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Jailed Imran Khan rules out alliance with rivals to rule Pakistan 13 Feb 2024 - 03:52 pm
Supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party block Peshawar to Islambad highway as they protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election results, in Peshawar on February 12, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Majeed / AFP)
Lightning strikes football player during friendly match in Indonesia 13 Feb 2024 - 03:22 pm
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Here's what happened to a man who broke a panda park's strict dietary rules 13 Feb 2024 - 02:22 pm
A Chinese giant panda male Ru Yi eats bamboo leaves at its enclosure at the Moscow Zoo in Moscow on February 13, 2024, as the zoo celebrates its 160th anniversary. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
Daihatsu chief replaced after testing scandal 13 Feb 2024 - 12:52 pm
Daihatsu Motor Corporation's next president, Masahiro Inoue, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on February 13, 2024. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
Pakistani premier defends delay in the release of election results and denies the vote was unfair 12 Feb 2024 - 06:55 pm
Supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election results, in Karachi on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Philippine landslide death toll rises to 68 12 Feb 2024 - 03:00 pm
In this handout photo from the Eastern Mindanao Command, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) taken on February 7, 2024 and received on February 8, 2024, shows responders conduct search and rescue operations in Maco, Davao de Oro. Photo by Handout / Armed Forces of the Philippines' Eastern Mindanao Command / AFP
Pakistan police clash with Khan supporters at election protests 11 Feb 2024 - 08:46 pm
Supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election results, in Karachi on February 11, 2024. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Philippines landslide toll jumps to 54 dead 11 Feb 2024 - 03:34 pm
Handout photo taken on February 7, 2024 obtained from the Facebook page of the Office of the Provincial Fire Marshal (OPFM) Davao de Oro shows responders conduct rescue operations at the site of a landslide in Maco, Davao de Oro. (Photo by Handout / Office of the Provincial Fire Marshal (OPFM) Davao de Oro / AFP)
Pakistan coalition talks loom after strong vote showing for jailed Khan 10 Feb 2024 - 01:05 pm
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) party, along with his younger brother and former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) and his daughter Maryam Nawaz (L) speaks with supporters in Lahore on February 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan's national elections. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Chinese cities pull Argentina matches after Messi no-show 10 Feb 2024 - 12:20 pm
(Files) Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi runs during training for the friendly football match between Hong Kong Team and US Inter Miami CF at the Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong on February 3, 2024.  (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Two killed in election unrest in northwest Pakistan: police 09 Feb 2024 - 06:49 pm
Policemen stand guard in Peshawar on February 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan's national elections. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Independent candidates backed by ex-PM Khan's party take early lead in Pakistan's national election 09 Feb 2024 - 05:45 pm
Supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party protest outside the office of a Returning Officer in Peshawar on February 9, 2024, against the alleged rigging in Pakistan's national election results. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
Philippines, US hold third joint patrol in South China Sea 09 Feb 2024 - 05:11 pm
This handout photo taken and released by the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command on February 9, 2024 shows the USS Gabrielle Giffords, embarked with an MH-60S Sea Hawk, receiving passing honours by Philippine Navy Officers aboard BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, a naval tradition rendered to ships passing close aboard, during the 3rd AFP-USINDOPACOM Maritime Cooperative Activity in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command / AFP)
Canadian charged for trying to open Thai plane door on runway 09 Feb 2024 - 09:57 am
This UGC photo taken on February 7, 2024 and posted by Facebook user Watcharapon Pethsurp on February 9 shows passengers waiting at Chiang Mai Airport in Chiang Mai, after disembarking their flight following a passenger's attempt to open an emergency exit door. Photo by Courtesy of Facebook user Watcharapon Pethsurp / AFP
Death toll in landslide-hit Philippine mountain village rises to 11 with more than 100 missing 08 Feb 2024 - 06:24 pm
This handout photo taken and released on February 7, 2024 by the Philippine Army's 60th Infantry
Pakistan suspends mobile service as voting begins 08 Feb 2024 - 10:37 am
A man casts his ballot to vote at a polling station during Pakistan's national elections in Lahore on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Stray dog attacks 11 people, mostly children, at a park north of Tokyo 07 Feb 2024 - 02:29 pm
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22 killed in twin blasts on eve of Pakistan election 07 Feb 2024 - 01:08 pm
A bomb blast victim (2L) is helped to walk into a hospital in Quetta on February 7, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

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