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A fisherman carries his tools as he leaves for a safer place after tying his boats along the shore ahead of cyclone Fani in Peda Jalaripeta on the outskirts of …

Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito waves as he leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally took up his post on Wednesday a …

A fleet of ships sail out at sea as China and Russia’s naval joint drill concludes One of China’s greatest fears is the threat of blockade from the United States …

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, flanked by Crown Prince Naruhito, delivers a speech during a ritual called Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, a ceremony for the Emperor’s abdication, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan April …

Japan’s Emperor Akihito, flanked by Imperial Household Agency officials carrying two of the so-called Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, leaves the main sanctuary as he visits the Inner shrine of …

Security personnel stand guard in front of St Anthony’s Shrine, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 29, …

Indonesia’s president has decided to move the capital of the world’s fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalise a new …

People light candles during a vigil in memory of the victims of the string of suicide bomb attacks across the island Sri Lankan security officials have warned that the Islamist …

Sri Lanka military The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a …

Sri Lankan Special Task Force soldiers stand guard in front of a mosque as a Muslim man walks past him during the Friday prayers at a mosque, five days after …