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Siege fears as Australia asylum-seeker camp in PNG closes 31 Oct 2017 - 08:32 am
Refugee advocates protest against the closing of asylum-seeker camps in Papua New Guinea, in front of the Sydney Commonwealth government offices on October 31, 2017, as they demand the resettlement of the refugees to Australia. AFP / SAEED KHAN
Pakistan confirms killing of two Chinese kidnapped 'by IS' 30 Oct 2017 - 05:29 pm
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Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against finance minister 30 Oct 2017 - 02:59 pm
Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (File photo / REUTERS / Faisal Mahmood
Jakarta closes hotel targeted by Islamists for alleged vice 30 Oct 2017 - 02:10 pm
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Afghan Taliban say kidnapped US professor is seriously ill 30 Oct 2017 - 11:18 am
File photo used for reference. Reuters
'Pineapple pen' star to serenade Trump on Japan visit 30 Oct 2017 - 10:57 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 28, 2016 shows Japanese comedian Pikotaro performing during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI
Brahmaputra boat clinic goes solar, powering up rural healthcare 30 Oct 2017 - 09:16 am
Solar powered boat clinic on river Bramhaputra operated by C-NES in Jorhat, Assam.
Clowns bring laughter to traumatised Rohingya children 30 Oct 2017 - 08:34 am
This photograph taken on October 28, 2017 shows Rohingya refugee children watching the Bangladeshi theatre group
Filipinos line streets to welcome troops from Marawi 30 Oct 2017 - 08:24 am
Government soldiers wave while atop of the tank after the send-off ceremony ending their combat duty against pro-Islamic State militant groups, after President Rodrigo Duterte announced the liberation of Marawi city on Monday, in Saguiaran, Lanao Del Sur,
PNG demands clarity from Australia on 'tense' Pacific camp 30 Oct 2017 - 08:17 am
A file photo of the protesters from the Refugee Action Coalition hold placards during a demonstration outside the offices of the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Border Protection in Sydney, Australia, April 29, 2016. Reuters/David Gray
Funeral for late Thai king Bhumibol draws to a close 29 Oct 2017 - 04:22 pm
A mourner pray for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the procession transferring the relics and his ashes from the Grand Palace to a local temple in Bangkok on October 29, 2017. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Sri Lanka scraps private medical college amid protests 29 Oct 2017 - 02:12 pm
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Pakistan frees 68 Indian fishermen held for trespassing 29 Oct 2017 - 01:59 pm
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Australian former governor-general and peacemaker Ninian Stephen dies at 94 29 Oct 2017 - 12:06 pm
A file photo of Ninian Stephen, a judge and former governor-general of Australia, gestures during a news conferece in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 17, 1998. REUTERS/Stringer.
Brexit hastens Pakistani Kashmir's economic break with Britain 29 Oct 2017 - 10:26 am
A file photo of  a Pakistani Kashmiri foreign currency dealer counting British pound notes at a remittance shop in the Pakistani Kashmir city of Mirpur, which is known as
Bangladesh arrests three militants 29 Oct 2017 - 10:25 am
A file photo of security personnel blocking a road near the site of a police operation on militants on the outskirts Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 26, 2016. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain.
Xi ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss 29 Oct 2017 - 09:14 am
A file photo of Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu, Li Qiang,speaks during the Jiangsu delegation's group discussion during the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer
Afghan deputy governor 'abducted' in northwest Pakistan 28 Oct 2017 - 07:11 pm
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