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Bangladesh frees 178 troops over deadly 2009 mutiny 23 Jan 2025 - 09:53 pm
A former member of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), who were detained in 2009 over a violent mutiny that massacred dozens of senior army officers, meets with his relative after getting released from the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Indonesia's free meal program reaches 650,000 children by far 23 Jan 2025 - 06:01 pm
Students eat lunch on the first day of a free-meal program at 11 State Senior High School in East Jakarta on January 6, 2025. Photo by Aditya IRAWAN / AFP
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 22 as search paused 23 Jan 2025 - 03:21 pm
Rescue teams, including Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) and the Indonesian National Defence Forces (TNI), recover motorcycles from the mud following a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Kasimpar village, Central Java, on January 22, 2025.
S. Korea investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, abuse of power 23 Jan 2025 - 03:07 pm
Supporters of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured on poster R) attend a rally on a road near the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025, after Yoon arrived at the court for hearings that will decide whether to remove him from office. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Video: Four people die in Cambodia in Lunar New Year gift crush 23 Jan 2025 - 11:32 am
This photo taken and released by Fresh News shows a crowd gathering at the mansion of Cambodian tycoon Sok Kong to receive red envelopes, in Phnom Penh. (Photo by Fresh News / AFP)
Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution 23 Jan 2025 - 10:54 am
File picture: The city skyline is pictured amid high levels of air pollution in Bangkok on October 18, 2023. Photo by Alex Ogle / AFP
9-year-old Bangladeshi chess student defeats world number one Magnus Carlsen, claims coach 22 Jan 2025 - 08:50 pm
File photo of Magnus Carlsen
Bangladesh scraps order against anti-government action 22 Jan 2025 - 07:56 pm
File photo: Student leaders and activists address protestors during a demonstration in Dhaka on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP)
11 people run over by train in India 22 Jan 2025 - 05:49 pm
File photo for representation only. A passenger looks out from a carriage of a long-distance train in India. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
Malaysia's Anwar says don't single out China in sea tensions 22 Jan 2025 - 05:39 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addresses a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19 22 Jan 2025 - 05:31 pm
Rescue teams, including Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the army, police, and volunteers, use high-pressure water to search for victims of a landslide triggered by heavy rain two days ago, which has so far claimed 19 lives, in Kasimpar Village, Central Java, on January 22, 2025. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)
'Love for humanity': Low-crime Japan's unpaid parole officers 22 Jan 2025 - 03:45 pm
This picture taken on December 14, 2024, shows retired unpaid parole officer
Indian elephants on epic journey to tycoon's giant zoo 22 Jan 2025 - 12:07 pm
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Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19 22 Jan 2025 - 11:59 am
People walk through the site of a landslide triggered by heavy rain two days ago in Mudal village, near Pekalongan city in Central Java on January 22, 2025. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
Indonesia needs to deepen partnerships with S. Africa, Brazil within BRICS framework: expert 21 Jan 2025 - 07:08 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails 21 Jan 2025 - 02:49 pm
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China's power use up 6.8 pct in 2024 20 Jan 2025 - 06:56 pm
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S Korea's central bank slashes forecasts over political crisis 20 Jan 2025 - 04:01 pm
Policemen stand guard in front of the main gate at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on January 20, 2025, after supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed the building on January 19. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)