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Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13 in Philippines 05 Dec 2019 - 09:06 am
Residents gather debris from their destroyed houses after typhoon Kammuri hit the city of Sorsogon, south of of Manila on December 3, 2019. Typhoon Kammuri killed at least two people in the Philippines on December 3 as it tore roofs off houses and forced
'Your eyes burn': Australian Open golfers feel bush-fire smoke 05 Dec 2019 - 08:28 am
Australian golfer Damien Jordan hits a shot on the fairway through thick haze from bush-fires at the 1st hole on day one of the Australian Open golf tournament in Sydney on December 5, 2019. / AFP / PETER PARKS
What will food look like in the year 2099? India wants to know now 05 Dec 2019 - 07:56 am
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Sapporo venue for Tokyo 2020 marathon, race walks fixed 04 Dec 2019 - 02:13 pm
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Gunmen kill head of Japan aid agency, 5 others in east Afghanistan 04 Dec 2019 - 11:51 am
A broken window of the vehicle that was carrying Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura during the attack is seen in Jalalabad, Afghanistan December 4, 2019.REUTERS/Parwiz
Thousands of animals sacrificed in Nepal Hindu ritual amid outcry 04 Dec 2019 - 10:50 am
A buffalo is seen through a wall's hole as it stands in an enclosure ahead of a sacrificial offering to Hindu goddess Gadhimai during the Gadhimai Festival in Bariyarpur, 160 kms south of the capital Kathmandu on December 3, 2019. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA
Japan PM slammed for revealing operator of document shredder in scandal was disabled 04 Dec 2019 - 10:06 am
File picture of Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used for representation.
China gifts El Salvador stadium, library after Taiwan switch 04 Dec 2019 - 09:06 am
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele meets with China's Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China December 3, 2019. Noel Celis/Pool via REUTERS
Trump says North Korea's Kim 'likes sending rockets up' 03 Dec 2019 - 07:54 pm
US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018. Kevin Lim / The Straits Times via Reuters
Japanese man, 71, arrested for 'making 24,000 complaint calls' 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm
Tokyo police said they took 71-year-old Akitoshi Okamoto into custody last week after he made hundreds of toll-free calls over eight days to the customer service section of major telephone operator KDDI.
India girl shot dead in suspected gang-rape as fury over sex crimes mounts 03 Dec 2019 - 06:43 pm
A poster is seen at a candle-lit march by the resident doctors and medical students from All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 27-year-old woman on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in New Delhi, Ind
Japan anti-high heels campaigner steps up to fight 'glasses ban' 03 Dec 2019 - 11:48 am
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Trump says new US law on Hong Kong doesn't help China trade talks 03 Dec 2019 - 11:26 am
File photo: US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office at the White House after two days of trade negotiations in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2019. Reuters/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
Nepal's mass animal slaughter begins despite outcry 03 Dec 2019 - 10:01 am
Buffaloes are kept inside an enclosure awaiting sacrifice during the
Sri Lanka suspends parliament ahead of snap polls 03 Dec 2019 - 09:53 am
Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspects an honour guard during his ceremonial reception at the forecourt of India's Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2019. Reuters/Altaf Hussain
One killed as typhoon hits Philippines, hundreds of flights halted 03 Dec 2019 - 08:32 am
Residents stand among their damaged houses after Typhoon Kammuri hit Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines, December 2, 2019. REUTERS/Nino Luces
India trans community calls to block bill fearing it leaves them at risk 02 Dec 2019 - 07:34 pm
Members of the transgender community hold placards during a protest against the passing of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018, in New Delhi, India, December 28, 2018. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Philippines' Manila airport to suspend operations due to typhoon: official 02 Dec 2019 - 04:24 pm
People walk as Typhoon Kammuri, known locally as Typhoon Tisoy, makes landfall in Gamay, Northern Samar, Philippines, December 2, 2019, in this still image from video obtained via social media. Gladys Castillo Vidal via Reuters