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58 Australian 'fairy penguins' slaughtered in suspected dog attack 17 Oct 2018 - 09:11 am
This file picture taken on March 20, 2009 shows a little penguin, also known as fairy penguin, as it is released from captivity into the open ocean near Sydney.  / AFP / Greg Wood
Pakistan hangs child killer after death sparked riots 17 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am
Ameen Ansari (C), the father of six-year-old Zainab Fatima Ameen who was found raped and murdered, leaves the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore on October 17, 2018 following the execution of Imran Ali, who was convicted of the crime. AFP / ARIF ALI
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan 16 Oct 2018 - 11:24 am
In this picture taken on September 1, 2018, Pakistani motor mechanic Uzma Nawaz, 24, fixes a car at an auto workshop in Multan.  / AFP / S.S. Mirza
Dozens of Afghan police killed or wounded as election nears 16 Oct 2018 - 11:18 am
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Aussie government blames admin error for 'okay to be white' vote 16 Oct 2018 - 09:45 am
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The burning truth: as farmers set fire to fields, Delhi braces for choking smog 16 Oct 2018 - 09:17 am
A farmer burns the stubble in a rice field in Karnal in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 9, 2018. Picture taken October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
N. Korea slams US for 'evil' sanctions push 16 Oct 2018 - 08:53 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kumsusan Sun Palace during the celebrations of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Korean Workers' Party in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 11, 2018. KCNA
Australian PM faces backlash over surprise shift in Israel policy 16 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO: The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Tensions rise over women's entry to Indian temple 15 Oct 2018 - 02:53 pm
Indian Hindu devotees take part in a protest against a Supreme Court verdict revoking a ban on women's entry to a Hindu temple, in Thiruvananthapuram in southern Kerala state on October 15, 2018. AFP
Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte's drug war 15 Oct 2018 - 12:54 pm
This photo taken on August 13, 2018, inmates standing next to a portrait of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inside the city jail in Manila. AFP / TED ALJIBE
North and South Korea agree railway ceremony next month 15 Oct 2018 - 11:29 am
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (R) shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Son Gwon (L) during their meeting at the southern side of the border truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas
Air hostess falls out of Indian plane, suffers injuries 15 Oct 2018 - 10:53 am
File photo an Air India Airbus A320neo plane takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Korean Air chief indicted for embezzlement 15 Oct 2018 - 10:07 am
File photo of Korean Air Lines Chairman Cho Yang-ho arrives at a court in Seoul, South Korea, July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Indigenous Indians fight deforestation threat with gourmet coffee 15 Oct 2018 - 09:34 am
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Malaysian leader in waiting Anwar in triumphant return to parliament 15 Oct 2018 - 09:05 am
Malaysia's politician Anwar Ibrahim celebrates after winning the by-election in Port Dickson, Malaysia October 13, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin
China's Xinjiang prescribes vocational centres, anti-halal campaign to combat ‘Uighur extremism’ 14 Oct 2018 - 08:53 pm
Folk artists play traditional music for tourists at Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China May 2, 2016. Reuters/Stringer
Defying China, Malaysia releases Uighur detainees 14 Oct 2018 - 08:36 pm
The move is likely to strain ties with China, already tested since Mahathir Mohamad became prime minister after a stunning election victory in May and cancelled more than $20 billion worth of projects awarded to Chinese companies.
Firebrand Myanma monk Wirathu hits back at UN, international community over Rohingya crisis 14 Oct 2018 - 08:27 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