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Singapore seizes record rhino horn haul 18 Nov 2025 - 03:13 pm
This undated handout photo released on November 18, 2025 by the National Parks Board of Singapore shows rhinoceros horns seized by authorities in Singapore, after the horns and other animal parts were confiscated during inspection of a shipment bound for Laos. Photo by Handout / National Parks Board of Singapore / AFP
Death toll from landslides in Indonesia rises to 16 17 Nov 2025 - 05:49 pm
JAKARTA: Rescuers work on site after a landslide hit Cibeunying village in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2025. (Photo by Yuta Isyahya/Xinhua)
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants 17 Nov 2025 - 05:10 pm
A general view shows exhaust gases billowing from the chimneys of the Taean Thermal Power Station, a large coal-fired power station owned by Korean Western Power Co, part of Korea Electric Power Corporation, in Taean, around 150 kilometers from Seoul, on November 17, 2025. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Bangladesh ex-PM sentenced to be hanged for crimes against humanity 17 Nov 2025 - 02:42 pm
Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka on November 17, 2025. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Sri Lanka probes claims of cruelty to elephants gifted by Thailand 17 Nov 2025 - 02:18 pm
Elephants return to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage after taking their daily bath in a river in Pinnawala on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
South Korea proposes first military talks with North in years 17 Nov 2025 - 02:09 pm
Vehicles drive past a traffic policeman in the Gwanghwamun district of Seoul on November 7, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Singapore jails 'attention seeking' Australian over Ariana Grande incident 17 Nov 2025 - 12:55 pm
This picture by The Straits Times taken November 13, 2025 and provided on November 14 shows a man (C) accused of attacking pop star Ariana Grande being grabbed by security guards as co-star Cynthia Erivo (3rd L) reacts at the premiere of their film
Landslides in Vietnam kill at least six 17 Nov 2025 - 08:30 am
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India says accomplice of Delhi car blast 'suicide bomber' arrested 16 Nov 2025 - 06:52 pm
Relatives of the victims who died in an accidental blast at Nowgam police station, scuffle with security personnel whilst demanding bodies of the deceased, on the outskirts of Srinagar, on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)
Around 650,000 Filipinos rally against flood-control corruption scandal 16 Nov 2025 - 06:01 pm
Protesters wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-corruption rally in Quezon City, Metro Manila on November 16, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion 16 Nov 2025 - 04:57 pm
People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 30, 2025. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
K-pop star Nana subdues home intruder 16 Nov 2025 - 02:49 pm
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Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts 16 Nov 2025 - 11:58 am
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Istanbul hotel evacuated after tourists die of suspected poisoning 15 Nov 2025 - 11:44 pm
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Death toll from Indonesia landslide rises to 11 15 Nov 2025 - 07:00 pm
Rescuers search for survivors after a landslide buried some houses in Cibeunying village, Cilacap regency, Central Java, on November 14, 2025. Photo by Bakhtiar Rahman/ AFP
Nepal extends voter registration ahead of key polls 15 Nov 2025 - 02:05 pm
Family members of those killed in September anti-corruption protests take part in a candlelight vigil in front of the fire-damaged parliament building in Kathmandu on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China tells citizens to avoid Japan travel as Taiwan row grows 15 Nov 2025 - 11:56 am
Chinese tourists adjust their kimono as they visit the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
Men moving 81 macaques, meth arrested in Thailand 15 Nov 2025 - 09:58 am
Handout photo taken by the 12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army on November 14, 2025 and released on November 15 shows seized macaque monkeys in blue mesh bags after being rescued from a wildlife smuggling operation in Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo province near the Thailand-Cambodia border. (Photo by Handout / 12th Ranger Forces Regiment of the Royal Thai Army / AFP)