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US man on the run after escaping notorious Bali prison 11 Dec 2017 - 10:01 am
A file photo of Security personnel walking in front of Kerobokan prison in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana via REUTERS
Indonesia vaccinates millions to halt deadly diphtheria outbreak 11 Dec 2017 - 09:46 am
IMMUNIZATION. An Indonesian girl cries as she receives a vaccination shot against diphtheria at a village clinic in Jakarta on December 11, 2017. Adek Berry/AFP.
Indian police file assault case against airline passenger for allegedly molesting Bollywood actress 11 Dec 2017 - 09:29 am
A still of actress Zaira Wasim from the movie Secret Superstar.
India's Congress party names Rahul Gandhi president 10 Dec 2017 - 07:08 pm
Supporters of the Congress Party shout slogans after the party named Rahul Gandhi president, outside Congress headquarters in New Delhi on December 11, 2017. (AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN)
Thousands of Indonesians again protest Trump's Jerusalem move 10 Dec 2017 - 11:28 am
Protesters hold a rally outside the U.S. embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, to condemn the U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, December 10, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside.
Billionaire Guo Wengui wants regime change in Beijing 10 Dec 2017 - 11:13 am
Billionaire Guo Wengui, who is seeking asylum in the United States after accusing officials in his native China of corruption, poses at his New York City apartment on November 28, 2017. / AFP.
Teng bong! Minority languages on the rise in Singapore 10 Dec 2017 - 10:52 am
This photograph taken on October 19, 2017 shows students from various cultures in a group discussion during their Kristang language class session at the national library board in Singapore. / AFP.
S. Korea to impose new sanctions on Pyongyang: report 10 Dec 2017 - 10:44 am
Photo: Reuters.
India faces painful move to cleaner energy 10 Dec 2017 - 09:44 am
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Tower crane collapse kills 3, injures 4 workers in S. Korea 10 Dec 2017 - 09:39 am
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Indian trooper opens fire, kills four comrades 10 Dec 2017 - 09:25 am
A file photo of Indian soldiers used for representation purposes only. AFP.
China looks to nuclear option to ease winter heating woes 10 Dec 2017 - 09:14 am
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Japanese man kills wife and priestess sister with sword in bizarre family feud-media 10 Dec 2017 - 08:32 am
A policeman stands guard in front of Tokyo's Tomioka Hachiman shrine after three people died in an apparent murder-suicide on December 8. Kyodo/via Reuters
India's Modi faces test in home state as Gujarat votes 09 Dec 2017 - 03:31 pm
Indian voter queue before casting their ballots during the first phase of Vidhan Sabha elections of Gujarat state in Limbdi, some 100 kms from Ahmedabad on December 9, 2017. / AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
N. Korean crew members arrested in Japan after items vanish 09 Dec 2017 - 09:16 am
Japanese policemen escort the crew of a North Korean boat at a port in Hakodate, Japan December 9, 2017. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Vietnam police arrest ex-politburo member over misconduct 09 Dec 2017 - 08:48 am
A file photo of politburo member Dinh La Thang during a national assembly session in Hanoi. Dinh La Thang, a former member of Vietnam's communist politburo was arrested on December 8, 2017. / AFP / -
India's PM Modi faces test as his home state votes 09 Dec 2017 - 08:40 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his supporters during a campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly election in Kalol on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave
North Korea says U.S. threats make war unavoidable as China urges calm 07 Dec 2017 - 08:36 pm
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho meets with Jeffrey Feltman, UN undersecretary-general for political affairs, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 7, 2016. KCNA via REUTERS

Europe

Peninsula London Heathrow airport traffic dips due to Mideast conflict
(Files) Workers in the rail and sections hot end rolling mill at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, eastern England on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Danny Lawson / Pool / AFP) UK PM vows legislation to nationalise British Steel
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(From L) ETH Zurich Master students Alessandro Profeta, Alba Zappone and ETH Zurich doctoral students Fiona Dresler-Dorn and Lu Tian examine the cracks in the BedrettoLab tunnel on April 29, 2026. (Photo by Ennio Leanza / AFP) Groundbreaking: 'Controlled' quakes triggered under Swiss Alps

Africa

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe (2nd R), the first man to run under two hours for a marathon in race conditions at a sport demonstration during the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP) Macron announces 23 bn euros of investment at Africa summit
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The Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius receives provisions from a boat in the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 11, 2026. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP US, French evacuees from hantavirus ship test positive
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FBI agents are seen in the lobby of the Washington Hilton after shots were fired during the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) White House press gala shooting suspect pleads not guilty

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