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French boat to rescue injured Indian sailor from yacht 24 Sep 2018 - 10:25 am
The yacht Thuriya of solo sailor Abhilash Tomy is pictured at sea in this September 24, 2018 handout photo by the Indian Navy. Indian Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Maldives' provisional elections results show opposition win 24 Sep 2018 - 09:46 am
Maldivian joint opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih speaks to the media at the end of the presidential election day in Male, Maldives September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Ashwa Faheem
NZ supermarket chain halts Australian strawberry sales as needles found 24 Sep 2018 - 09:06 am
This photo illustration shows a strawberry on a fork at a restaurant in Sydney on September 19, 2018. AFP / Saeed KHAN
Trump's tariffs on $200 bn of Chinese imports kick in 24 Sep 2018 - 08:21 am
FILE PHOTO: Flags of U.S. and China are placed for a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing, China, June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
Gunmen kill 4 pro-government militiamen in Pakistan 23 Sep 2018 - 03:25 pm
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Nun rape: Bishop brought to convent where abuse took place 23 Sep 2018 - 02:34 pm
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India launches 'Modicare', world's biggest health scheme 23 Sep 2018 - 12:20 pm
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Australia kills three sharks after tourist attacks 23 Sep 2018 - 10:23 am
File photo of a sign declaring a shark sighting on Sydney's Manly Beach, Australia, November 24, 2015, used for representaion. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
India 'arrogant' for cancelling rare meeting: Pakistan's Khan 22 Sep 2018 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks to members of media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 25, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Pera
India's Modi mauled over French defence deal 22 Sep 2018 - 06:04 pm
FILE PHOTO: French President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
India launches first sex offenders register amid wave of assaults 21 Sep 2018 - 09:11 pm
In this photograph taken on May 5, 2018 Indian relatives mourn following the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl on May 3, at Raja Kundra Village in Chatra district of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand (AFP)
As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn 21 Sep 2018 - 09:11 pm
Sand mining also feeds Asia’s rapidly growing cities. New buildings and roads require it and urban land is often expanded by pouring sand into wetlands or rice paddies.
US denounces 'awful abuses' of Muslim Uighurs detained in China 21 Sep 2018 - 09:11 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers remarks at the 2018 Values Voters Summit in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2018. AFP / Jim Watson
Three police abducted and killed in Indian Kashmir 21 Sep 2018 - 12:56 pm
In this file photo taken on August 15, 2018 Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers parade during celebrations marking India's 72nd Independence Day in Srinagar. / AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
Singapore Airlines bans lion bones in cargo 21 Sep 2018 - 12:32 pm
File photo of an Airbus A380-841 airplane of Singapore Airlines takes-off from Zurich airport, Switzerland, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Bug in cake gives Ikea India fresh embarrassment 21 Sep 2018 - 11:28 am
In this file photo taken on August 9, 2018 the Indian national flag and Swedish flag are pictured at the new IKEA store in Hyderabad. / AFP / NOAH SEELAM
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61: state media 21 Sep 2018 - 09:56 am
In this file photo taken March 23, 2018, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang greets journalists as he waits for the arrival of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace. / AFP / POOL / MINH HOANG
Malnutrition, child deaths plague India's tribal people, says government 20 Sep 2018 - 08:41 pm
Members of the Dongria Kondh tribe gather on top of the Niyamgiri mountain, which they worship as their living god, to protest against plans by Vedanta Resources to mine bauxite from that mountain near Lanjigarh in India's Orissa state February 21, 2010.