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Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif and his daughter 19 Oct 2017 - 11:11 am
File picture of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Seven dead in India firework factory blast 19 Oct 2017 - 10:47 am
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15,000 under fives die from preventable illnesses each day: UN 19 Oct 2017 - 09:41 am
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Fire destroys landmark hotel in Myanmar's largest city, kills one 19 Oct 2017 - 09:27 am
A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon early on October 19, 2017. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Xi’s marathon speech eclipses Congress opening 19 Oct 2017 - 01:15 am
China’s President Xi Jinping giving a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party’s five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday.
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017. AFP / WANG ZHAO
Pakistan arrests 25 Indian fishermen 18 Oct 2017 - 12:51 pm
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China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meeting 18 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and Chinese former president Hu Jintao (L), Chinese former president Jiang Zemin (2nd R) attend the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017.
At least six killed, several wounded in Pakistan blast 18 Oct 2017 - 10:09 am
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New Zealand kingmaker set to decide election Thursday 18 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am
This combination file photo created on September 25, 2017 shows New Zealand's then-Deputy Prime Minister Bill English (L) in Wellington on December 5, 2016, leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern (C) in Wellington on August 1, 2017 and New Zealand's th
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 09:36 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017./ AFP / WANG ZHAO
Blast kills security forces in Pakistani city of Quetta - TV 18 Oct 2017 - 08:05 am
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Ex Vietnam MP jailed for stealing $16 mn housing deposits 17 Oct 2017 - 08:37 pm
File photo courtesy: thanhnien.vn
Uzbekistan releases political prisoner after 8 years 17 Oct 2017 - 07:30 pm
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Fashion brands in The Hague’s dock over factory safety in Bangladesh 17 Oct 2017 - 07:15 pm
A worker hangs clothes to dry on the roof of a garment factory in Dhaka in this June 15, 2005 file photo.  Reuters / Rafiqur Rahman
Fiji urges “absolute dedication” to toughest climate target 17 Oct 2017 - 02:54 pm
Suva capital of Fiji. (Photo for representation only)
UN says 582,000 Rohingya have now crossed into Bangladesh 17 Oct 2017 - 02:19 pm
Rohingya refugees who crossed the border from Myanmar a day before, wait to receive permission from the Bangladeshi army to continue their way to the refugee camps, in Palang Khali, Bangladesh October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 15 in attack on Afghan police trainees 17 Oct 2017 - 11:01 am
File photo of a blast site in Afghanistan. PHOTO: AFP.