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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
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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
India voters hoof out cow minister in state elections 12 Dec 2018 - 11:54 am
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After quakes and flooding, Japan picks 'disaster' as 2018 symbol 12 Dec 2018 - 10:42 am
Seihan Mori, master of the ancient Kiyomizu temple, uses an ink-soaked calligraphy brush to write the Chinese character, known as kanji, of
French tourist shot dead in Bangkok by off-duty Thai cop 12 Dec 2018 - 10:22 am
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Twitter CEO defends controversial Myanmar tweets 12 Dec 2018 - 09:27 am
Reuters.
Ex-Canadian diplomat held by China spy agency as feud escalates 12 Dec 2018 - 09:03 am
Michael Kovrig, an employee with the International Crisis Group and former Canadian diplomat appears in this photo provided by the International Crisis Group in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2018.
Red gold: Afghanistan saffron production grows 12 Dec 2018 - 08:57 am
In this photograph taken on November 12, 2018, an Afghan worker poses at a processing centre, where saffron threads are separated from harvested flowers, in Herat province. PHOTOESSAY / AFP / HOSHANG HASHIMI
US weighs China travel advisory linked to Huawei case 11 Dec 2018 - 11:02 pm
A man uses his phone as he sits in front of a Huawei shop in Beijing, China, December 11, 2018. Reuters/Thomas Peter
India names Modi ally as new central bank chief 11 Dec 2018 - 06:38 pm
Shaktikanta Das (Source: Twitter)
India's Modi stares at biggest election loss since coming to power 11 Dec 2018 - 02:26 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) walks upon his arrival for the winter session of parliament in New Delhi on December 11, 2018. / AFP / Money SHARMA
Singapore charges forklift drivers over Sg$1 bribes 11 Dec 2018 - 12:55 pm
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China, US discuss road map for next stage of trade talks 11 Dec 2018 - 12:28 pm
File photo: Workers walk in front of the Hebei Zongheng Iron and Steel plant that is under construction at the Tangshan Fengnan Economic Development Zone, Hebei province, China, August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
India's ruling party set to lose key state 11 Dec 2018 - 11:35 am
A polling officer marks a voters' finger with ink as he casts his vote at a local polling station during Rajasthan's Legislative Assembly election, in Jodhpur on December 7, 2018. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA

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Qatar Central Bank announces the acceptance of “Himyan” and “mada” cards in Qatar and Saudi Arabia