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Eleven die after eating 'toxic' rice at Indian temple 15 Dec 2018 - 10:10 am
Peninsula
Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest 15 Dec 2018 - 01:16 am
This aerial view shows land reclamation work on the Henoko coastal district of Nago, Okinawa prefecture, on December 14, 2018, to build a new site for relocating a US military airbase.  AFP / Jiji Press
Kim Jong murder accused produced before court 15 Dec 2018 - 12:41 am
Peninsula
Gehlot to pilot Rajasthan again 15 Dec 2018 - 12:41 am
Newly-appointed Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot (R) and his newly-appointed deputy Sachin Pilot gesture as they hold hands during a press conference at the All India Congress Committee offices in New Delhi on December 14, 2018. AFP / Chandan Khanna
SC junks pleas seeking court-monitored probe into Rafale deal 15 Dec 2018 - 12:41 am
An Indian army soldier performs a stunt during celebrations ahead of the
Public education suffocates under surging population in Pakistan 15 Dec 2018 - 12:41 am
Children attend a class at a government school in Peshawar on September 17, 2018. AFP/Farooq Naeem
Rajapakse ends standoff as Sri Lanka risked shutdown 15 Dec 2018 - 12:41 am
In this file photo taken on November 30, 2018, Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena (R) listens to former president and currently-appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse attend a ceremony granting employment to social service workers, in Colombo.
Roar justice: Leopard in Ahmedabad court 14 Dec 2018 - 07:04 pm
A leopard is seen inside its enclosure at a zoological park in Jammu September 19, 2007. Reuters/Amit Gupta
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court says president's actions unlawful 13 Dec 2018 - 05:39 pm
Sri Lanka's Special Task Force members stand guard in front of the supreme court premises in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 13, 2018. Reuters
Lion Air crash victims' families rally as hunt for wreckage steps up 13 Dec 2018 - 01:50 pm
A woman holds a picture of a relative, one of the 189 people killed in a Lion Air plane crash, during a rally calling for Lion Air to put safety over profit and for Indonesian President Joko Widodo to ensure all remains were recovered, in Jakarta, Indones
Sri Lanka court verdict expected on Parliament's dissolution 13 Dec 2018 - 01:42 pm
Members of parliament attend a parliament session at Sri Lanka's parliament hall in Colombo on December 12, 2018.  AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Lion Air crash victims' families to rally as hunt for wreckage steps up 13 Dec 2018 - 10:16 am
FILE PHOTO: Workers load up recovered debris and belongings believed to be from Lion Air flight JT610 onto a truck at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
China says second Canadian being probed for harming state security 13 Dec 2018 - 08:58 am
Police keep watch outside the embassy of Canada in Beijing, China, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
New Indian bank chief promises consultation, hints at more dovish stance 12 Dec 2018 - 02:30 pm
Shaktikanta Das, the new Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor, arrives to attend a news conference in Mumbai, India, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Sri Lanka's sacked prime minister wins confidence vote 12 Dec 2018 - 01:40 pm
Sri Lanka's ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe leaves a parliament session in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Two killed as Bangladesh polls campaign turn deadly 12 Dec 2018 - 01:05 pm
Peninsula
Beyonce! Hillary! Guests flood India for a very big wedding 12 Dec 2018 - 12:55 pm
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, and his wife Nita Ambani after her arrival in Udaipur to attend pre-wedding celebrations of their daughter Isha Ambani in the desert state of Rajasth
Chinese welcome Huawei executive's release in Canada 12 Dec 2018 - 12:46 pm
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's chief financial officer (CFO), is seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters December 6, 2018. Huawei/Handout