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Rohingya militants deny Myanmar army claims of Hindu massacre 27 Sep 2017 - 08:15 pm
Hindu women cry near the dead bodies of their family members in YeBawKya village near Maungdaw, north of Myanmar's Rakhine state on September 27, 2017. AFP
IS threat cools outsourcing boom in Philippines: industry 27 Sep 2017 - 01:26 pm
Government soldiers stand guard in front of damaged houses and building in Sultan Omar Dianalan boulevard at Mapandi district in Marawi city, southern Philippines September 13, 2017. Picture taken September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Twin blasts injure 4 in southern Philippines 27 Sep 2017 - 11:36 am
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US drone kills 8 suspected militants in Afghanistan 27 Sep 2017 - 11:33 am
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Government will take over burned Myanmar land - minister 27 Sep 2017 - 10:37 am
A Rohingya refugee reacts as people scuffle while waiting to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton.
Pakistan finance minister denies corruption charges 27 Sep 2017 - 10:11 am
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Energy drinks, game faces at Shanghai eSports 'boot camp' 27 Sep 2017 - 09:25 am
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Indonesia ready to divert tourists as Bali volcano rumbles 27 Sep 2017 - 09:15 am
Mount Agung, about 75km from the Indonesian tourist hub of Kuta, has been shaking since August, threatening to erupt for the first time in more than 50 years. (Photo: AFP/BAY ISMOYO).
Tokyo governor Koike vows break from the past with new party 27 Sep 2017 - 09:06 am
'PARTY OF HOPE' Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike (C) poses with her party members during an inauguration press conference on her new political party, 'Party of Hope', in Tokyo on September 27, 2017. Toshifumi Kitamura/AFP.
US wants diplomatic fix for North Korea crisis: Mattis 26 Sep 2017 - 02:10 pm
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a joint news conference in New Delhi, India September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
North Korea appears to bolster defences after flight by US bombers as rhetoric escalates 26 Sep 2017 - 12:23 pm
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho walks to speak to the media outside the Millennium hotel New York, U.S., September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Japan man nabbed for trying to steal car...with cops inside 26 Sep 2017 - 11:00 am
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Mattis seeks deeper ties with India amid China assertiveness 26 Sep 2017 - 10:54 am
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis (L) shakes hands with Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Indian Ministry of Defence prior to a meeting in New Delhi on September 26, 2017. AFP / PRAKASH SINGH
Officer found shot dead at Philippine presidential compound 26 Sep 2017 - 09:47 am
File picture of the elite Presidential Security Group on duty in Manila.
Food aid, face masks dispatched to Bali as 57,000 flee volcano 26 Sep 2017 - 09:14 am
A farmer moves cattle from his land in Karangasem Regency on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on September 26, 2017, as Mount Agung volcano looms in the background. AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
Indian state investigates “police attack” on female students protesting sex assaults 25 Sep 2017 - 07:56 pm
FILE PHOTO: Yogi Adityanath takes the oath as the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh during a swearing-in ceremony in Lucknow, India,  March 19, 2017 (REUTERS / Pawan Kumar)
India’s bullet train project reignites debate on land for ‘public purpose’ 25 Sep 2017 - 07:39 pm
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Iran says Trump claims of North Korea links 'nonsense' 25 Sep 2017 - 04:15 pm
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