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Celebrity elephant kills owner in Thailand 28 Nov 2017 - 12:55 pm
This undated handout photo released by the Chiang Mai Zoo shows the elephant Ekasit, who killed his owner Somsak Riengngen on Nov 28, 2017, standing next to one of the zoo's elephant handlers. (Photo: AFP/Chiang Mai Zoo).
Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city's freedom 28 Nov 2017 - 12:48 pm
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Pakistani couple murdered in 'honour killing' 28 Nov 2017 - 12:40 pm
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Evacuation centres, hotels fill up as Bali eruption looms 28 Nov 2017 - 11:37 am
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Six Britons from anti-piracy ship freed from Indian jail 28 Nov 2017 - 10:51 am
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Russia launches second rocket from new cosmodrome 28 Nov 2017 - 09:11 am
The Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Russia's Meteor-M 2-1 meteorological satellite lifts off from the launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Uglegorsk, about 200 kms from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region on Novembe
Indian woman in Muslim marriage scandal appeals for 'freedom' 27 Nov 2017 - 07:33 pm
K M Ashokan (2-L), father of 24-year-old Akhila, who converted to Islam in 2016 and took a new name, Hadiya, smokes while speaking with a friend, as police officers stand guard outside his house at Vaikom in the Kottayam district of the southern state of
Myanmar has 'no religious discrimination', army chief tells pope 27 Nov 2017 - 07:13 pm
Pope Francis waves to well-wishers as he is driven through the streets of downtown Yangon on November 27, 2017. Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar on November 27 where he was set to meet army chief Min Aung Hlaing, the man accused of overseei
Australian doctors demand access to Manus Island asylum seekers 27 Nov 2017 - 03:58 pm
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Sri Lanka to hold polls seen as key test of president 27 Nov 2017 - 03:41 pm
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Thousands flee as Bali raises volcano alert to highest level 27 Nov 2017 - 01:34 pm
Balinese people ride on an open car past Mount Agung erupting seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on November 27, 2017.  AFP / SONNY TUMBELAKA
12 missing after cargo ships collide off south China 27 Nov 2017 - 01:28 pm
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Pakistan: Army chief meets PM following protests 27 Nov 2017 - 10:30 am
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Ten bodies found on Japan coast opposite North Korea 27 Nov 2017 - 10:08 am
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Pope arrives in Myanmar for first papal trip to country 27 Nov 2017 - 10:03 am
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism over Rohingya exodus 27 Nov 2017 - 09:24 am
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a news conference at the Asia Europe Foreign Ministers (ASEM) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, November 21, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer.
Pakistan minister resigns after violent Islamist protests: state media 27 Nov 2017 - 09:04 am
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Indonesia says 100,000 must evacuate from Bali volcano zone 27 Nov 2017 - 08:57 am
Indonesian authorities have now raised the highest alert warning for Bali's Mount Agung volcano. (Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka).