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Powerful 7.4 magnitude quake rattles New Zealand: USGS 13 Nov 2016 - 02:53 pm
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck just after 11:00 pm local time (1000 GMT), some 90 kilometres (57 miles) from the New Zealand city of Christchurch, according to the USGS (AFP Photo/Olivier Morin)
UN food agency appeals for $152 mln in aid for Afghan refugees 13 Nov 2016 - 02:48 pm
A Pakistani man distributes rice to Afghan refugees gathered outside a food distribution center before breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Islamabad on June 20, 2016. (AFP)
Refugees in Australia's remote camps offered US resettlement 13 Nov 2016 - 02:05 pm
People march in an event organised by Doctors for Refugees to demand humane treatment for Manus refugees. PETER PARKS/AFP
Thousands attend pro-Beijing rally in Hong Kong 13 Nov 2016 - 01:49 pm
Pro-Beijing demonstrators hold placards outside the Hong Kong Legislative Council on November 13, 2016.  AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE
Blast outside Indonesian church injures 4 13 Nov 2016 - 12:36 pm
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Timeline of deadliest insurgent attacks in Pakistan 13 Nov 2016 - 12:30 pm
Pakistani commuters ride towards the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani, some 750 kilometres (460 miles) south of Quetta, on November 13, 2016, following a suicide bomb attack. At least 52 people died and more than 100 others were injured Saturday in a bom
Families ripped apart in Pakistan shrine attack: survivors 13 Nov 2016 - 10:28 am
Pakistani devotees take shelter after a suicide bomb attack near a shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani, some 750 kilometres (460 miles) south of Quetta, on November 13, 2016. AFP / ASIF HASSAN
At least 25 killed after blast at shrine in southwestern Pakistan 12 Nov 2016 - 06:39 pm
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'Million'-strong protest tells S. Korea president to quit 12 Nov 2016 - 03:38 pm
People march toward the Presidential Blue House during a rally demanding President Park Geun-hye to step down in central Seoul, South Korea, November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Bangladesh arrests suspect in blogger, publisher murders 12 Nov 2016 - 12:02 pm
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Sydney to host Invictus Games in 2018, says Britain's Prince Harry 12 Nov 2016 - 10:24 am
Britain's Prince Harry (L) reacts after shaking hands with a young boy during his visit to the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in central London on November 10, 2016. AFP / POOL / Eddie Mulholland
Crowds dice with death at Myanmar's explosive fire balloon festival 12 Nov 2016 - 10:18 am
This picture taken on November 11, 2016 shows participants releasing a hot-air balloon during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Taunggyi in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Massive protest heaps pressure on S. Korea president 12 Nov 2016 - 10:17 am
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Myanmar probes controversial China-backed dam 12 Nov 2016 - 09:59 am
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Woman set on fire in Japan restaurant 12 Nov 2016 - 09:59 am
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India's cash crunch hits countryside, weddings in trouble 12 Nov 2016 - 09:45 am
500 and 1000 Indian rupee banknotes are kept in front of an image of the Hindu deities at a cash counter inside a bank in Jammu. Reuters/Mukesh Gupta
Macau ex-prosecutor faces nearly 2,000 charges 12 Nov 2016 - 09:31 am
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Taliban claims responsibility for explosion at NATO air base in Afghanistan 12 Nov 2016 - 09:22 am
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