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Pakistan court indicts ex-PM Sharif for corruption: official 19 Oct 2017 - 03:01 pm
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Afghanistan: Taliban take fight direct to police and army 19 Oct 2017 - 02:08 pm
Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos arrest men pretending to be Taliban fighters during a military exercise at the Kabul Military Training Centre (KMTC) on the outskirts of Kabul on October 17, 2017. AFP / SHAH MARAI
Malaysia negotiating with US firm to resume MH370 hunt 19 Oct 2017 - 01:57 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 8, 2016 shows a Malaysian man walking in front of a mural of missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane in a back-alley in Shah Alam.  AFP / MANAN VATSYAYANA
43 Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack on military base: officials 19 Oct 2017 - 11:17 am
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Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif and his daughter 19 Oct 2017 - 11:11 am
File picture of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Seven dead in India firework factory blast 19 Oct 2017 - 10:47 am
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15,000 under fives die from preventable illnesses each day: UN 19 Oct 2017 - 09:41 am
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Fire destroys landmark hotel in Myanmar's largest city, kills one 19 Oct 2017 - 09:27 am
A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon early on October 19, 2017. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Xi’s marathon speech eclipses Congress opening 19 Oct 2017 - 01:15 am
China’s President Xi Jinping giving a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party’s five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday.
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017. AFP / WANG ZHAO
Pakistan arrests 25 Indian fishermen 18 Oct 2017 - 12:51 pm
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China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meeting 18 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and Chinese former president Hu Jintao (L), Chinese former president Jiang Zemin (2nd R) attend the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017.
At least six killed, several wounded in Pakistan blast 18 Oct 2017 - 10:09 am
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New Zealand kingmaker set to decide election Thursday 18 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am
This combination file photo created on September 25, 2017 shows New Zealand's then-Deputy Prime Minister Bill English (L) in Wellington on December 5, 2016, leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern (C) in Wellington on August 1, 2017 and New Zealand's th
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 09:36 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017./ AFP / WANG ZHAO
Blast kills security forces in Pakistani city of Quetta - TV 18 Oct 2017 - 08:05 am
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Ex Vietnam MP jailed for stealing $16 mn housing deposits 17 Oct 2017 - 08:37 pm
File photo courtesy: thanhnien.vn
Uzbekistan releases political prisoner after 8 years 17 Oct 2017 - 07:30 pm
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