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Indonesia nickel plant explosion death toll rises to 18 26 Dec 2023 - 09:25 am
A Chinese worker who was injured in the explosion at a nickel smelter furnace is brought to the Morowali Regional General Hospital in Central Sulawesi on December 24, 2023. Photo by AFP
Afghans marry in mass ceremony in bid to cut costs 25 Dec 2023 - 06:30 pm
Afghan grooms look on during a mass wedding ceremony at a wedding hall in Kabul on December 25, 2023. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit 25 Dec 2023 - 03:15 pm
A H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Tunisians vote for local council members  24 Dec 2023 - 03:18 pm
A voter is assisted to dip her finger in ink after voting at a polling station during the 2023 local elections on the outskirts of Tunis on December 24, 2023. (Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP)
India suspends newly-elected wrestling federation 24 Dec 2023 - 01:21 pm
Peninsula
13 dead, 38 injured in explosion at nickel plant in Indonesia 24 Dec 2023 - 11:15 am
Peninsula
Strong earthquake in northwest China that killed at least 148 causes economic losses worth millions 23 Dec 2023 - 04:37 pm
 Soldiers set up tents for quake-affected people in Shiyuan Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongjin)
Drone strike hits ship off India's coast: maritime agencies 23 Dec 2023 - 12:40 pm
Peninsula
South Korea says warship named for torpedoed vessel begins new mission 23 Dec 2023 - 11:32 am
South Korean Navy's new warship Cheonan, a 2,800-ton frigate with significantly enhanced anti-submarine capability, arriving at the Navy's 2nd Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) /
China shuts down 34,000 online accounts for spreading 'rumours' 22 Dec 2023 - 05:10 pm
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Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan granted bail but remains jailed 22 Dec 2023 - 04:41 pm
File photo of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan
France's Macron to attend India's Republic Day parade 22 Dec 2023 - 04:34 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Royal Jordanian Air Force's Prince Hassan Air Base (H5), about 117 kilometres northwest of the capital Amman, on December 22, 2023, during a two-day visit to Jordan. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
China earthquake death toll rises to 148 22 Dec 2023 - 01:47 pm
People walk past a collapsed building after an earthquake in Dahejia, Jishishan County in northwest China’s Gansu province on December 19, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Japan approves record $56 bn defence budget 22 Dec 2023 - 01:28 pm
A pedestrian walks in Tokyo's Ginza district at dusk on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade 22 Dec 2023 - 01:09 pm
Pedestrians walk on an overpass as traffic snarls amid haze from air pollution in Beijing on November 1, 2023. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP
China erects temporary shelters after earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes 21 Dec 2023 - 05:36 pm
A man walks past a collapsed house in Dahejia in Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu province on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
China quake survivors recover in hospitals as toll rises to 135 21 Dec 2023 - 11:56 am
A patient with injuries following an earthquake remains under observation at a hospital in Dahejia in Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu province on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
China urges Philippines to make 'rational choice' over maritime tensions 21 Dec 2023 - 11:19 am
Handout photo taken and released on December 10, 2023 shows a China Coast Guard vessel (R) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (L) during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)