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New President Subianto swears in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members 21 Oct 2024 - 10:14 pm
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto (front centre L) and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (front centre R) pose with newly sworn-in cabinet ministers in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 21, 2024. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Philippines jails 17 militants for life for mass kidnapping of tourists 21 Oct 2024 - 09:33 pm
File photo: Abu Sayyaf / AFP
Seoul demands 'immediate withdrawal' of North Korean troops in Russia 21 Oct 2024 - 04:43 pm
A man reads a newspaper displayed on a street for the public in Seoul on October 21, 2024, with coverage (in left case) on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Ukraine's front lines. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
India seeks to bolster law after airline bomb hoax threats 21 Oct 2024 - 03:34 pm
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Pakistan passes constitutional amendments aimed at courts 21 Oct 2024 - 01:48 pm
Peninsula
‘Born Bold’: Kazakhstan launches global investment campaign 21 Oct 2024 - 12:21 pm
One of the tallest buildings at Astana, Kazakhstan
Tokyo Metro: Asia's oldest subway goes public 21 Oct 2024 - 11:51 am
People ride on the Tokyo Metro underground system in central Tokyo on October 21, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign 21 Oct 2024 - 10:07 am
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Japan, UK and Italy to speed up joint next-generation fighter jet project to replace F-2, Tempest 20 Oct 2024 - 07:00 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes. Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson speaks during the unveiling of a model of a new fighter jet, a part of Team Tempest, at the Farnborough Airshow, south west of London, on July 16, 2018. AFP / Tolga Akmen.
Shell pipeline oil leak in Singapore contained 20 Oct 2024 - 06:27 pm
Photo used only for demonstration purposes. Workers stand on lifting platforms as they assemble the structure of a temporary construction near the financial business district in Singapore on October 14, 2024. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP.
Singapore reports oil spill from Shell pipeline 20 Oct 2024 - 04:25 pm
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Nepal protesters clash with police over politician's fraud charges 20 Oct 2024 - 04:12 pm
Police use water cannons to disperse supporters of Rabi Lamichhane, Nepal's former deputy premier, in Pokhara on October 20, 2024. (Photo by Yunish Gurung / AFP)
Bomb hoax threats to Indian airlines spark chaos 20 Oct 2024 - 04:02 pm
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Ex-general Prabowo takes office as Indonesia president 20 Oct 2024 - 11:16 am
Indonesia's newly sworn-in Prabowo Subianto (L) and his predecessor Joko Widodo (2L) review the troops during the presidential inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on October 20, 2024. (Photo by Gyl Batara / AFP)
North Korea sends about 20 trash balloons toward South Korea 20 Oct 2024 - 09:57 am
File photo of remains of a fallen trash balloon sent from North Korea to South Korea. File photo used for demonstration purposes.
Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail 19 Oct 2024 - 03:59 pm
Peninsula
China aquarium's 'fake' whale shark flops with angry visitors 19 Oct 2024 - 11:52 am
Screen grab of a video being shared on social media
Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student unrest 18 Oct 2024 - 09:25 pm
Students hurl stones towards security personnel during a demonstration to condemn the alleged rape of a female student in Rawalpindi on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Ghulam Rasool / AFP)