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Hong Kong judge warns of "torture" images as British banker's trial begins 24 Oct 2016 - 10:47 am
Barrister Tim Owen (L) and lawyer Michael Vidler (C), defending former British banker Rurik Jutting (not seen), 31, who is accused of the murders of two Indonesian women, leave the High Court during a break for lunch in Hong Kong on October 24, 2016, on t
At least three killed in India-Pakistan cross-border shelling 24 Oct 2016 - 09:54 am
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India police kill at least 21 Maoists in shoot-out 24 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am
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Pakistan's plan to cut disaster risk aims at a new target: schools 24 Oct 2016 - 08:48 am
Muhammad Ayub, an employee with Pakistan's Civil Defence service, teaches pupils at a makeshift school in a park in Islamabad. AFP / AAMIR QURESHI /
Two Pakistan coast guard killed in Pakistan’s key CPEC port district 23 Oct 2016 - 09:34 pm
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Shoddy leaders contribute to rising Afghan military deaths: US general 23 Oct 2016 - 09:13 pm
An Afghan Tactical Air Controller practices directing an air strike during an exercise at a range outside Kabul, Afghanistan, October 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Josh Smith)
China's Xi to consolidate power at key meeting: analysts 23 Oct 2016 - 08:49 pm
President Barack Obama greets President Xi Jinping of China in the Blue Room prior to the Nuclear Security Summit working dinner, White House, March 31, 2016. (Chuck Kennedy / Anadolu Agency)
India has 30 million stray dogs. One state is pushing vigilantes to kill them 23 Oct 2016 - 08:22 pm
Ranjan Varapuzha, a popular dog catcher in the seaside Kochi city, pulls out four puppies from under a log pile. Hundreds of Indian street dogs have been killed in the past year by the people angry over growing number of dog bites. (Washington Post photo
Junko Tabei, 1st woman to climb Everest, dies at 77 23 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm
This file photo taken on May 16, 2003 shows Junko Tabei of Japan speaking during an interview with Agence France-Presse in Tokyo. AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Wealthy Australian families make counter-bid for cattle empire 23 Oct 2016 - 12:40 pm
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Duterte hopes Philippine fishermen can return to China-controlled shoal 23 Oct 2016 - 11:52 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he speaks at the Davao International Airport after arriving back from a state visit to Brunei and China on October 22, 2016. AFP / Manman Dejeto
Taiwan beekeepers battle to cash in on pure honey buzz 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am
Owner of Bee Farmer cafe and education centre Huang Tung-ming (R) checking a hive next to his colleague at a bee farm in Yilan. AFP / Sam Yeh
One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am
Policemen and firefighters investigate a parking lot after an explosion in Utsunomiya, where one person was found dead after blasts in a park. Photograph: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
Three injured by explosions in Japan park: fire dept 23 Oct 2016 - 08:40 am
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Korean abducted in first Philippines cargo ship raid 22 Oct 2016 - 08:10 pm
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MNS allows release of Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil...' 22 Oct 2016 - 10:38 am
A scene from the movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
Nearly 80,000 evacuated as typhoon lashes south China 22 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am
People use their umbrellas near a coastal barrier as Typhoon Haima makes landfall Hong Kong on October 21, 2016, during a typhoon signal eight warning. AFP / ANTHONY WALLACE
China slams 'provocative' US sail-by in South China Sea 22 Oct 2016 - 08:32 am
This US Navy photo obtained October 21, 2016 shows the Guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73)as it operates in the South China Sea as part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG)on October 13, 2016. AFP / Navy Media Content Operat

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Members of the public stand on rocks as waves break near Portland Bill Lighthouse in Portland, southern England on October 23, 2026, as Storm Austen brings strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP) UK hit by Storm Austen
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks during the inaugural Wildfires ’27 Resilience Summit at the National Resilience Centre of Excellence, Aintree, north west England on October 23, 2026. Photo by Temilade Adelaja / POOL / AFP Don't panic: UK govt tells Britons to 'be ready' for emergencies
Police officers look at evidences on a site of a petrol station where a man opened fire from his car, killing one person and injuring four others according to police sources, in Trappes, Paris' suburb on October 23, 2026. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP Gunman kills one, wounds four in town outside Paris: police

Africa

This aerial view shows personell from the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Battalion inspecting the rubble of a collapsed residential building that was still under construction in the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi on October 23,2026. Photo by Tony Karumba / AFP Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi: media
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(FILES) A health official works in the laboratory extraction room of the Institute of Lassa Fever Research and Control in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital in Irrua, Edo State, midwest Nigeria, on March 6, 2018. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) WHO warns of 'complex' Ebola outbreak in Africa after spread to Nigeria
Mortar shells and other ammunition remnants lie scattered along a road following clashes between Ethiopian federal forces and armed groups opposed to the government in Adigrat on October 17, 2026. AFP. Four killed in drone strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region, residents say

Americas

Man leaving prison area while lowering his head due to nearby gunfire in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP file photo. El Salvador deploys special forces to Haiti after four soldiers went missing
A US Marines' Lockheed Martin F35-B jet prepares to land at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, on September 13, 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP Pentagon, Lockheed announce agreement for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years
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