Kabul hotel reopens after deadly attack but guests stay away 08 Mar 2018 - 10:09 am
This photograph taken on March 7, 2018 shows an Afghan painter working inside a room with a damaged door at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. AFP / SHAH MARAI