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In Afghan province, government woos allies against Islamic State 07 Dec 2016 - 08:02 pm
Afghan security forces and elders walk towards a check post in Parun, capital of Nuristan province, Afghanistan November 20, 2016. Picture taken November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Hamid Shalizi
A family challenges the official story of a killing in Duterte’s drug war 07 Dec 2016 - 07:34 pm
The wife and other relatives of Florjohn Cruz, who was killed in a police drugs buy-bust operation, cry as his coffin leaves their home for his funeral in Manila, Philippines October 30, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Pakistan court indicts four, including brother, over social media star’s death 07 Dec 2016 - 06:41 pm
Qandeel Baloch (Courtesy: Dawn.com)
Bangladeshi slum kids work over 60 hours a week to make clothes 07 Dec 2016 - 05:53 pm
A worker hangs clothes to dry on the roof of a garment factory in Dhaka in this June 15, 2005 file photo. REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman/Files
UN rights watchdog calls on Sri Lanka to investigate torture 07 Dec 2016 - 05:43 pm
An air force officer holds Sri Lanka's national flag as the sun sets at Galle Face Green in Colombo February 2, 2013. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
About 40 people feared dead in Pakistan plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 05:33 pm
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Pakistani pop star turned cleric Junaid Jamshed feared dead in plane crash 07 Dec 2016 - 04:07 pm
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Pakistani national carrier's plane crashes after takeoff 07 Dec 2016 - 03:59 pm
FILE PHOTO - A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane arrives at the Benazir International airport in Islamabad, Pakistan December 2, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood/File Photo
Pakistan plane with 37 passengers 'disappears': airline spokesman 07 Dec 2016 - 03:07 pm
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Thousands of Bangladesh kids working 64 hours a week 07 Dec 2016 - 02:25 pm
Bangladeshi worker Russel, and who says he will turn 14 next year, works in a garage in Dhaka on December 7, 2016.  AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
Aides to Korean 'Rasputin' testify to her power 07 Dec 2016 - 01:16 pm
Choi Soon-sil arrives for questioning at a prosecutor's office in Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2016. Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via REUTERS/File photo
Indonesia quake toll jumps to 97 as more bodies found in rubble 07 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm
TOPSHOT - a man rides past a district hospital which was damaged after an earthquake in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province on December 7, 2016. At least 52 people were killed and hundreds injured on December 7 after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Aceh prov
Myanmar halts workers to Malaysia as Rohingya crisis grows 07 Dec 2016 - 11:46 am
After Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak criticised Myanmar for its crackdown on Muslims, Yangon has banned workers from going there ©MANAN VATSYAYANA (AFP).
Female Afghan cyclists push boundaries one wheelie at a time 07 Dec 2016 - 11:21 am
Young Afghan cyclists carry their bicycles on their back on a hill during an exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
Captive elephants help save wild cousins on forest frontline 07 Dec 2016 - 11:07 am
This photo taken on November 8, 2016 shows a ranger atop a patrol elephant, which belongs to one of three specialised elephant response units strategically located around Way Kambas National Park. AFP / GOH Chai Hin
At least 25 dead, dozens missing after quake hits Indonesia's Aceh 07 Dec 2016 - 09:00 am
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Indian train crash kills two, renewing network safety fears 07 Dec 2016 - 08:59 am
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38 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province 06 Dec 2016 - 01:27 pm
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