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19 killed in Bangladesh bus crash 19 Mar 2023 - 10:56 am
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Pakistan court drops arrest warrant against ex-PM Imran Khan 18 Mar 2023 - 06:16 pm
Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's supporters stand atop a damaged police van outside a court in Islamabad on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP)
Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia 18 Mar 2023 - 05:14 pm
This image grab from a video taken on March 17, 2023 courtesy of Graeme McCrabb shows dead fish clogging a river near the town of Menindee in New South Wales. - Millions of dead and rotting fish have clogged a vast stretch of river near a remote town in the Australian Outback as a searing heatwave sweeps through the region. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Graeme McCrabb / AFP)
UN says helped Myanmar junta officials travel to Bangladesh for Rohingya return talks 18 Mar 2023 - 04:52 pm
Myanmar junta military soldiers parade during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the country’s Union Day in Naypyidaw on February 12, 2022. File photo / AFP
Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava 18 Mar 2023 - 12:59 pm
Mount Merapi volcano spews lava from its crater as seen from Sleman in Yogyakarta early on March 18, 2023. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
Millions of dead fish clog Australian river 18 Mar 2023 - 12:52 pm
This image grab from a video taken on March 17, 2023 courtesy of Graeme McCrabb shows dead fish clogging a river near the town of Menindee in New South Wales. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Graeme McCrabb / AFP)
South Korea moves to 'normalise' military pact with Japan 18 Mar 2023 - 12:44 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a meeting between the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and South Korean business leaders during a Japan-Korea Business Roundtable meeting in Tokyo on March 17, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / POOL / AFP)
Pakistan: Police storm Imran Khan home in Lahore, arrest 30 18 Mar 2023 - 12:21 pm
Supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gather around his car as he leaves his residence in Lahore on March 18, 2023, on his way to appear in a court in Islamabad. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market 17 Mar 2023 - 08:54 pm
An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. (Hector Retamal/AFP)
South Korea wanted a 69-hour workweek, young people weren't having it 17 Mar 2023 - 06:04 pm
A woman leans back on a statue of South Korean novelist Yeom Sang-seop to read her newspaper, as another woman uses her phone in Seoul on March 16, 2023.
New Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears 17 Mar 2023 - 01:57 pm
The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
Thai police to get mental health checks after fatal standoff 16 Mar 2023 - 06:56 pm
This picture taken on March 4, 2023 shows the Thai Parliament complex in Bangkok, the meeting place of the National Assembly of Thailand.  (Photo by Amaury PAUL / AFP)
Pakistan court rejects ex-PM Khan's plea to suspend warrant 16 Mar 2023 - 06:09 pm
Supporters of former Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan shout slogans as they march towards Khan's residence in Lahore on March 16, 2023. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush 16 Mar 2023 - 02:25 pm
Police officer Hasdarmawan (C) arrives for his trial at a courthouse in Surabaya on March 16, 2023. (Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP)
Japan lifts export curbs on South Korea as Yoon visits 16 Mar 2023 - 10:54 am
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is escorted by Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on 16 March 2023. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / Pool / AFP)
Pakistan police halt bid to arrest ex-PM Khan after clashes 15 Mar 2023 - 03:25 pm
Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan clash with riot police near Khan's house to prevent officers from arresting him, in Lahore on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)
India allows overseas lawyers to practise foreign law in country 15 Mar 2023 - 03:00 pm
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Honduras to start diplomatic ties with China, in blow to Taiwan 15 Mar 2023 - 02:21 pm
In this file photo taken on November 24, 2022, Honduras' President Xiomara Castro gestures during the launching of the