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World, Asia, 17 Dec 2016
Papua New Guinea: Small tsunami after earthquake
The quake knocked items off shelves and caused a blackout in the town of Kokopo in northeastern Papua New Guinea.
17 Dec 2016 5:34 PM
'Bye-bye America': Philippines Duterte to US over aid issue
US scrapped a major aid package to Philippines over human rights concerns.
17 Dec 2016 2:19 PM
Gunmen kill 5 female airport workers in Afghan
The women were concerned about their security after receiving death threats from people who disapproved of their career.
17 Dec 2016 1:58 PM
Will not accept any modifications to Indus Water Treaty: Pakistan
Tariq Fatemi's remarks came after India strongly pitched for bilateral redressal of differences with Pakistan while implementing the IWT.
17 Dec 2016 1:12 PM
Over 1 tonne narcotics worth $57 million destroyed in China
The traditional outdoor burning can emit a large amount of pollutants, so the drugs were incinerated in furnaces.
17 Dec 2016 12:01 PM
China upset as Dalai Lama meets Pranab Mukherjee
While the Dalai Lama has had private meetings with Indian leaders, Sunday's conference was the first public event.
17 Dec 2016 11:28 AM
Philippines' President Duterte admits he killed to set an example
People in the 6,500-strong crowd cheered as Duterte used his trademark strong language promising his drug war would continue.
17 Dec 2016 11:05 AM
Pak double Oscar winner hails bill on honour killings
Now a pardon can only save a killer from the death penalty, but not from life imprisonment.
17 Dec 2016 6:16 AM
Islands still a thorn as Putin, Abe end meet
Abe concurred, but said the effort would continue despite the “difficult path ahead”.
17 Dec 2016 6:06 AM
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