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Earthquake measuring 5.8 hits Northern Pakistan 14 Oct 2019 - 10:40 am
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South Korean minister quits as education row swirls 14 Oct 2019 - 10:26 am
FILE PHOTO: Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk attends a hearing at the national assembly in Seoul, South Korea, September 6, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Aussie wrongly jailed for 19 years awarded millions 14 Oct 2019 - 10:04 am
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Japan sends in 110,000 rescuers as typhoon death toll reaches 40 14 Oct 2019 - 09:30 am
Emergency personnel paddle across floodwaters using an inflatable raft during search and rescue operations in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano on October 14, 2019. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
New Zealand creates unit to target, 'disrupt' online extremism 14 Oct 2019 - 08:59 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (R) speaks during a joint press conference with the leader of the Neterlands at Government House in Auckland on October 8, 2019. / AFP / DAVID ROWLAND
Japan rescuers wade in muddy waters to find typhoon survivors 14 Oct 2019 - 08:52 am
A rescue worker swims as he checks around a flooded residential area due to Typhoon Hagibis, in Kawasaki, Japan, October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
French energy giant Total to buy 37% stake in India's Adani Gas 14 Oct 2019 - 08:33 am
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Are China's 'internal affairs' going more global? 13 Oct 2019 - 06:37 pm
A Muslim man arriving at the Id Kah Mosque for the morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, on June 26, 2017. AFP / Johannes Eisele
At least 26 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan 13 Oct 2019 - 06:15 pm
This aerial view shows the flooded Kawagoe Kings Garden nursing home beside the Oppegawa river in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture on October 13, 2019.  AFP / JIJI PRESS
Japan sends in thousands of troops after massive typhoon hammers Tokyo 13 Oct 2019 - 08:54 am
People walk by a flooded convenience store in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis in Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture on October 13, 2019. AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
Two dead as Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan with 'unprecedented' rain 12 Oct 2019 - 07:10 pm
Roads are flooded due to heavy rains caused by Typhoon Hagibis at Setagaya ward in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2019.
Xi becomes 1st Chinese president in 2 decades to visit Nepal 12 Oct 2019 - 04:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Indian school students wear masks of China's President Xi Jinping in Chennai on October 10, 2019, AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Heavy rain, winds lash Tokyo as powerful typhoon approaches 12 Oct 2019 - 11:48 am
A pedestrian with a broken umbrella braves the elements in the Aoyama district of Tokyo on October 12, 2019, as the effects of Typhoon Hagibis begin to be felt in Japan's capital. (AFP / Odd ANDERSEN)
China's president in India for summit amid Kashmir tensions 11 Oct 2019 - 08:20 pm
China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their visit to the Pancha Rathas complex in Mamallapuram on the outskirts of Chennai, India, October 11, 2019. (India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERS
Typhoon may bring 30 inches of rain, strong winds to Tokyo 11 Oct 2019 - 07:28 pm
People use umbrellas to shelter from the rain as they cross a street next to the Shinjuku JR Tokyo Station on October 11, 2019. (AFP / FRANCK FIFE)
Knife-wielding man wounds Indonesia's security minister 10 Oct 2019 - 09:38 pm
Indonesian Chief Security Minister Wiranto is pictured as he being attacked during his visit in Pandeglang, Banten province, October 10, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. (via Reuters)
Malaysia finds hornbill 'ivory' in massive wildlife seizure 10 Oct 2019 - 11:52 am
Hornbill 'ivory' is becoming increasingly popular in China, where it is made into ornaments and jewellery (AFP Photo/Ina FASSBENDER)
Only 1 in 5 Indians go for regular eye checkups: Study 10 Oct 2019 - 11:19 am
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