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Kabul's twin suicide bombings kills one, leaves dozens injured 01 Mar 2017 - 02:37 pm
Smoke rises from an Afghan police district headquarters building after a suicide car bombing in Kabul on March 1, 2017.  AFP / SHAH MARAI
Police fire tear gas as Bangladesh protest turns violent 01 Mar 2017 - 01:44 pm
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Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban 01 Mar 2017 - 01:09 pm
Elected pro-democracy lawmakers (L-R) Edward Yiu, “Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung, Nathan Law and Lau Siu-lai hold a banner outside the High Court in Hong Kong AFP/Anthony WALLACE.
Blasts, gunfire rock Afghan capital 01 Mar 2017 - 01:04 pm
Afghan civilian casualties in 2016 were the highest recorded by the UN, with nearly 11,500 non-combatants killed or wounded (AFP Photo/SHAH MARAI).
China calls for calm on North Korea UN suspension call 01 Mar 2017 - 11:47 am
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S.Korea sends warning to Pyongyang as drills kick off 01 Mar 2017 - 11:37 am
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Myanmar: Facebook user jailed for defaming Suu Kyi 01 Mar 2017 - 11:13 am
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Samsung boss to be indicted over bribery scandal 01 Mar 2017 - 11:02 am
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Myanmar: 160 killed in clashes with rebels in Shan 01 Mar 2017 - 10:46 am
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Thai prison conditions worse after 2014 coup: report 01 Mar 2017 - 10:36 am
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Shanghai expands public smoking ban 01 Mar 2017 - 10:13 am
A man grinds out his cigarette in an ashtray at a Shanghai railway station on Feb 28, 2017.PHOTO: AFP.
Islamic State video puts China in cross-hairs 01 Mar 2017 - 09:20 am
Paramilitary policemen stand in formation as they take part in an anti-terrorism oath-taking rally, in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
Shanghai expands public smoking ban 01 Mar 2017 - 09:06 am
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Hong Kong rebel lawmakers fight parliament ban 01 Mar 2017 - 08:55 am
Elected pro-democracy lawmakers (L-R) Edward Yiu, (Long Hair) Leung Kwok-hung, Nathan Law, and Lau Siu-lai hold a banner outside the High Court before facing a judicial review into whether they should be disqualified from their Legislative Council seats,
Policeman kills 11 of his own in southern Afghanistan 28 Feb 2017 - 03:20 pm
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Philippines' Duterte sorry for dead German hostage 28 Feb 2017 - 02:07 pm
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Japanese emperor kicks off landmark visit to Vietnam 28 Feb 2017 - 12:42 pm
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At least 160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border: army 28 Feb 2017 - 12:06 pm
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