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Hundreds of Rohingya 'return home' from Bangladesh 19 Feb 2017 - 11:33 am
Rohingya Muslim children stand in U Shey Kya village, outside Maungdaw, in Burma's Rakhine state, on Oct. 27, 2016  Soe Zeya Tun—REUTERS.
US aircraft carrier strike group patrolling S. China Sea 19 Feb 2017 - 11:21 am
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Malaysian police seeking four more N.Koreans in Kim killing 19 Feb 2017 - 11:02 am
 Malaysian Police deputy inspector-general Noor Rashid Ibrahim (L) speaks during a press conference as Selangor state police chief Abdul Samah Mat looks on. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP.
New chief of Tamil Nadu wins bitter confidence vote 18 Feb 2017 - 03:54 pm
(FILES) In this photograph taken on February 16, 2017, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party leader Edappadi Palanisamy (C) gestures as he pays his respects at the memorial for former state chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram after being
34 Islamic State militants killed in latest operations of Afghan force 18 Feb 2017 - 01:43 pm
Members of the Afghan security force patrol during an ongoing an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Kot district of Nangarhar province on February 16, 2017. AFP / NOORULLAH SHIRZADA
NKorean suspect nabbed in Kim Jong-nam murder 18 Feb 2017 - 12:23 pm
Photo: AA.
N. Korea upset over delay in returning Jong-nam's body 18 Feb 2017 - 12:02 pm
Photo: AA.
Malayalam actress Bhavana kidnapped, but escapes 18 Feb 2017 - 11:21 am
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Pandemonium in Tamil Nadu assembly as CM seeks confidence vote 18 Feb 2017 - 10:39 am
AIADMK party leader Edappadi Palanisamy gestures as he pays his respects at the memorial for former state chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu in Chennai on February 16, 2017. AFP / ARUN
Malaysia arrests N. Korean in Kim killing 18 Feb 2017 - 10:38 am
A reporter holds up a local newspaper during his report in front of the morgue at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital where Kim Jong Nam's body is held for autopsy in Malaysia February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Friends save spearfisherman from shark mauling off Australia 18 Feb 2017 - 10:13 am
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Thousands in Manila march against death penalty, war on drugs 18 Feb 2017 - 09:29 am
Participants join a
Singapore renames WWII exhibition after outcry 18 Feb 2017 - 08:38 am
Photo credit: Facebook page of National Library Board, Singapore
Friends save spearfisherman from shark mauling off Australia 18 Feb 2017 - 08:32 am
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China says bird flu spread slows, vows to stiffen controls 16 Feb 2017 - 11:39 pm
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'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila to contest from Manipur's Thoubal seat 16 Feb 2017 - 11:39 pm
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Sasikala sees Palaniswami take oath from Bengaluru jail 16 Feb 2017 - 11:31 pm
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi Palaniswami (right) gestures as he pays his respects at the memorial for former state chief minister Jayalalithaa after being sworn in Chennai yesterday.
Bangladesh accused of harassing activists 16 Feb 2017 - 11:25 pm
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