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World / Asia

Bangladesh court orders arrest warrant for ex-leader Sheikh Hasina 17 Oct 2024 - 10:52 am
Peninsula
North Korea says constitution now defines South as 'hostile' state 17 Oct 2024 - 10:44 am
This picture taken on October 15, 2024 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on October 17, 2024 shows an explosion as North Korea's army blows up roads and railways connecting to South Korea, at an unconfirmed location in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
South Korea's auto exports up 4.9% in September 17 Oct 2024 - 10:38 am
Peninsula
Japan reports 1st bird flu outbreak of the season 17 Oct 2024 - 10:30 am
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Chinese envoy calls for upholding, revitalizing effectiveness of UN Security Council resolutions 17 Oct 2024 - 10:21 am
Fu Cong, ermanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the UN, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question on October 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Bondi beach 'closed' as Sydney shores hit by 'tar balls' 17 Oct 2024 - 10:08 am
Workers in protective suits conduct a cleanup operation to clear petroleum-based
India flight from Frankfurt hit with latest fake threat 17 Oct 2024 - 09:47 am
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Indian airplane forced to divert after latest bomb hoax 16 Oct 2024 - 06:07 pm
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Chinese cybersecurity association recommends review of Intel products sold in country 16 Oct 2024 - 04:10 pm
Peninsula
India issues flood warnings as rain pounds south 16 Oct 2024 - 02:44 pm
People ride a boat through a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Chennai on October 16, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)
Kazakhstan boosts mechanism to attract investments 16 Oct 2024 - 10:00 am
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South Korea's Han sells one million books after Nobel win 16 Oct 2024 - 08:04 am
A man holds books by South Korean author Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, at a bookstore in Seoul on October 11, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
India foreign minister in Pakistan for rare visit 15 Oct 2024 - 08:43 pm
In this handout photograph taken on October 15, 2024, and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID), India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (third left) speaks to Pakistan's DG South Asia Ilyas Nizami upon his arrival at the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. (Photo by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) / AFP)
US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collision 15 Oct 2024 - 08:33 pm
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force Major-General Hajime Kitajima (R) speaks as US Marines exercise representative Colonel Stuart Glenn looks on during a press conference following the opening ceremony of the Kamandag 2024 joint military exercise at the Philippine Marines officers club at Fort Bonifacio in Manila on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
K-pop star tells South Korea lawmakers of workplace bullying 15 Oct 2024 - 03:50 pm
New Jeans' Hanni (C) arrives to testify at the National Assembly in Seoul on October 15, 2024. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / AFP
North Korea blows up roads connecting it to the South 15 Oct 2024 - 02:04 pm
This screen grab taken from video released by the South Korean Defence Ministry and filmed from an undisclosed location in South Korea along the inter-Korean border shows an explosion on a road connecting North and South Korea on October 15, 2024. Photo by Handout / South Korea Defense Ministry / AFP
Sri Lanka arrests over 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids 15 Oct 2024 - 01:53 pm
Clouds loom over the sky of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Kazakhstan rising as economic power; cargo handling goes up 15 Oct 2024 - 01:39 pm
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