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Anti-nuclear politician's win hurts Japan atomic push 17 Oct 2016 - 10:12 am
Storage tanks for radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant last November. REUTERS
As India's "granary" exhausts groundwater, farmers eye new crops 17 Oct 2016 - 09:46 am
A farmer rests upon sacks filled with paddy at a wholesale grain market in Chandigarh, India, October 16, 2016. Reuters/Ajay Verma
Powerful earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude strikes off Papua New Guinea 17 Oct 2016 - 09:44 am
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Myanmar ferry sinks, killing at least 14, with scores missing 17 Oct 2016 - 09:17 am
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Chinese official who hoarded cash convicted of corruption 17 Oct 2016 - 08:32 am
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At least 30 killed as two buses collide in Pakistan 17 Oct 2016 - 08:22 am
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World's oldest giant panda in captivity dies in Hong Kong 16 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm
(FILES) In this file photograph taken on July 28, 2015, giant panda Jia Jia eats a bamboo stick next to her cake made of ice and fruit juice to mark her 37th birthday at an amusement park in Hong Kong, making her the oldest giant panda ever kept in captiv
Philippine president says will raise arbitration ruling on China visit 16 Oct 2016 - 11:07 am
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a gathering of businessmen in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Arrests of 48 students from south worry Thai Muslims 16 Oct 2016 - 10:32 am
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Myanmar army: 2 women killed in Rakhine operations 16 Oct 2016 - 10:22 am
File Photo: / AFP / YE AUNG THU.
Thailand in mourning: A primer for visitors 16 Oct 2016 - 10:16 am
Mourners gather in the rain outside the Grand Palace as they wait to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand October 16, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Modi hosts BRICS leaders amid bloc's economic woes 16 Oct 2016 - 10:02 am
(L-R) Brazilian President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a group photo during the BRICS Summit in Goa on October 16, 2016. A
Swimmer dies in Hong Kong harbour race: reports 16 Oct 2016 - 09:28 am
Competitors take part in the annual cross-harbour swim in Hong Kong on October 16, 2016. AFP / STR
Philippines evacuates thousands as typhoon slams northern region 16 Oct 2016 - 08:40 am
A resident walks past a
Australian, NZ carriers ban recalled Samsung phone 16 Oct 2016 - 08:32 am
Workers take a billboard of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 off from atop a building in central Seoul, South Korea, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Staff
Xi, Modi hold talks amid India frustrations 15 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in the western state of Goa, India, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danish
Singapore Airlines bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its flights 15 Oct 2016 - 04:29 pm
An Airbus A380-841 airplane of Singapore Airlines takes-off from Zurich airport, Switzerland, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam, storm approaching 15 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm
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