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Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads 24 Oct 2017 - 02:18 pm
Motorists enter the financial district area in Singapore on October 24, 2017.   AFP / ROSLAN RAHMAN
Australia to train Philippines in urban warfare 24 Oct 2017 - 11:50 am
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Xi joins Mao in Communist constitution, tightening grip on China 24 Oct 2017 - 11:15 am
A File photo of President Xi Jingping. AFP.
Philippines: 42 terrorists’ bodies recovered in Marawi 24 Oct 2017 - 11:15 am
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UN praises Turkey's effort for Rohingya refugees 24 Oct 2017 - 11:06 am
United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
Tillerson heads to Pakistan as US warns over Taliban havens 24 Oct 2017 - 11:01 am
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. / File Photo.
Fit for a king: Thailand's royal cremation 24 Oct 2017 - 09:57 am
In this photograph taken on October 19, 2017, a Buddhist monk walks past framed images of Thailand's late king Bhumibol Adulyadej in front of a shop in Bangkok. The kingdom has been preparing for the cremation of the former king following his death at the
Unlikely allies eye vote to legalise cannabis in New Zealand 24 Oct 2017 - 09:53 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern speaks as she stands next to New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters after their meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Nicolaci da Costa.
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released on bail 24 Oct 2017 - 09:31 am
Joshua Wong was sentenced to six months in jail in August. (Photo: AFP/Anthony Wallace).
Life begins returning to war-torn Philippine city 24 Oct 2017 - 09:24 am
A soldier walks past members of the local government as they clear the area inside a war-torn Marawi city, southern Philippines October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco.
Singapore to freeze number of cars on its roads 24 Oct 2017 - 09:07 am
Motorists enter the financial district area in Singapore on October 24, 2017. Singapore, one of the most expensive places in the world to buy a vehicle, has announced it will freeze the number of private cars on its roads from next year but vowed to expan
Nations pledge $345 million to Rohingya response 23 Oct 2017 - 09:20 pm
Overview of the Pledging Conference for Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland October 23, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Two dead, two wounded in shooting incident on Myanmar-Bangladesh border 23 Oct 2017 - 06:57 pm
Young Rohingya refugees watch Jordan's Queen Rania during her visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on October 23, 2017. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Train crushes four women crossing tracks in east India 23 Oct 2017 - 04:51 pm
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10 climbers dead after avalanche in Mongolia 23 Oct 2017 - 04:13 pm
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Beijing garment industry resists Congress lockdown 23 Oct 2017 - 11:58 am
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Typhoon leaves five dead after lashing Japan on election day 23 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am
File Photo: Reuters.
Mystery 'braid-chopping' cases add panic to trauma in Kashmir 22 Oct 2017 - 05:53 pm
In this photograph taken on October 13, 2017, Kashmiri resident Tasleema (C), and the victim of a 'braid chopping', reacts as a man displays her hair, which was chopped off in an attack, in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa