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100,000 police deployed as volatile Indian state votes 12 Nov 2018 - 09:52 am
Indian voters line up to vote at a polling station in Sukma in Chhattisgarh state on November 12, 2018. / AFP / -
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing 11 Nov 2018 - 09:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees take part in a protest at the Kutupalong refugee camp to mark the one year anniversary of their exodus in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, August 25, 2018. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Iranian border guards kill 2, wound 3 Pakistanis 11 Nov 2018 - 04:34 pm
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Donations flow in for Melbourne attack's "Trolley Man" 11 Nov 2018 - 11:43 am
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Woman arrested over Australia strawberry needle scare 11 Nov 2018 - 11:03 am
This file photo illustration shows a strawberry on a fork at a restaurant in Sydney on September 19, 2018. AFP / Saeed KHAN
Sri Lanka president dissolves Parliament, calls for election 10 Nov 2018 - 02:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Maithripala Sirisena talk during a rally near the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
As Delhi smog hits "severe" level, city chief under fire after reports he is abroad 10 Nov 2018 - 02:43 pm
A pedestrian crosses a road near the Indian President's house amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 8, 2018. AFP / Money Sharma
Melbourne police see Islamic State "inspiration" behind stabbings 10 Nov 2018 - 10:31 am
An Australian police officer stands outside a property that was searched by Australian counter-terrorism investigators, located in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee, Australia, November 10, 2018. AAP/James Ross/via REUTERS
Moscow conference on Afghanistan kicks off in Moscow 09 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and members of Taliban delegation take part in the multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia November 9, 2018. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
Taliban says not ready for direct talks with Kabul 09 Nov 2018 - 05:19 pm
Head of Political Office of the Taliban Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai (R) attends the second round of the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan at the President Hotel in Moscow, Russia on November 09, 2018. (Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency)
One dead in stabbing rampage in Melbourne 09 Nov 2018 - 11:01 am
Police work at the crime scene following a stabbing incident in Melbourne on November 9, 2018.  / AFP / WILLIAM WEST
New Okinawa governor plans US tour to raise military base issues 09 Nov 2018 - 09:51 am
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki attends a news conference at at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Japan November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Interpol says must accept Chinese boss resignation 08 Nov 2018 - 10:01 pm
In this file photo taken on July 4, 2017 Meng Hongwei of Interpol gives an addresses at the opening of the Interpol World Congress in Singapore. AFP/Roslan Rahman
Philippines marks five years since its deadliest storm 08 Nov 2018 - 09:22 pm
A family a tombstone of a relative at a mass grave for victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan during the fifth anniversary of the typhoon in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on November 8, 2018.  AFP
Christian woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail 08 Nov 2018 - 07:46 pm
The daughters of Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi pose with an image of their mother while standing outside their residence in Sheikhupura located in Pakistan's Punjab Province November 13, 2010.  Reuters/Adrees Latif
Kim Jong Nam murder trial delayed to January 07 Nov 2018 - 12:39 pm
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Facebook admits not doing enough to prevent Myanmar violence 06 Nov 2018 - 09:53 pm
Monks hold portraits of Myanmar military commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a rally to show support to the Myanmar military in Yangon on October 14, 2018. (AFP/Ye Aung Thu)
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution 06 Nov 2018 - 10:21 am
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (R) talks next to a container (L) with human feces during the