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Rise in baby trafficking in India cuts adoption numbers and fuels trade 28 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm
A child sleeps in a hammock on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Traffickers get life in prison in India for chopping off labourers’ hands 28 Dec 2016 - 04:55 pm
Labourers shape mud bricks as they work at a kiln in India, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Suspects held after Pakistan alcohol poisoning kills 34 28 Dec 2016 - 03:25 pm
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Death toll from Pakistan toxic liquor incident rises to 34 28 Dec 2016 - 12:13 pm
Pakistani Christians carry a coffin for one of the victims who was killed by toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in a Christian colony in Toba Tek Singh, some 338 kilometres (210 miles) south of Islamabad on December 27, 2016. AFP / STR
Korean Air pledges clampdown on unruly passengers 28 Dec 2016 - 11:50 am
Korean Air is training crew to use more force to restrain violent passengers after an incident involving an unurly passenger prompted complaints (AFP Photo/STR).
Japan minister prays at Yasukuni after Abe's Pearl Harbor visit 28 Dec 2016 - 11:40 am
Visitors pray at the Yasukuni Shrine, which honours millions of Japanese war dead but also senior military and political figures convicted of war crimes after the second world war. Photo: AFP
Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler 28 Dec 2016 - 11:36 am
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Tensions flare on anniversary of SKorea-Japan deal 28 Dec 2016 - 11:14 am
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Elephant herd attacks Nepal village, killing 1, injuring 2 28 Dec 2016 - 11:07 am
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China gas pipeline catches fire, no casualties reported 28 Dec 2016 - 10:00 am
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China flexes military muscle before Trump takes office 28 Dec 2016 - 09:48 am
This photo taken on December 24, 2016 shows the Liaoning, China's only aircraft carrier, sailing during military drills in the Pacific. China OUT / AFP / STR
Two killed, many injured as train derails near Kanpur 28 Dec 2016 - 08:20 am
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Explosion in Afghan capital Kabul causes some casualties - police 28 Dec 2016 - 08:18 am
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At Pearl Harbor, US, Japan look to move past legacy of war 28 Dec 2016 - 12:19 am
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Thai police put pressure on controversial Buddhist temple 28 Dec 2016 - 12:19 am
Guinean President Alpha Conde visits Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's mausoleum with Turkish Minister of Education, Ismet Yilmaz, in Ankara, yesterday.
South Korean ruling party splits over impeached president 27 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm
Lawmakers defecting from the ruling Saenuri Party during a news conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, yesterday.
Philippines' search for 18 crewmen of ship sunk by Typhoon Nock-Ten on 27 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm
A worker fixes an electric post after it was damaged during Typhoon Nock-ten, in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, yesterday.
Zardari to contest elections in Pakistan 27 Dec 2016 - 11:50 pm
Supporters of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, read the Holy Quran during a prayer ceremony held to mark her 9th death anniversary at Liaquat Bagh Park in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, yesterday.