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India limits visitors to save Taj Mahal 03 Jan 2018 - 12:18 pm
Crowds gather to visit the Taj Mahal in Agra on January 3, 2018. AFP / Dominique Faget
Striking Indian low-caste workers bring chaos to Mumbai 03 Jan 2018 - 11:10 am
Policemen stand guard at a traffic junction in Mumbai, India, January 3, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Two children die in Vietnam explosion 03 Jan 2018 - 10:32 am
A policeman walks across debris after a big explosion razed five homes and shattered windows of surrounding buildings in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 3, 2018. / AFP / HOANG DINH NAM
Taiwan court orders dentist to pay mother for raising him 03 Jan 2018 - 09:10 am
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North Korea says will open inter-Korean hotline 03 Jan 2018 - 08:28 am
This file photo taken on August 10, 2005 shows South Korean Lieutenant Choi Don-Rim (L) communicating with a North Korean officer during a phone call at a military office near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), separating North and South Korea, in Paju, north
White House says to announce actions on Pakistan within days 02 Jan 2018 - 11:02 pm
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders takes questions during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 2, 2018. AFP / Jim Watson
Ex-Indian army officer kills six with iron rod 02 Jan 2018 - 05:01 pm
Naresh Dhankar, 45, began his murder rampage in a hospital in Palwal then walked the city's streets picking victims at random, police said. The accused now is in police custody. (Photo courtesy: Manoj K / The Indian Express)
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet 02 Jan 2018 - 02:06 pm
FILE PHOTO: David Hale, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, speaks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, Pakistan, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro.
Clad in light grey, N.Korea's Kim goes for softer image in New Year address 02 Jan 2018 - 12:41 pm
A picture North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a New Year's speech at an undisclosed location January 1, 2018. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
Australian investigators hope to recover seaplane this week 02 Jan 2018 - 12:27 pm
Visitors at the entrance to the Sydney Seaplanes terminal in Rose Bay, Sydney: six people died after one of its aircraft crashed (AFP Photo/Peter PARKS).
Two dead, thousands flee in storm-weary Philippines 02 Jan 2018 - 12:19 pm
A man injured by firecrackers is being taken care of at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center in Manila early on January 1, 2018, after new year's celebrations. / AFP.
Singapore holds fugitive Vietnam intelligence agent: Lawyers 02 Jan 2018 - 10:59 am
An image of Singapore's Skyline. Reuters
China's WeChat denies storing user chats 02 Jan 2018 - 10:15 am
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China names acting mayor for city of Tianjin after bribery scandal 02 Jan 2018 - 09:25 am
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S.Korea offers high-ranking govt talks with N.Korea on Jan. 9 02 Jan 2018 - 08:19 am
South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myoung-Gyon leaves after a press conference at a government complex in Seoul on January 2, 2018. AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je
North Korea’s Kim says ‘open to dialogue’ with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened 01 Jan 2018 - 08:33 pm
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a New Year's Day speech, in Seoul, South Korea, January 1, 2018. Yonhap via Reuters
Indian state leaves 13 million citizens off register 01 Jan 2018 - 05:42 pm
People stand in line to check their names on the first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Gumi village of Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam on January 1, 2018. AFP / Kulendu Kalita
Indian police arrest two over deadly restaurant fire 01 Jan 2018 - 01:03 pm
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a restaurant in Mumbai, India, December 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

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Frenchwoman Marine Rousseau (L) leaves the Setubal courthouse, suspected of abandoning two children, in Setubal, Portugal, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Filipe Amorim / AFP) French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal returns to court
This handout picture released on May 22, 2026 by Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-installed head of the Luhansk region of Russian-controlled Ukraine, shows heavily damaged buildings of the Starobilsk professional college of the Luhansk Pedagogical University and its dormitory, following a drone attack in Starobilsk. (Photo by Handout / social media / AFP) Toll from Ukrainian strike on college in occupied town rises to 10: Russia-backed governor
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Africa

Technicians install beds and other equipment inside the isolation area for suspected cases at CBCA Virunga Hospital during rehabilitation work aimed at preparing the facility to receive potential Ebola cases, on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda: ministry
Image used for representation Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast
Dr Abdou Sebushishe (2nd L) Senior Health Advisor at International Medical Corps, guides and shows CBCA Virunga doctors how to properly put on single-use personal protective equipment provided by International Medical Corps, as part of support for Ebola virus disease prevention measures in Goma, on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO raises Ebola risk in DR Congo to very high
Workers pick tea leaves at plantation in Nandi Hills, Kenya. File photo for representational purposes. Kenya commits to expanding global tea markets to boost export earnings

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Evacuees check-in at a shelter after a chemical leak from a large storage tank threatened residents in Garden Grove, California on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Thousands ordered to evacuate around leaking California chemical tank
This picture taken on January 23, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows screens displaying the logos of OpenAI and ChatGPT. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) OpenAI announces integration of ChatGPT into Microsoft PowerPoint

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