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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
Indian state Tamil Nadu tense as popular leader critically ill 05 Dec 2016 - 06:51 pm
A supporter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman holds her photo at the AIADMK party office in Mumbai, India, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Pakistani forces kill five militants: officials 05 Dec 2016 - 04:24 pm
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Uzbek interim leader wins presidency with 88.6% of vote: official results 05 Dec 2016 - 02:49 pm
Uzbek acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev leaves a voting booth to cast his ballot for the presidential election in Tashkent on December 4, 2016.  AFP / POOL / Anvar Ilyasov
Japan PM Abe to make first visit to Pearl Harbor 05 Dec 2016 - 01:31 pm
The USS West Virginia burns after the surprise Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 (AFP Photo/)
U.N. chief Ban may be unwitting loser in S.Korea presidential scandal 05 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye speaks during an address to the nation, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, 29 November 2016. REUTERS/JEON HEON-KYUN/POOL
Indian state on alert after leader's cardiac arrest 05 Dec 2016 - 10:23 am
Well wishers of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaraman hold her portrait as they pray at a temple in Mumbai, India, December 5, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
At least 11 killed in hotel blaze in Pakistan 05 Dec 2016 - 08:45 am
Guests are gather outside a Regent Plaza Hotel following a fire in the Pakistan's port city of Karachi on December 5, 2016. AFP / RIZWAN TABASSUM
The snake-catching tribe saving lives in India 04 Dec 2016 - 07:53 pm
In this photograph taken on November 11, 2016, an Indian snake-catcher extracts venom from a cobra at the venom extraction center of the Irula snake-catchers cooperative on the outskirts of Chennai.AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Myanmar crowd protests Malaysia rally for Rohingya 04 Dec 2016 - 03:13 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the crowd at a protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Photo: AFP
Philippine vice-president says plot to oust her 04 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm
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Flooding in Vietnam leaves at least 13 people dead 04 Dec 2016 - 02:21 pm
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Five gunmen, including ISIS leader, killed in Dagestan 04 Dec 2016 - 01:09 pm
Photo: QNA.
At least 32 dead in China colliery blast 04 Dec 2016 - 01:01 pm
Photo: AA.