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Over 100 killed as Indian train derails 20 Nov 2016 - 11:25 am
A man walks past the wreckage of an Indian train that derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district on November 20, 2016. (AFP)
India train accident death toll rises to 91: police 20 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am
Indian rescue workers search for survivors in the wreckage of a train that derailed near Pukhrayan in Kanpur district on November 20, 2016. AFP
Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector 20 Nov 2016 - 08:11 am
People walk past a model of marine turbine for generating electricity from underwater tidal streams, at an infrastructure expo in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 11, 2016. Picture taken November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Iqro Rinaldi
Deadly India train accident kills 63: police 20 Nov 2016 - 07:39 am
A view of a derailed train in Kanpur, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in this still image taken from video November 20, 2016. ANI/via REUTERS TV
Third of children in poor countries miss school to work, research finds 20 Nov 2016 - 01:00 am
Globally, some 59 million children do not attend primary school, according to UNICEF, the United Nations’ children’s agency. Reuters file photo
Demonetisation turns bitter for Bengal's famed sweet shops 19 Nov 2016 - 06:23 pm
A typical Bengali sandesh Photographed at Kolkata (Biswarup Ganguly / Wikimedia Commons)
Demonetisation: Decision-a-day betrays lack of preparedness 19 Nov 2016 - 06:11 pm
An Indian policeman pulls at a member of the Indian Youth Congress as he tries to detain him, during a protest against the demonetisation in New Delhi on November 18, 2016. India's government asked its citizens to put up with what it called the
Demonetisation affecting mental health, says psychiatrist 19 Nov 2016 - 02:59 pm
Indian senior citizens gather outside a bank as they wait to deposit and exchange 500 and 1000 rupee notes in Amritsar on November 19, 2016. AFP / NARINDER NANU
15 missing in Indonesia boat accident 19 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm
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Thousands protest South Korean president as older conservatives grumble 19 Nov 2016 - 01:57 pm
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7 militants killed in drone strike East Afghanistan 19 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm
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Dalai Lama visits Mongolia over China's objections 19 Nov 2016 - 01:24 pm
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Huge quake exposes problems in how New Zealand prepares 19 Nov 2016 - 12:52 pm
A man looks at damage to a house in Waiau town, some 80 kms to the south of Kaikoura, on November 16, 2016, after an earthquake hit New Zealand just after midnight on Monday. AFP / Matias Delacroix
SKoreans stage 4th weekend of mass protests 19 Nov 2016 - 12:38 pm
Photo: AA.
Amid killing spree, Filipino actors spotlight vigilantes of Duterte's drug war 19 Nov 2016 - 12:10 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers a speech, prior to his departure for the APEC summit in Peru, at Davo airport, in southern island of Mindanao on November 17, 2016. AFP / MANMAN DEJETO
Afghan cave dwellers brace against a shifting landscape 19 Nov 2016 - 11:40 am
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Militants kill three Indian soldiers in Assam 19 Nov 2016 - 10:29 am
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Indian Parliament sees disruptions, adjournments over demonetisation 18 Nov 2016 - 10:21 pm
A dog stands on the heaps of sacks filled with paddy at a wholesale grain market in Chandigarh, India, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Ajay Verma