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Court ends hearing in Sharif’s graft case 22 Jul 2017 - 02:02 am
A worker cleans a garden under a billboard with the portrait of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along a street, in Islamabad, yesterday.
Indian troops open fire on Kashmir protesters 22 Jul 2017 - 02:01 am
Kashmiri youths clashing with government forces during the funeral of Tanveer Ahmed in Beerwah, yesterday.
Mamata calls for BJP's ouster in 2019 poll 22 Jul 2017 - 01:45 am
Supporters of the Trinamool Congress Party attending a mass meeting addressed by West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata, yesterday.
Modi’s Dalit pick Ram Nath Kovind elected Indian president in boost for ruling party 20 Jul 2017 - 09:56 pm
India's President-elect Ram Nath Kovind arrives to attend a ceremony after his victory, in New Delhi, India July 20, 2017. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Poultry farms in India resemble superbug reservoirs, study finds 20 Jul 2017 - 09:11 pm
Farms supplying India’s biggest poultry-meat companies routinely use medicines classified by the World Health Organization as “critically important” as a way of staving off disease, an investigation by Bloomberg News showed last year. The latest research,
Philippines bans Brazil meat imports amid safety concerns 20 Jul 2017 - 08:37 pm
A worker arranges slaughtered cattle in the freezing room in the Marfrig Group slaughter house in Promissao, 500 km northwest of Sao Paulo, October 7, 2011 (REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker)
Australia helps Sri Lanka to control dengue fever after 250 die 19 Jul 2017 - 09:54 pm
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop shares a moment with her Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake during their bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 19, 2017. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare training 19 Jul 2017 - 01:22 pm
Philippine soldiers are seen past .45 caliber handguns ahead of a handover of some 3,000 units of the weapons to the military, at Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 18, 2017. President Duterte announced plans July 18 to extend martial law in the southern
Pakistan’s Supreme Court starts hearings to decide PM’s future 17 Jul 2017 - 01:55 pm
Lawyers chant slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during Panama leaks hearing outside Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan July 17, 2017. (REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood)
House fire in eastern China kills 22 16 Jul 2017 - 10:12 am
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Xi confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted 15 Jul 2017 - 05:24 pm
Guizhou Communist Party boss Chen Mine (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo)
China cremates body of Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo 15 Jul 2017 - 08:49 am
This handout photo provided by the Shenyang Municipal Information Office shows late Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's wife Liu Xia (R-in black) and family members standing next to Liu Xiaobo's body at a funeral parlour in the Chinese city of Shenyang, Liaoning
India to get head of state from lowest caste 15 Jul 2017 - 08:08 am
 This file photo taken on June 23, 2017 shows Ram Nath Kovind (L), the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments's candidate for the upcoming presidential election, gesturing as he leaves an NDA meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) an
All-girl Afghan robotics team cleared to compete in United States 14 Jul 2017 - 10:29 am
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China says awarding Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo was 'blasphemy' 14 Jul 2017 - 10:29 am
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Microsoft's Calibri font at the heart of latest Pakistani scandal involving Maryam Nawaz 14 Jul 2017 - 10:29 am
Lawyers shout slogans during a protest against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in Lahore, yesterday.
My fight is against Manuwadi ideology: Meira Kumar 14 Jul 2017 - 10:23 am
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Assam floods kill 40; endanger rare one-horned rhinos 14 Jul 2017 - 10:18 am
One-horned rhinoceroses are seen at the flooded Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern state of Assam, yesterday.