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Aftershocks drive Indonesians from homes in quake-hit Aceh 13 Dec 2016 - 03:47 pm
This picture taken on December 12, 2016 shows two girls on a motorcycle as they pass a collapsed building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the town of Pidie, Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra, on December 7, 2016.  AFP / CHAIDEER MAHYUD
India arrests 20 over failure to stand for anthem 13 Dec 2016 - 01:07 pm
Moviegoers in New Delhi stood for the national anthem before a screening Dec. 4. A Supreme Court ruling requires viewers to stand respectfully while the anthem is played, unless they are physically unable. Credit Chandan Khanna/Agence France-Presse.
Australia denies refugee policy will halt UN bid 13 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm
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Thousands in North Korea at risk months after devastating floods : IFRC 13 Dec 2016 - 11:53 am
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Cyclone Vardah batters south India coast killing four 12 Dec 2016 - 08:58 pm
An Indian man walks along a street covered with debris and fallen trees in Chennai as Cyclone Vardah approaches the Indian coast on December 12, 2016.  AFP / STR
Indonesia, India pledge closer maritime ties 12 Dec 2016 - 04:16 pm
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Hong Kong arrests 29 staff from 5 financial firms in bribery probe 12 Dec 2016 - 02:52 pm
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Taiwan calls on youths to join army as China threat looms 12 Dec 2016 - 02:19 pm
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Azerbaijan downs Armenian drone 12 Dec 2016 - 02:02 pm
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Philippine Abu Sayyaf militants free 2 Indonesians 12 Dec 2016 - 01:55 pm
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New Thai king pardons prisoners in 'first show of mercy' 12 Dec 2016 - 01:33 pm
This file handout picture received from the Thai Royal Bureau and taken on October 16, 2016 shows Thailand's Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn taking part in a ceremony to pay respects to his late father King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the Grand Palace in Bangk
School bomb kills nine-year-old in Pakistan: officials 12 Dec 2016 - 01:28 pm
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Japan protests China over jet interference claim 12 Dec 2016 - 12:37 pm
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10 IS-linked fighters dead in clash in Philippines 12 Dec 2016 - 12:29 pm
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Bomb injures 4 police officers in Thailand’s south 12 Dec 2016 - 12:26 pm
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Schools shut, navy on alert as cyclone bears down on south India 12 Dec 2016 - 10:04 am
Rescue members cut a tree that fell on a road after it was uprooted by strong winds in Chennai, India, December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
South Korean court says no date yet for president's impeachment hearing 12 Dec 2016 - 08:26 am
Protesters hold candles during a rally against South Korean President Park Geun-Hye in central Seoul, South Korea December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool
Getting children into school is not like going to Pluto, says Julia Gillard 11 Dec 2016 - 10:36 pm
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