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Four killed on ride at Australia's biggest theme park 25 Oct 2016 - 10:08 am
Emergency services vehicles can be seen outside the Dreamworld theme park at Coomera on the Gold Coast, Australia, October 25, 2016 after a number of people were reported killed on a ride at Australia's biggest theme park. AAP/Scott Bailey/via REUTERS
Four killed in India-Pakistan cross border firing 24 Oct 2016 - 12:52 pm
A file photo of Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrolling along the India-Pakistan border fence about 27km from Wagah. Photo: AFP.
US warns Philippines' Duterte over rhetoric, crime war 24 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel waves to members of the media upon arrival to meet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Perfecto Yasay at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) headquarters in Pasay city, metro
Historic Indian mosque agrees to lift ban on women 24 Oct 2016 - 11:15 am
The Haji Ali Dargah trust has barred women from the landmark mausoleum off the coast of Mumbai since 2012 ©Sajjad Hussain (AFP/File)
Gunmen kill Pakistani intelligence officer, IS claim attack 24 Oct 2016 - 10:56 am
Pakistani police commandos patrol in Quetta on December 6, 2011. (File Photo: AFP)
Hong Kong judge warns of "torture" images as British banker's trial begins 24 Oct 2016 - 10:47 am
Barrister Tim Owen (L) and lawyer Michael Vidler (C), defending former British banker Rurik Jutting (not seen), 31, who is accused of the murders of two Indonesian women, leave the High Court during a break for lunch in Hong Kong on October 24, 2016, on t
At least three killed in India-Pakistan cross-border shelling 24 Oct 2016 - 09:54 am
File photo of Indian Army
India police kill at least 21 Maoists in shoot-out 24 Oct 2016 - 09:10 am
File photo used for representation.
Pakistan's plan to cut disaster risk aims at a new target: schools 24 Oct 2016 - 08:48 am
Muhammad Ayub, an employee with Pakistan's Civil Defence service, teaches pupils at a makeshift school in a park in Islamabad. AFP / AAMIR QURESHI /
Two Pakistan coast guard killed in Pakistan’s key CPEC port district 23 Oct 2016 - 09:34 pm
Peninsula
Shoddy leaders contribute to rising Afghan military deaths: US general 23 Oct 2016 - 09:13 pm
An Afghan Tactical Air Controller practices directing an air strike during an exercise at a range outside Kabul, Afghanistan, October 18, 2016. (REUTERS/Josh Smith)
China's Xi to consolidate power at key meeting: analysts 23 Oct 2016 - 08:49 pm
President Barack Obama greets President Xi Jinping of China in the Blue Room prior to the Nuclear Security Summit working dinner, White House, March 31, 2016. (Chuck Kennedy / Anadolu Agency)
India has 30 million stray dogs. One state is pushing vigilantes to kill them 23 Oct 2016 - 08:22 pm
Ranjan Varapuzha, a popular dog catcher in the seaside Kochi city, pulls out four puppies from under a log pile. Hundreds of Indian street dogs have been killed in the past year by the people angry over growing number of dog bites. (Washington Post photo
Junko Tabei, 1st woman to climb Everest, dies at 77 23 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm
This file photo taken on May 16, 2003 shows Junko Tabei of Japan speaking during an interview with Agence France-Presse in Tokyo. AFP / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Wealthy Australian families make counter-bid for cattle empire 23 Oct 2016 - 12:40 pm
Peninsula
Duterte hopes Philippine fishermen can return to China-controlled shoal 23 Oct 2016 - 11:52 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he speaks at the Davao International Airport after arriving back from a state visit to Brunei and China on October 22, 2016. AFP / Manman Dejeto
Taiwan beekeepers battle to cash in on pure honey buzz 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am
Owner of Bee Farmer cafe and education centre Huang Tung-ming (R) checking a hive next to his colleague at a bee farm in Yilan. AFP / Sam Yeh
One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts 23 Oct 2016 - 10:36 am
Policemen and firefighters investigate a parking lot after an explosion in Utsunomiya, where one person was found dead after blasts in a park. Photograph: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images