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Rumours spread as Nipah virus identified in Kozhikode fever deaths 20 May 2018 - 08:35 pm
While three members of a family at Perambara in Kozhikode died within weeks after what seemed to be common fever aggravated quickly, two more family members were being treated at the Medical College hospital and one of them has also tested positive.
India's Modi faces revived opposition after setback in southern state 20 May 2018 - 03:31 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of hydro power and infrastructure projects in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, in Jammu May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Maoist rebels detonate bomb in east India; 6 police killed 20 May 2018 - 12:45 pm
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Myanmar orders Rohingya to leave tense border zone 20 May 2018 - 11:55 am
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China air force lands bombers on S.China Sea island 20 May 2018 - 11:39 am
File photo of Chinese dredging vessels purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States N
19 Killed in bus accident in Western India 19 May 2018 - 08:01 pm
Indian police stand near the bodies of some of the victims of an accident on the Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar highway in Bavniyari village on May 19, 2018.   AFP / STR
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib rails at police, wife warns of "public trial" 19 May 2018 - 11:50 am
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for Friday prayers at the Barisan Nasional party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur on May 18, 2018. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Indian Kashmir shutdown to protest Modi visit 19 May 2018 - 11:06 am
Demonstrators hurl stones towards Indian police, during a protest against the recent killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, in Srinagar, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
UN experts call on Spain to halt extraditions to China 19 May 2018 - 10:30 am
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India Supreme Court called in for third time in angry state battle 19 May 2018 - 10:07 am
Supporters of India's main opposition Congress party protest against India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.S. Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as Chief Minister of the southern state of Karnataka, in Kolkata, India, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De
Afghan cricket stadium attack leaves 8 dead, 45 wounded 19 May 2018 - 09:38 am
People look at a damaged auto rickshaw after blasts in Jalalabad city, Afghanistan May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Parwiz
Seoul pushes for successful Trump-Kim talks as North warns 17 May 2018 - 06:09 pm
North Korean farmers work in a field as a section of the Great Wall is seen on the Chinese side of the Yalu River, north of the town of Sinuiju in North Korea and Dandong in China's Liaoning province, April 2, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Chief minister from Modi's BJP sworn in after legal challenge fails 17 May 2018 - 05:13 pm
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B. S. Yeddyurappa is administered the oath as Chief Minister of the southern state of Karnataka by Governor Vajubhai Vala inside the Governor's house in Bengaluru, India, May 17, 2018. Reuters/Abhishek N.
Ready, aim, fire: Australian diners given water pistols to ward off seagulls 17 May 2018 - 04:03 pm
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North Korea says won't hold talks with "incompetent" South unless differences settled 17 May 2018 - 03:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon shakes hands with Ri Son Gwon, chairman of North Korea's ÔCommittee for the Peaceful Reunification of the country', as they exchange documents after their meeting at the truce village of Panmu
Sleepy pupils in the picture at high-tech Chinese school 17 May 2018 - 01:57 pm
Visitors are seen at a booth of security camera supplier Hikvision Digital Technology during an expo at the National Convention Center in Beijing, China March 12, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
Taliban emerge from hiding to battle Afghan forces in city near Iran 17 May 2018 - 11:30 am
An Afghan security force personnel stands guard at the entrance gate of the government compound of Farah province, western Afghanistan May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Cambodians show government support by changing Facebook pictures before election 17 May 2018 - 11:25 am
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