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South Korea opposition introduces bill to impeach scandal-tainted Park 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am
South Korean protesters shout slogans during a protest outside the ruling Saenuri Party in Seoul on December 3, 2016.  AFP / JUNG Yeon-Je
Trump says Philippines fighting drugs 'the right way': Duterte 03 Dec 2016 - 09:40 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks before a local government summit in Davao city in southern Philippines December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Lean Daval Jr
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin recovering well after Antarctic evacuation 03 Dec 2016 - 09:35 am
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin testifies at a Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, entitled
Thai police arrest suspect in Pakistan factory fire that killed 255 03 Dec 2016 - 09:20 am
This handout received by the Royal Thai Police and taken on December 3, 2016 shows Abdul Rehman (C), a Pakistani national who was arrested in Bangkok on December 2 on suspicion of starting a devastating 2012 factory fire in Karachi killing 259 people, at
Trump upends US foreign policy with Taiwan call 03 Dec 2016 - 09:07 am
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen speaks on the phone with US president-elect Donald Trump at her office in Taipei, Taiwan, in this handout photo made available December 3, 2016. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS
Widodo appeals for calm at second Jakarta protest against ally 03 Dec 2016 - 12:57 am
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Thai king leads prayers for late father 03 Dec 2016 - 12:47 am
Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun is seen on his way out from the Grand Palace in Bangkok, yesterday.
Two die in Kolkata queues as paying pain continues 03 Dec 2016 - 12:44 am
A customer pays for fuel with old 500 rupee notes at a petrol station in New Delhi, yesterday.
US blacklists 23 North Korean companies and officials after nuke test 03 Dec 2016 - 12:43 am
An intensive drill of KPA artillery units on the front which North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attended, yesterday.
Pakistan should introspect on causes of tension: Jaitley 03 Dec 2016 - 12:00 am
Paramilitary forces soldiers patrol outside the Taj hotel, where the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and various leaders will  stay during the Heart of Asia (HoA) ministerial conference, in Amritsar, yesterday.
Govt retakes powers to sack heads of PSEs 02 Dec 2016 - 11:59 pm
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Over 380,000 refugees return to Afghanistan from Pakistan 02 Dec 2016 - 11:58 pm
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Student to get special award from UK Queen 02 Dec 2016 - 11:57 pm
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Direct rail & sea freight service to China’s Kunming launched 02 Dec 2016 - 11:56 pm
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Sri Lanka drivers strike over fines 02 Dec 2016 - 11:54 pm
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China rescues Filipinos near disputed shoal 02 Dec 2016 - 11:54 pm
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New unilateral sanctions on Pyongyang 02 Dec 2016 - 11:53 pm
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China court clears man 21 years after his execution 02 Dec 2016 - 11:51 pm
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