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Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 5, leaves 1 missing 08 Sep 2018 - 02:06 pm
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Japan toll rises to 35 after powerful quake 08 Sep 2018 - 12:48 pm
Rescue workers search for missing people in Astuma on September 8, 2018 after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on September 6. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / Jiji Press
At least 13 killed in Afghanistan bus crash: officials 08 Sep 2018 - 09:28 am
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Gujarat amends law to give land to industry instead of the poor 07 Sep 2018 - 08:52 pm
India's president, Ram Nath Kovind, last week approved amendments to the state's agricultural land ceiling act, which caps the amount of land held by an individual.
Major quake hits Fiji bit no tsunami warning issued 06 Sep 2018 - 08:47 pm
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Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing 06 Sep 2018 - 05:06 pm
 This picture shows an aerial view of a landslide in Atsuma town, Hokkaido prefecture on September 6, 2018, after an earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS
US says not seeking to punish India for its Russia arms purchases 06 Sep 2018 - 01:57 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis, India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and India's Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pose after a joint news conference after a meeting in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2018.
Attacks kill 19 Afghan forces after twin bombings in Kabul 06 Sep 2018 - 01:38 pm
Afghan wrestlers and residents gather at the entrance gate after a blast that targeted wrestlers during a training session at the Maiwand Club, in Kabul on September 6, 2018. AFP / Wakil Kohsar
Tencent to check IDs to enforce game limits for minors 06 Sep 2018 - 01:04 pm
File photo of visitors attending the annual Tencent Games Carnival (TGC) in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Two Koreas to hold summit as Kim renews denuclearisation pledge 06 Sep 2018 - 12:53 pm
Chung Eui-yong (2nd L), head of the presidential National Security Office, Suh Hoon (2nd R), the chief of the South's National Intelligence Service, and other delegators walk to board an aircraft as they leave for Pyongyang at a military airport in Seongn
India's Gujarat state amends law to give land to industry instead of the poor 06 Sep 2018 - 12:05 pm
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Powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido island: USGS 05 Sep 2018 - 11:49 pm
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Typhoon leaves major airport closed and destruction in Japan 05 Sep 2018 - 07:05 pm
A truck sitting at an angle after being blown over by strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi on the Seto Ohashi bridge in Sakade, Kagawa prefecture on Japan's Shikoku island.   AFP PHOTO
Rohingya protesters call for freedom for Reuters reporters in Myanmar 05 Sep 2018 - 05:40 pm
Supporters of detained Myanmar journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo march during a rally in Yangon demanding for their release on September 1, 2018.AFP
Suicide bomber kills 4 in Afghan capital 05 Sep 2018 - 05:36 pm
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'No helmet, no fuel' for Bangladesh bikers 05 Sep 2018 - 10:39 am
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Japan evacuates major airport after typhoon wreaks havoc 05 Sep 2018 - 09:57 am
Passengers stranded overnight at the Kansai International Airport due to typhoon Jebi queue for buses that will transport them from the airport in Izumisano city, Osaka prefecture on September 5, 2018. AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS
South Koreans arrive in North amid stalled denuclearisation talks 05 Sep 2018 - 09:17 am
South Korean special envoys led by the chief of the national security office at SeoulÕs presidential Blue House, Chung Eui-yong, leave for Pyongyang from an airport in Sungnam city, South Korea September 5, 2018. Yonhap via REUTERS