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Fire triggers evacuation at Singapore's Changi airport 16 May 2017 - 04:10 pm
Firemen inspect Changi International Airport terminal 2 in Singapore on May 16, 2017. Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from Singapore's Changi Airport on May 16 after a small fire erupted in a terminal that was quickly extinguished, authorities and w
Red Cross employees abducted in Mali freed 16 May 2017 - 01:34 pm
File Photo: Reuters.
Four Japan military personnel die in plane crash 16 May 2017 - 01:02 pm
File Photo: Reuters.
Key government networks well protected from ransomware: IT Secretary 16 May 2017 - 11:46 am
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Rejuvenation of rivers can boost economy, says Modi 16 May 2017 - 11:16 am
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Guterres appoints Indian to high-level UN climate change post 16 May 2017 - 11:07 am
Ovais Sarmad, the chief of staff of the International Organisation for Migration, has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General as the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the international negotia
Ancient human sacrifice discovered in Korea 16 May 2017 - 10:20 am
Two skeletons dating from the 5th century were found under the walls of the Wolseong, or Moon Castle, in Gyeongju in South Korea, the capital of the former Silla kingdom. - Gyeongju National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage/AFP.
Singapore's GIC cuts stake in Swiss bank UBS at a loss 16 May 2017 - 10:04 am
Photo: Reuters.
Seoul cyber experts warn of more attacks as North blamed 16 May 2017 - 09:58 am
A photo taken on May 15, 2017 shows staff monitoring the spread of ransom-ware cyber-attacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) in Seoul. / AFP / YONHAP / YONHAP / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT.
S.Korea, U.S. agree to hold summit in late June 16 May 2017 - 09:57 am
New South Korean President Moon Jae
Afghan forces retake district near northern city of Kunduz 16 May 2017 - 09:54 am
Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard during a battle with Taliban in Kunduz provice, Afghanistan May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Nasir Wakif.
UN Condemns N. Korea's Ballistic Missiles Test 16 May 2017 - 09:50 am
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Thailand backs down on Facebook ban over royal posts 16 May 2017 - 09:45 am
Photo: AFP.
Afghan forces retake district near northern city of Kunduz 16 May 2017 - 08:51 am
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Xi calls for boosting China-Japan ties 16 May 2017 - 08:47 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Homes of Indian ex-finance minister, son searched in criminal probe 16 May 2017 - 08:39 am
File picture of India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Reuters
Palestine President to seek Modi's help in reaching solution 16 May 2017 - 08:38 am
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Privileges vested in MPs, MLAs being wasted: President of India 16 May 2017 - 08:32 am
President Pranab Mukherjee