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Thousands of runners compete in smoggy Delhi half marathon 21 Oct 2018 - 10:48 am
An Indian runner wears a face mask as she participates in the New Delhi half marathon in the Indian capital on October 21, 2018.  / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
Afghanistan extends election to Sunday due to chaos at polling stations 20 Oct 2018 - 11:43 am
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Kidnapped Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji freed 20 Oct 2018 - 11:32 am
Image taken from Mo Dewji Foundation twitter page.
Six Sweida hostages freed from Islamic State - Syrian state media, Observatory 20 Oct 2018 - 11:16 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on October 20, 2018 shows a woman and four children among the six released of 27 Druze hostages held by the Islamic State (IS) group in a prisoner swap and ransom, upon their arriva
Multiple blasts rock Kabul polling stations: official, witnesses 20 Oct 2018 - 10:19 am
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US craze for DNA 'heritage' tests may bolster racism, critics warn 20 Oct 2018 - 09:51 am
 In this file photo taken on October 17, 2018 a journalist look at a website offering DNA testing in Washington DC. / AFP / Eric BARADAT
Afghans vote amid chaos, corruption and Taliban threats 20 Oct 2018 - 08:49 am
 An Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) official (L) scans a voter's finger with a biometric device at a polling centre for the country's legislative election in Parwan province on October 20, 2018. / AFP / ABDUL SHAHMIM TANHA
At least 130 Gazans hit by Israeli gunfire: Palestinian ministry 20 Oct 2018 - 02:50 am
A wounded Palestinian child is being evacuated from the site after Israeli soldiers' intervention during the
Scottish government identifies case of mad cow disease 20 Oct 2018 - 02:42 am
A man stands on a boat as autumn foliage is reflected off Loch Faskally, in Perthshire, Scotland, Britain, October 19, 2018. Reuters/Russell Cheyne
EU to sign trade deal with Singapore, avoid criticising China 19 Oct 2018 - 01:52 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2R) meets with Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) during a meeting on the sidelines of an EU-ASEM leaders meeting at the European Council in Brussels on October 19, 2018. / AFP / POOL / Olivier Matthys
Former Indian minister ND Tiwari died on his 93rd birthday 18 Oct 2018 - 06:01 pm
Tiwari was the only politician to have served as a Chief Minister of two states. (Wikipedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0)
Indian state won't ease crackdown on crime despite Apple manager's death 18 Oct 2018 - 06:01 pm
Wife of Vivek Tiwari, a sales manager for Apple, is consoled by her relatives after her husband was shot dead by a police constable in the Gomti Nagar neighbourhood of Lucknow, northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India September 29, 2018. Reuters
Top Afghan official killed in shooting, US general unhurt 18 Oct 2018 - 03:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A pair of sunglass with blood is seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack near a mosque in Kabul, March 9, 2018. Reuters/Omar Sobhani
To overcome Brexit impasse, May open to extending transition 18 Oct 2018 - 12:49 pm
 British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker (R) shake hands during their meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 17, 2018. (Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency)
London's black taxi cabs to launch in Paris next year 18 Oct 2018 - 11:10 am
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Afghan-style democracy faces test in legislative election 18 Oct 2018 - 08:56 am
Afghan employees of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) carry ballot boxes at a warehouse in Herat province on October 17, 2018.  AFP / HOSHANG HASHIMI
China orders evacuations after landslide blocks Tibet river 18 Oct 2018 - 08:48 am
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Indonesia raids home of Lippo Group's deputy chairman in bribery probe 18 Oct 2018 - 08:37 am
A worker rides a bicycle in the Meikarta development in Cikarang, Bekasi, east of Jakarta, Indonesia, October 15, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Picture taken October 15, 2018. Antara Foto/Risky Andrianto/ via REUTERS