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Hair today, gone tomorrow: serial snipper strikes Japan 06 Dec 2016 - 12:58 pm
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Indonesia expands protection for peatlands, climate 06 Dec 2016 - 12:53 pm
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ISIS Commander among 2 killed in East of Afghanistan 06 Dec 2016 - 12:49 pm
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Jayalalitha Jayaram, powerful Indian politician who broke gender barriers, dies at 68 06 Dec 2016 - 12:11 pm
Supporters of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman attend a prayer ceremony at the AIADMK party office in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2016. (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui)
14 dead in southern Thai flooding 06 Dec 2016 - 11:42 am
People watch as rescue workers search for two boys who went missing during a flash flood in the southern Thai province of Pattani, on December 6, 2016. - AFP
Pakistani court charges brother in killing of social media star 06 Dec 2016 - 11:35 am
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Pakistan honours first Nobel laureate Abdus Salam, reversing years of neglect 06 Dec 2016 - 11:27 am
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Thai king appoints new members to royal council : palace 06 Dec 2016 - 11:21 am
A picture of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun is seen at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom.
21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar: IOM 06 Dec 2016 - 11:15 am
Myanmar's Rohingya refugees, seen at a camp in Teknaf, Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, on November 26, 2016. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN, AFP/File Like this image.
11 trapped in latest coal mine gas blast 06 Dec 2016 - 10:44 am
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Bombs found in raid on IS-linked group 06 Dec 2016 - 10:38 am
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Illegal detention and torture underpin China's corruption crackdown 06 Dec 2016 - 10:31 am
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Indonesian police start burning massive drug haul 06 Dec 2016 - 10:27 am
File Photo: Authorities at police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, force recently arrested drug traffickers to help them destroy a huge haul of methamphetamin. / Reuters.
Indian state names successor as thousands mourn charismatic leader 06 Dec 2016 - 10:09 am
Indian supporters gather to pay their respects to the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram as she lies in state ahead of her funeral at Rajaji Hall in Chennai on December 6, 2016. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
India's Imelda Marcos, Jayalalithaa "Amma" inspired a devotion that verged on the religious 05 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm
This file photo taken on March 27, 2014 shows All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Leader and Chief Minister of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa gesturing as she arrives at a public meeting in Pondicherry. Jayalalithaa
India's filmstar politician Jayalalithaa dies after prolonged illness 05 Dec 2016 - 11:06 pm
This file photo taken on May 23, 2016 shows Jayalalithaa Jayaram, leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), taking part in a swearing-in ceremony as chief minister of Tamil Nadu state in Chennai. Jayalalithaa Jayaram, the chief minister
Police rack up deadly record in Philippine drug war 05 Dec 2016 - 07:45 pm
 An investigator takes notes next to the body of a man killed in a shoot-out with police in Manila Philippines early October 21 2016
Vietnam punishes editors over fish sauce story scandal 05 Dec 2016 - 07:00 pm
Bottles of fish sauce (in blue) are displayed for sale at a stand inside a local market in downtown Hanoi on Nov 21, 2016. PHOTO: AFP