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12 people wounded in Northern Afghanistan's explosion 31 Dec 2017 - 12:19 pm
Afghan security forces inspect the explosion scene in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan on December 30, 2017. At least 11 people injured in a roadside bomb explosion. (Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat - Anadolu Agency).
Six dead after Sydney seaplane crash 31 Dec 2017 - 11:15 am
A police boat checks spectator craft as they wait for the annual new year fireworks as part of celebrations on Sydney Harbour, Australia, December 31, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray.
Seoul seizes Panama vessel for alleged N. Korea ties: report 31 Dec 2017 - 10:45 am
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January 1 marks mass birthday in Afghanistan 31 Dec 2017 - 10:36 am
This picture taken on December 26, 2017 shows newborn babies at a maternity ward in the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul. / AFP / Shah MARAI
Indian Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth to enter politics 31 Dec 2017 - 10:13 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 29, 2017 shows Indian film actor Rajinikanth gesturing as he speaks during an interaction session with fans in Chennai. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
China manufacturing activity slows in December 31 Dec 2017 - 09:42 am
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Chinese ban on ivory sales goes into effect 31 Dec 2017 - 09:12 am
FILE PHOTO: A man checks a tusk at an ivory workshop in Beijing, China, March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo.
Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power 31 Dec 2017 - 08:27 am
A file photo of Pakistani cadets parading at the Pakistan Army's first Girls' Cadet College in Mardan October 25, 2017. / AFP / Farooq NAEEM
India 'denies' visas to Pakistani visitors 30 Dec 2017 - 07:22 pm
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North Korea says won't give up nukes if US keeps up 'blackmail' 30 Dec 2017 - 12:59 pm
This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on December 29, 2017 and released on December 30, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (front C) attending an art performance of chorus and the Moranbong band with part
Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest 30 Dec 2017 - 11:20 am
Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters.
Man dies after Melbourne car attack 30 Dec 2017 - 11:07 am
A white SUV (L) sits in the middle of the road as police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where a car ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne on December 21, 2017. / AFP.
China recovers $112 mln in misused poverty relief funds - Xinhua 30 Dec 2017 - 10:47 am
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Huge fire at Mumbai restaurant kills at least 14 29 Dec 2017 - 12:49 pm
View of a burned building where a rooftop party was being held in Mumbai early on December 29, 2017. AFP / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE
India aims for law that could jail Muslim men who instantly divorce wives 28 Dec 2017 - 06:20 pm
Television journalists report from the premises of India's Parliament in New Delhi, India, February 13, 2014. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
Qatar condemns Kabul bombings 28 Dec 2017 - 05:50 pm
An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Bali declares 'garbage emergency' amid sea of waste 28 Dec 2017 - 12:07 pm
Officials in Bali have declared a
Cambodian cops ruffle feathers by eating 92 fighting cocks 28 Dec 2017 - 11:45 am
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