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World / Asia

Panic as cabin pressure drops on AirAsia plane from Australia 16 Oct 2017 - 12:27 pm
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Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in China 16 Oct 2017 - 11:55 am
A couple uses an umbrella to shield themselves from the rain in Hong Kong on October 15, 2017 as Typhoon Khanun moves across the northern part of the South China sea. / AFP / DALE DE LA REY
Rohingya boy born in refugee camp faces uncertain future 16 Oct 2017 - 10:34 am
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Manila: Bottom of list of 60 safest cities in the world 16 Oct 2017 - 10:29 am
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Philippines: Heavy fighting with IS, hostage rescued 16 Oct 2017 - 10:20 am
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Vietnam braces for more downpours as flood toll hits 72 16 Oct 2017 - 10:15 am
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Ten drown as Rohingya boat sinks off Bangladesh 16 Oct 2017 - 09:55 am
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About 14,000 Rohingyi refugee children lost one or both parents in Bangladesh 16 Oct 2017 - 09:33 am
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Top international lawyers say Hong Kong rule of law under threat 16 Oct 2017 - 09:19 am
 Pro-democracy activists take part in a protest on China’s national day in Hong Kong earlier this month Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters.
Bengaluru building collapse kills at least five : officials 16 Oct 2017 - 09:10 am
Police and rescue workers look for survivors in the rubble at the site of a collapsed under construction building in Bengaluru, India, October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa.
IS Southeast Asia chief killed in Philippines: govt 16 Oct 2017 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO: Soldiers distribute pictures of a member of extremist group Abu Sayyaf Isnilon Hapilon, who has a U.S. government bounty of $5 million for his capture, in Butig, Lanao del Sur in southern Philippines February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Marconi B. Navale
Afghan police foil truck bomber in Kabul: officials 15 Oct 2017 - 02:02 pm
An Afghan security force personnel walks next to containers filled with explosive material after presenting to the media at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Kabul on October 15, 2017.  AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers ahead of PNG camp closure 15 Oct 2017 - 11:48 am
Refugee advocates hold placards as they participate in a protest in central Sydney, against the treatment of asylum-seekers in detention centres located in Nauru and on Manus Island, Australia, October 15, 2017. Reuters/David Gray
Army says battle for Philippine city to end soon, 1,000 dead 15 Oct 2017 - 11:28 am
File photo of Philippine troops in Marawi. Reuters
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers 15 Oct 2017 - 11:19 am
Freed Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle talks on the phone outside the Boyle family home in Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada, on October 14, 2017. AFP / Mike CARROCCETTO
Afghan air force gets its own Black Hawk choppers 15 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am
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India man-eating tiger dies after being electrocuted 15 Oct 2017 - 09:39 am
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Pakistan official details car chase that freed kidnapped U.S.-Canadian family 14 Oct 2017 - 01:58 pm
A still image from a video posted by the Taliban on social media on December 19, 2016 shows American Caitlan Coleman (L) speaking next to her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their two sons. Courtesy Taliban/Social media via REUTERS