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Bali man gets 15 years for murdering Japanese couple 26 Mar 2018 - 06:33 pm
Indonesian defendant I Putu Astawa, 25, walks in a court in Denpasar on March 26, 2018, befor being sentenced to 15 years in jail for stabbing an elderly Japanese couple to death during a botched burglary. AFP / Raka Yoda
Rival India leaders accused of data breaches in social media row 26 Mar 2018 - 05:57 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's (right) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party of Rahul Gandhi have seized upon the data breach storm surrounding Facebook and other media to score political points against one another. (Reuters photos)
Conservationists slam India's plan for commercial plantations in forests 26 Mar 2018 - 09:23 am
A file photo of trees in Jammu. Reuters
Multiple casualties in suicide attack on Afghan mosque: officials 25 Mar 2018 - 01:58 pm
Afghan security personnel inspect the site after two suicide bombers struck a mosque in Herat on March 25, 2018. / AFP / HOSHANG HASHIMI
Blast near mosque in western Afghan city of Herat - police 25 Mar 2018 - 12:52 pm
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Qantas launches first direct flight from Australia to London 25 Mar 2018 - 08:04 am
Qantas' 787 Dreamliner takes off on its inaugural flight from Perth to London on March 24, 2018. Qantas' 14,498 kilometre (9,009-mile) journey from the southwestern city to London is the world's third-longest passenger flight, the Australian carrier said,
Police suspect mother strangled 3 kids in Pakistan 24 Mar 2018 - 12:59 pm
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Indian court jails powerful politician for embezzling funds 24 Mar 2018 - 10:02 am
File picture of the minister Laloo Prasad Yadav
India's asks Cambridge Analytica for information on data 23 Mar 2018 - 07:46 pm
Pedestrians pass the shared building which houses the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London on March 21, 2018 (AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas)
Afghan suicide bomber kills at least 13 at wrestling match 23 Mar 2018 - 07:38 pm
An Afghan child receives treatment at a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Malaysia's Mahathir gatecrashes 'too old to be PM' forum 23 Mar 2018 - 01:22 pm
This file picture taken on March 8, 2018 shows former Malaysian prime minister and opposition's prime ministerial candidate Mahathir Mohamad smiling after launching the four-party coalition Pact of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) election manifesto in Shah Alam, o
Tech giants express concern over Singapore plan to fight fake news 22 Mar 2018 - 10:15 am
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India warns against social media data misuse ahead of elections 21 Mar 2018 - 01:29 pm
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Suicide bomber kills at least 26 near shrine in Afghan capital 21 Mar 2018 - 12:56 pm
Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
Philippine bus careens into ravine, killing 19, injuring 21 21 Mar 2018 - 11:53 am
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Suicide bomber kills at least 26 in Kabul - official 21 Mar 2018 - 11:25 am
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Pakistan bans TV host for 3 months over false report 20 Mar 2018 - 06:57 pm
Shahid Masood was also ordered on Tuesday to publish a written apology for his January report on the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari, a case that stirred national outrage.
Missing giant yellow duck found in Australia 20 Mar 2018 - 06:42 pm
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