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India's filmstar politician Jayalalithaa dies after prolonged illness 05 Dec 2016 - 11:06 pm
This file photo taken on May 23, 2016 shows Jayalalithaa Jayaram, leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), taking part in a swearing-in ceremony as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state in Chennai. Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief minister
Police rack up deadly record in Philippine drug war 05 Dec 2016 - 07:45 pm
 An investigator takes notes next to the body of a man killed in a shoot-out with police in Manila Philippines early October 21 2016
Vietnam punishes editors over fish sauce story scandal 05 Dec 2016 - 07:00 pm
Bottles of fish sauce (in blue) are displayed for sale at a stand inside a local market in downtown Hanoi on Nov 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Indian state Tamil Nadu tense as popular leader critically ill 05 Dec 2016 - 06:51 pm
A supporter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman holds her photo at the AIADMK party office in Mumbai, India, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Pakistani forces kill five militants: officials 05 Dec 2016 - 04:24 pm
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Uzbek interim leader wins presidency with 88.6% of vote: official results 05 Dec 2016 - 02:49 pm
Uzbek acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev leaves a voting booth to cast his ballot for the presidential election in Tashkent on December 4, 2016.  AFP / POOL / Anvar Ilyasov
Japan PM Abe to make first visit to Pearl Harbor 05 Dec 2016 - 01:31 pm
The USS West Virginia burns after the surprise Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 (AFP Photo/)
U.N. chief Ban may be unwitting loser in S.Korea presidential scandal 05 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, 29 November 2016. REUTERS/JEON HEON-KYUN/POOL
Indian state on alert after leader's cardiac arrest 05 Dec 2016 - 10:23 am
Well wishers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman hold her portrait as they pray at a temple in Mumbai, India, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
At least 11 killed in hotel blaze in Pakistan 05 Dec 2016 - 08:45 am
Guests are gather outside a Regent Plaza Hotel following a fire in the Pakistan's port city of Karachi on December 5, 2016. AFP / RIZWAN TABASSUM
The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India 04 Dec 2016 - 07:53 pm
In this photograph taken on November 11, 2016, an Indian snake-catcher extracts venom from a cobra at the venom extraction center of the Irula snake-catchers cooperative on the outskirts of Chennai.AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Myanmar crowd protests Malaysia rally for Rohingya 04 Dec 2016 - 03:13 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the crowd at a protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Photo: AFP
Philippine vice-president says plot to oust her 04 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm
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Flooding in Vietnam leaves at least 13 people dead 04 Dec 2016 - 02:21 pm
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Five gunmen, including ISIS leader, killed in Dagestan 04 Dec 2016 - 01:09 pm
Photo: QNA.
At least 32 dead in China colliery blast 04 Dec 2016 - 01:01 pm
Photo: AA.
S. Korea crisis proves perils of cheating at school 04 Dec 2016 - 12:28 pm
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Uzbekistan holds presidential election 04 Dec 2016 - 11:44 am
File photo of the late Uzbek president Islam Karimov.