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Pakistan officials defer crackdown on protesters demanding removal of law minister Zahid Hamid
Pakistan authorities on Sunday deferred by 24 hours the operation against protesters led by hardline clerics blocking two busy highways in the capital
Thousands of Zimbabweans flood Harare's streets to celebrate imminent fall of Robert Mugabe
Tens of thousands of Zimbabwe citizens flooded the streets of Harare on Saturday, singing, dancing and hugging soldiers in an extraordinary outpouring of elation at the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe
Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at Elysee Palace in Paris
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri for talks, hours after the Lebanese premier arrived from Saudi Arabia in the midst of a political crisis
Robert Mugabe makes first public appearance at a graduation ceremony after military takeover
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's made his first public appearance at a graduation ceremony on the outskirts of Harare since the military put him under house arrest
Cambodia's top court orders opposition party to be dissolved, clears the way for leader Hun Sen
Cambodia's Supreme Court ordered the main opposition party to be dissolved on Thursday, dealing a crushing blow to democratic aspirations in the increasingly oppressive Southeast Asian state
ASEAN Summit: Narendra Modi meets world leaders, addresses Indian diaspora in Philippines
Narendra Modi is in Manila to attend the 31st ASEAN Summit or the Association of South-East Asian Nations where he meet Donald Trump among other world leaders
Over 200 killed as earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes Iran-Iraq border area
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border killing at least 67 people, injuring hundreds more and triggering landslide that is hindering rescue efforts. AP
Anti-Donald Trump protests erupts in Philippines hours before US president's arrival in Manila
Carrying placards declaring “Dump Trump” and “Down with US Imperialism”, left-wing protesters were blocked by police in riot gear with shields and batons, and then showered with jets of water from a fire engine
Vietnam APEC summit: Eleven nations under Trans Pacific Partnership agree on major trade deals
Members of Trans Pacific Partnership agree on major trade deal at APEC Summit in Vietnam
Typhoon Damrey: Vietnam wrecked by strongest cyclone in 16 years; 106 killed, 197 injured
Typhoon Damrey battered Vietnam this week killing 106 with 197 injured and 25 others reported missing what is being called the deadlist typoon in 16 years
Donald Trump receives elaborate welcome on first visit to China, holds talks with Xi Jinping
President Donald Trump received an elaborate welcome on his state visit to China from Xi Jinping
Donald Trump meets South Korean president Moon Jae-in, urges global action against North Korea
Donald Trump, standing alongside his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In, urged for global action against North Korea on Tuesday
Texas shooting: Armed with assault rifle, man kills 26 in Sutherland Springs church
A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday
Donald Trump, first lady Melania arrive in Japan; North Korea to be on top agenda in talks with Shinzo Abe
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania landed at Yokota air base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Sunday, kicking off a grueling and consequential trip to Asia
US president Donald Trump visits Hawaii before setting out on 12-day five-nation Asia tour
President Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrived in Hawaii on Friday as they set out on the longest trip to Asia by an American president.
Manhattan terror attack: Eight killed, 11 injured as truck plows into pedestrians in New York
At least eight people were killed and 11 other injured in Lower Manhattan in after a gunman in a truck plowed through a busy bike path, an incident the US termed as an "act of terrorism"
Suicide truck bomb explodes outside Mogadishu hotel in Somalia; 23 dead, dozens injured
A suicide truck bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 30
'Day of the Dead' parade in Mexico City honours earthquake victims, rescuers
Mexico City's central Zocalo plaza was filled by the papier mache dead, skeletal Catrina figures and candle-covered shrines as hundreds gathered to honour the 228 capital residents killed by 19 September earthquake
Catalonia's Parliament declares independence from Spain
Spain fired Catalonia's regional government and dissolved parliament in one of the most momentous days in Spanish
Thailand prepares for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's funeral: Thousands bid goodbye to 'father of the nation'
Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej will receive a lavish send-off during a spectacular five-day funeral in Bangkok
Donald Trump wall prototypes pop up near US border with Mexico
Nine months after President Donald Trump took office, the first tangible signs of progress on one of the central promises of his campaign – border wall – have appeared along the US border with Mexico.
Nirmala Sitharaman attends ASEAN defence ministers' meet; terrorism, drug trafficking on agenda
The ASEAN defence ministers began their high-level security dialogue to discuss security issues, including counter-terrorism, drug trafficking and maritime conflicts, facing the region
Philippines announces end of five-month long battle against Islamic State in Marawi
A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,000 lives has ended on Monday.
Former US presidents, musicians hold benefit concert to raise money for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria victims in Texas
All five of US' living former presidents took the stage at a benefit concert in Texas to raise money for victims of the hurricane-ravaged southern US and Caribbean.
Japan goes to poll in snap election; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likely to win fresh mandate
Millions braved typhoon in Japan a snap election likely to hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a fresh mandate to revive the world's third-largest economy
Hurricane Ophelia: Three dead as storm batters Ireland, England; over 2 lakh residents without power
Britain and Ireland braced for a lashing from Hurricane Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean
Communist Party of China holds 19th Congress: Xi Jinping vows to build modern socialist country
Chinese president Xi Jinping opened the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Wednesday in Beijing's Great Hall of the People with a pledge to build a "modern socialist country" that will never copy the political systems of others and will remain open to the world
Mogadishu blast: 276 killed, more than 300 injured in deadliest attack on Somalia
The most powerful bomb blast ever witnessed in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed 276 people with around 300 others injured
California wildfires: Death toll climbs to 35, over 25,000 people evacuated
Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California in US, killing at least 35 people and forcing 25,000 people to evacuate