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Pakistani mother sentenced to death for burning daughter alive in “honour killing” 16 Jan 2017 - 06:13 pm
Police said 18-year-old Zeenat Rafiq (shown in the mobile phone screen ) married Hassan Khan (who holds the phone) and eloped to live with his family a week before she was killed. (AFP file photo)
Akhilesh wins 'cycle' war, blow to Mulayam 16 Jan 2017 - 05:33 pm
Akhilesh Yadav of Uttar Pradesh adjusts microphone for his father Mulayam Singh Yadav during a Samajwadi Party meeting in Lucknow, March 10, 2012 (Reuters file)
Elite Bangladesh police among 26 sentenced to death for 2014 murders 16 Jan 2017 - 05:13 pm
Bangladeshi Commander in the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Tarek Sayeed is escorted by police at Narayangong court in Narayangong on January 16, 2017. A Bangladesh court January 16 sentenced 26 people to death after hearing how a politician from the ruling
Kyrgyzstan blames pilot error for Turkish cargo plane hitting village 16 Jan 2017 - 04:46 pm
Aerial view show the site of a cargo plane crash near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on January 16, 2017.( Stringer - Anadolu Agency )
Indian security forces kill 3 Kashmiri militants 16 Jan 2017 - 01:12 pm
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S Korean probe team moves to arrest Samsung chief 16 Jan 2017 - 12:33 pm
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Afghan peace negotiator dismissed over Taliban remarks 16 Jan 2017 - 12:08 pm
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10 killed in explosion near Afghan-Pakistan border 16 Jan 2017 - 12:01 pm
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Philippines takes ASEAN helm at summit 16 Jan 2017 - 11:47 am
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Duterte in bid to halt kidnappings 16 Jan 2017 - 12:54 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during the Philippines' ASEAN Chairmanship launch at SMX Convention Center in Davao City, yesterday.
E-waste poses threat in Asia: UN 16 Jan 2017 - 12:54 am
A worker sorting out electronic waste from discarded computer goods at Scrap Computing Trading (SCT) in Shah Alam on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
Pro-Tibet protesters detained as China's Xi arrives in Bern 16 Jan 2017 - 12:53 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping (second left) and his wife Peng Liyuan (left), Swiss President Doris Leuthard (second right) and her husband Roland Hausin listen to the national anthems during a welcome ceremony upon their arrival for a state visit to Switze
Thailand flood toll 40; more rains likely 16 Jan 2017 - 12:22 am
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Taiwan leader opens Twitter account 16 Jan 2017 - 12:20 am
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Over a million jobless in South Korea 16 Jan 2017 - 12:20 am
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Thaad deployment appropriate: Ban 16 Jan 2017 - 12:15 am
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LatAm trip put Taiwan on global stage: Tsai 16 Jan 2017 - 12:15 am
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Decision on Samsung chief’s arrest today 16 Jan 2017 - 12:15 am
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