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Driver in central China car ramming handed suspended death sentence 23 Dec 2024 - 03:27 pm
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South Korean president snubs summons for second time 23 Dec 2024 - 02:59 pm
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family 23 Dec 2024 - 02:00 pm
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Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation 23 Dec 2024 - 01:17 pm
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Honda and Nissan to launch merger talks 23 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
(L to R) Makoto Uchida, President and CEO of Nissan motor corporation, Toshihiro Mibe, President and Representative Executive Officer of Honda, and Takao Kato, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 23, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
Kabul hails Saudi decision to resume activities at Afghanistan embassy 23 Dec 2024 - 11:25 am
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3 people injured in explosion at military base in South Korea 23 Dec 2024 - 10:29 am
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Afghan bread, the humble centrepiece of every meal 23 Dec 2024 - 09:59 am
Afghan baker Jamil Ghafori (L) preparing traditional flatbreads locally known as Naan, at a bakery in Kabul. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Bangladesh receives $900mn World Bank financing to improve climate resilience 23 Dec 2024 - 12:00 am
People celebrate Victory Day in front of the parliament house complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 16, 2024. (Xinhua)
Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu 22 Dec 2024 - 04:49 pm
A handout photo from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, dated December 22, 2024, shows Australian disaster response team members operating a station to support local authorities in Port Vila after a powerful earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital on December 17. Photo by Niki Kuatonga / AUSTRALIA'S DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE / AFP
India's architecture fans guard Mumbai's Art Deco past 22 Dec 2024 - 01:07 pm
Pedestrians walk past the Eros Cinema, a UNESCO-designated Art Deco cinema theatre in the Cambata Building at Churchgate in Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
'Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro 22 Dec 2024 - 12:48 pm
People wait to board a train at a metro station in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Pakistan military courts convict 25 of pro-Khan unrest 21 Dec 2024 - 05:53 pm
Policemen fire tear gas shells to disperse supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party during a protest in Islamabad on October 5, 2024. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP)
Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China 21 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake walks during his ceremonial reception at India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Indonesians embrace return of plundered treasure from the Dutch 21 Dec 2024 - 12:50 pm
In this photo taken on October 11, 2024, the statue of Ganesha is displayed during the reopening ceremony ahead of the public opening at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
Imposing pickup trucks symbolise Pakistan's power gulf 21 Dec 2024 - 12:00 pm
This photograph taken on November 12, 2024 shows car enthusiast Zohaib Khan driving a Toyota Tundra pick-up truck locally known as 'Dala', along a street in Karachi. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Rescuers extend search for Vanuatu quake survivors 20 Dec 2024 - 01:42 pm
This handout photo taken and released on December 20, 2024 by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) shows Australian rescue workers at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu. Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE / AFP
South Korea probe team issues Christmas Day summons for Yoon 20 Dec 2024 - 01:04 pm
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP