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Army official says there are unlikely to be any survivors of flight PK661, which was en route to Islamabad from Chitral
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Death toll from shallow 6.5-magnitude quake that struck at dawn rises to 97, as officials call for excavation equipment and emergency supplies
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Indonesian emergency services clear rubble on Wednesday after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Sumatra
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After many young people fled in the face of worsening droughts, tropical storms, coral bleaching, coastal inundation and flooding, some are choosing to return
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After president-elect controversially spoke with Taiwan leader, Communist party controlled tabloid warns Beijing must be ready to ‘strike back’
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Jiang Tianyong, who met UN official earlier this year, has not been seen since 21 November
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Bill English confirms he will stand in next week’s leadership election, but will need to beat National colleagues Jonathan Coleman and Judith Collins
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Tamil film star who challenged state’s male-dominated politics and went on to become chief minister has died in hospital in Chennai
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A scheme that alleviates poverty while giving training and support has transformed the lives of more than a million of the world’s poorest families
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Nawaz Sharif orders university to name institution after the Nobel-winning physicist Abdus Salam, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community
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Interim leader wins crushing victory in elections to succeed authoritarian Islam Karimov, who died in September
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Thailand’s crown prince has succeeded to the throne, following the death in October of his much-revered father who had reigned for 70 years.
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Children greet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Samjiyon county, the birthplace of his father, Kim Jong-il
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The rink features about 5,000 dead sprats, mackerel and other fish that had been bought from a local market embedded in the ice, some with their mouths still open in apparent suspended animation
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Presidents and prime ministers across the world have begun to publicly pay tribute to Cuba’s revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro
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China asks US to block Taiwan president trip after talk of Donald Trump meeting