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Nepal's first female president wins second term 13 Mar 2018 - 03:43 pm
Nepali parliamentarians wait to cast their votes to elect Nepal's President in Kathmandu on March 13, 2018.  AFP
Nepal plane crash came after confused pilot-airport chatter 13 Mar 2018 - 02:37 pm
Family members of a plane crash victim hold pictures of their loved ones outside a morgue at the Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu on March 13, 2018, a day after the deadly crash of a US-Bangla Airlines plane at the international airport. AFP / Prakash Mathe
Malaysian among militants who can succeed IS regional chief 13 Mar 2018 - 01:44 pm
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U.S. detecting some Taliban interest in Afghan peace talks - Mattis 13 Mar 2018 - 01:33 pm
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (C) walks with US General John Nicholson (centre R) at the Resolute Support Mission headquarters on an unannounced visit to Kabul on March 13, 2018.AFP / Thomas Watkins
Malaysia's Mahathir says he can win a fair election but expects it to be "terribly dirty" 13 Mar 2018 - 01:31 pm
This picture taken on March 8, 2018 shows former Malaysian prime minister and opposition prime ministerial candidate Mahathir Mohamad gesturing during his speech after launching the four-party coalition Pact of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) election manifesto in
US-Bangla Airlines plane crash in Nepal: Exact number of dead and injured remains unclear 12 Mar 2018 - 09:28 pm
Sanam Shakya, 33, a survivor from the US-Bangla plane crash speaks with his father as his mother sits next to him while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal March 12, 2018. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Bangla Airlines CEO blames Kathmandu air traffic control for wrong signals that caused Nepal crash 12 Mar 2018 - 07:28 pm
Basanta Bohara, 27, a survivor from the US-Bangla plane crash lies on a hospital bed while undergoing treatment in Kathmandu, Nepal March 12, 2018. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar
Indian farmers call off protest after Maharashtra government bows to demands 12 Mar 2018 - 07:01 pm
Farmers march along a road early morning in Mumbai on March 12, 2018.  Thousands protested in Mumbai after walking more than a hundred kilometres to demand better crop prices and land rights. The farmers, wearing red caps and carrying red flags, arrived i
Women farmers join 'long march' to Mumbai to demand land, forest rights 12 Mar 2018 - 06:50 pm
A farmer covers his face with a bandana with an image of Che Guevara as he sleeps before a rally organised by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in Mumbai, India March 12, 2018. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Nepal plane crash kills at least 50 - army spokesman 12 Mar 2018 - 02:50 pm
Nepali rescue workers gather around the debris of an airplane that crashed near the international airport in Kathmandu on March 12, 2018. AFP / Prakash Mathema
Afghan forces retake district offices from Taliban; 8 killed 12 Mar 2018 - 02:37 pm
File photo of Afghan security officials standing guard at the explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 9, 2018. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)
Seoul envoy thanks Xi for 'big role' in N. Korea nuclear talks 12 Mar 2018 - 02:18 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with Republic of Korea's National Security Advisor Chung Eui-Yong and South Korean Ambassador to China Noh Young-min at the Great Hall of The People in Beijing, China March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Etienne Oliveau/P
Bangladesh court grants bail to former leader Khaleda Zia 12 Mar 2018 - 02:17 pm
(FILES) Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia speaks during a press conference in Dhaka.   AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN
Bangladeshi passenger plane with 67 passengers crashes in Nepal 12 Mar 2018 - 01:05 pm
Wreckage of an airplane is pictured as rescue workers operate at Kathmandu airport, Nepal March 12, 2018. REUTERS/ Navesh Chitrakar
Japan minister admits files altered in scandal dogging Abe 12 Mar 2018 - 12:55 pm
(FILES) This file picture taken on February 28, 2017 shows Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie Abe (R) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Thousands of Indian farmers protest in Mumbai 12 Mar 2018 - 10:31 am
Indian farmers shout slogans as they listen to speakers at the site of a protest rally in Mumbai on March 12, 2018. AFP / Indranil Mukherjee
It's complicated: China torn on Trump, Kim talks 12 Mar 2018 - 08:05 am
The North Korean flag flies above the North Korean embassy in Beijing on March 9, 2018. US President Donald Trump agreed to a historic first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a stunning development in America's high-stakes nuclear standoff w
Afghan official: Insurgents take over district HQ in west 12 Mar 2018 - 07:56 am
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