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Indian police released a suspected Chinese spy pigeon after 8 months in bird lockup 01 Feb 2024 - 04:11 pm
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Two dead, at least five hurt in Philippine fireworks factory blast 01 Feb 2024 - 02:13 pm
Firefighters respond as a huge fire engulfs buildings at a crowded neighborhood in Manila on January 31, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Sri Lanka price hike after tax rises for IMF bailout 01 Feb 2024 - 11:20 am
A vendor sorts pumpkins as customers buy vegetables in Hambantota on December 22, 2021. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Japanese airliners 'clip wings', no injuries 01 Feb 2024 - 10:54 am
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Fujitsu CFO apologises over UK post office scandal 31 Jan 2024 - 12:54 pm
A customer exits a branch of Post Office in Swindon, western England on January 22, 2024. Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case 31 Jan 2024 - 09:48 am
Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) upon his arrival at the high court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
China executes couple for double child murder that shocked nation 31 Jan 2024 - 09:39 am
People are seen at a subway station in Beijing on January 17, 2024. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP
Thai police warn Liverpool fans not to fall for Alonso scam 30 Jan 2024 - 02:39 pm
Bayer Leverkusen's Spanish coach Xabi Alonso looks on ahead the UEFA Europa League Group semi final second leg football match between Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma in Leverkusen, on May 18, 2023. Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail: party 30 Jan 2024 - 10:43 am
A vendor sits at his tuck shop displaying posters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan, in Hyderabad on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Akram SHAHID / AFP)
Vietnam, Philippines boost South China Sea ties amid China row 30 Jan 2024 - 10:33 am
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Philippines' Marcos blames fentanyl for Duterte's drug accusations 29 Jan 2024 - 11:55 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a speech during the kick-off rally for the New Philippines movement at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Myanmar sends representative to ASEAN meet for first time in two years 29 Jan 2024 - 11:18 pm
(L-R) Myanmar Permanent secretary Marlar Than Htaik, Undersecretary Philippine Som leader Theresa P. Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Vietnam's Foreign Minister But Thanh Son, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia's Foreign Mohamad Hasan, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Pehin Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Luang Prabang on January 29, 2024. (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)
CNN Philippines to close due to financial losses 29 Jan 2024 - 12:56 pm
The logo of CNN Philippines is seen outside their office in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on January 29, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Lawsuit filed over 'everyday' racial profiling by Japan police 29 Jan 2024 - 12:08 pm
Maurice (first name only), a US citizen with Japanese permanent residency status, speaks to the media outside Tokyo district court in Tokyo on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
33 people have been killed in separate traffic crashes in eastern Afghanistan 28 Jan 2024 - 04:57 pm
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China sees 189 mln passenger trips on first day of Spring Festival travel rush 27 Jan 2024 - 01:18 pm
Passengers on train No.K4177 wait for departure at Shanghai South Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, late on Jan. 25, 2024. Xinhua/Xin Mengchen
Foreign visitors to Japan rise 6-fold in 2023 27 Jan 2024 - 10:48 am
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First Boeing 737 MAX delivered to China since 2019 lands in Guangzhou 27 Jan 2024 - 08:40 am
This photo taken on June 5, 2019 shows grounded China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked in a line at Urumqi airport, in China's western Xinjiiang region. Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP