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Laos 'drug kingpin' denies Thai smuggling charges 18 Apr 2017 - 09:18 am
Suspected Laotian drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha (C) arrives at a criminal court in Bangkok on April 18, 2017. AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA
Australia toughens foreign worker visas, says Australian jobs for Australians 18 Apr 2017 - 08:26 am
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks as Immigration Minister Peter Dutton listens on during a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, April 18, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch/via Reuters
Bangkok to ban street food stalls in clean-up crusade 18 Apr 2017 - 08:12 am
This photo taken on April 17, 2017 shows a family preparing food for customers at a street food stall in the Phrakanong district of Bangkok. AFP / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA
US VP Pence to seek market access, investment, in Japan talks 18 Apr 2017 - 07:49 am
US Vice President Mike Pence (C), his wife Karen (centre R) and two daughters Audrey (2nd R) and Charlotte (R) pose for photographs after arriving at the US naval air facility in Atsugi, Kanagawa prefecture on April 18, 2017. AFP / Toshifumi Kitamura
Vietnam land protesters free some hostages 18 Apr 2017 - 07:46 am
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Muslim League retains Lok Sabha seat, Winner Kunhalikutty calls it 'secular' win 17 Apr 2017 - 08:49 pm
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Nepal convicts soldiers of killing girl during civil war 17 Apr 2017 - 12:25 pm
Soldiers guard supply trucks after local people forced an army truck carrying relief supplies off the road, saying they have not received any government food aid five days after Saturday's earthquake, near Chautara, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS.
Pakistan police arrest 22 in 'blasphemy' mob killing 17 Apr 2017 - 12:15 pm
Photo: AFP.
Students clash with police in Indian Kashmir protests 17 Apr 2017 - 11:49 am
Photo: AFP.
China's economy grows 6.9% in first quarter of 2017: govt 17 Apr 2017 - 11:42 am
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Japan volcanic island may hold key to coral survival 17 Apr 2017 - 11:38 am
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Philippines says Abu Sayyaf militants execute Filipino captive 16 Apr 2017 - 05:08 pm
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North Korea missile test fails before Pence visit 16 Apr 2017 - 02:52 pm
This April 15, 2017 picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 16, 2017 shows Korean People's ballistic missiles being displayed through Kim Il-Sung square during a military parade in Pyongyang marking the 105t
Nepal, China begin first-ever joint military exercises 16 Apr 2017 - 01:54 pm
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Kabul defends US dropping mega-bomb on IS hideouts 16 Apr 2017 - 12:21 pm
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N. Korea missile test fails after showcase parade 16 Apr 2017 - 11:24 am
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Amazon, Flipkart battle in India for e-commerce's 'last frontier' 16 Apr 2017 - 10:22 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 30, 2015 shows Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Flipkart Binny Bansal speaking during the launch of Flipkart's Largest Fulfillment Centre on the outskirts of Hyderabad. AFP / NOAH SEELAM
North Korean missile "blows up" on test launch as Pence heads for South 16 Apr 2017 - 09:58 am
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's failed missile launch from its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, April 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji