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Pakistan, India sign deal on visa-free corridor for Sikh pilgrims 24 Oct 2019 - 12:09 pm
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel check identity documents of motorcyclists at Dera Baba Nanak, some 50 kms from Amritsar on October 24, 2019. AFP / NARINDER NANU
Lost their way: Chinese orienteering team caught cheating 24 Oct 2019 - 10:32 am
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China could tap N. Korea rare earth mine in exchange for solar investment: Report 24 Oct 2019 - 09:38 am
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Sixteen sentenced to death after Bangladesh teen burnt alive 24 Oct 2019 - 08:49 am
Accused people are taken out of the court premises after they were given death sentences in a murder case in Feni, Bangladesh, October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
UN mission head says risk of genocide recurring in Myanmar 23 Oct 2019 - 10:48 pm
Marzuki Darusman
US diplomat: Kashmir human rights a concern for Washington 23 Oct 2019 - 10:47 pm
An Indian paramilitary trooper gestures as Kashmiri women walk past next to closed shops during a lockdown in Srinagar on October 23, 2019. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Chinese hitmen jailed over repeatedly outsourced murder 23 Oct 2019 - 09:05 pm
This handout photograph taken on October 17, 2019 and released on October 23 by the Nanning Intermediate People's Court, shows six men convicted of attempted murder charges during their sentencing at the Nanning Intermediate People's Court, in China's sou
Azeri leader dismisses head of administration in deepening shake-up 23 Oct 2019 - 07:40 pm
Ilham Aliyev
History, islets and rulings behind tension between South Korea, Japan 23 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
Japan and South Korea national flags at a hotel where South Korean embassy in Tokyo Japan is holding reception to mark the 50th anniversary of normalisation of ties, June 22, 2015. Reuters / Toru Hanai
Fire burning for 2nd day disrupts center of New Zealand city 23 Oct 2019 - 08:20 am
Smoke rises as fire blazes at Sky City Convention Centre, which is under construction in Auckland, New Zealand, October 22, 2019, in this still image taken from video obtained from social media. Amy Wadsworth via REUTERS
Chilly weather prompts cries of foul play at Afghan election centre 22 Oct 2019 - 09:05 pm
A fruit vendor waits for costumers at the fruit market in Kabul on October 22, 2019. AFP / Wakil Kohsar
Indian trafficking cases fall sharply fuelling concern over "undetected victims" 22 Oct 2019 - 06:30 pm
Rukmani Naik of West Bengal state poses with a picture of her 14-year-old daughter who left their home in the Diana Tea Estate to work in another city, January 12, 2017. Reuters
China says world "shocked" at Trump adviser Navarro's pen name for books 22 Oct 2019 - 12:01 pm
White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer attend as U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes the 2019 National Hockey League (NHL) Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in the Rose Garden of the White House in Wash
Japan's emperor completes enthronement in ancient ceremony 22 Oct 2019 - 10:58 am
Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (R) attend the enthronement ceremony where the emperor officially proclaims his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on October 22, 2019. AFP / POOL / Kazuhiro NOGI
Malaysia's Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite India palm oil boycott 22 Oct 2019 - 08:55 am
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad walks after attending the inauguration of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo for the second term, at the House of Representatives in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Japanese Emperor Naruhito pledges to fulfil duty at enthronement ceremony 22 Oct 2019 - 07:31 am
Emperor Naruhito officially proclaims his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne during an enthronement ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on October 22, 2019. / AFP / POOL / ISSEI KATO AND Issei KATO
Bangladesh MP 'hired lookalikes' for university exams 21 Oct 2019 - 09:05 pm
The scandal emerged after private broadcaster Nagorik TV entered a test hall and confronted one of the women posing as Nusrat, left (Screen grab from Nagorik TV YouTube channel)
Afghanistan struggles to find housing for returning refugees 21 Oct 2019 - 08:28 pm
An Afghan family who were living as refugees in Pakistan carries bundles of supplies at a humanitarian aid station in Torkham, Afghanistan, October 22, 2016. Reuters / Josh Smith

Europe

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends the French PM warns budget approval failure could fuel political, financial uncertainty
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This aerial view taken on August 28, 2026, shows a panoramic view of Reykjavik, Iceland, with Hallgrimskirkja, (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP) Voting begins in Iceland's neck-and-neck EU referendum
A participant waves an Icelandic flag during a rally of supporters of the 'No' campaign against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Icelanders will vote on August 29 on whether the country should resume EU accession negotiations, which were suspended in 2013. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks

Africa

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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast
(FILES) Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
This screen grab taken from an AFP Video shows commuters walking on the platform as they leave the train at the central station in Kinshasa, on August 28, 2026. (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP) Kinshasa urban train back on track after years to beat gridlock

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File photo Trump signs executive order to begin establishing U.S. Space Academy
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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

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