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25 dead, several injured after bus crashes and catches fire in India 01 Jul 2023 - 04:36 pm
A policeman inspects the wreckage of a bus that caught fire along the Samruddhi Expressway near Sindkhed Raja in Buldhana district of Maharashtra state on July 1, 2023.  (Photo by Gajanan Mehetre / AFP)
East Timor's independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister 01 Jul 2023 - 04:22 pm
East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta (right) witnesses the inauguration of the country's new Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (left) at the presidential palace in Dili on July 1, 2023. (Photo by VALENTINO DARIELL DE SOUSA / AFP)
Marcos Faces Philippine growth, investment tests in second year 30 Jun 2023 - 11:30 am
File photo of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Pakistan gets IMF initial approval for $3 Billion loan program 30 Jun 2023 - 11:23 am
International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo, file photo.
Singapore Airlines falls most in over one year after block sale 30 Jun 2023 - 10:38 am
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Sri Lanka seeks to restructure $19.8 Billion of local debt 30 Jun 2023 - 10:31 am
File Photo by (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Cambodian PM Hun Sen dumps Facebook on eve of poll campaign 29 Jun 2023 - 11:15 pm
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a press conference during the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on December 14, 2022.  (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Turkmenistan unveils $5 billion city in honour of national leader 29 Jun 2023 - 07:53 pm
People gather for the ceremony inaugurating the new city of Arkadag - named in honour of Turkmenistan's former leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov - in Arkadag, some 30 kilometres outside the capital Ashgabat, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP)
Philippines to raise minimum wage for private sector workers in capital 29 Jun 2023 - 03:32 pm
File photo: Pasig City, metro Manila
Marcos' first office year sees Philippine stocks boost 29 Jun 2023 - 01:48 pm
File photo: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos
Pfizer’s exit halves Japan biotech firm value In three days 29 Jun 2023 - 11:17 am
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Japan kabuki star arrested over mother's suicide: police 27 Jun 2023 - 12:23 pm
A vehicle believed to carry Japanese Kabuki actor Ennosuke Ichikawa enters the Metropolitan Police Department Meguro Police Station in Tokyo on June 27, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Thailand to ease forex rules as BOT warns more Baht volatility 27 Jun 2023 - 11:51 am
This picture shows the headquarters of Thailand痴 Revenue Department in Bangkok on June 26, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Philippine police rescue over 1,000 victims of alleged trafficking 27 Jun 2023 - 10:12 am
Policemen are seen on standby inside a compound, where police raided buildings in Metro Manila on June 27, 2023. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Indian man stays 603 nights in 5-star hotel without paying 26 Jun 2023 - 06:31 pm
Credit: Facebook / Roseate House New Delhi
More than 100 people in military court over ex-PM Khan arrest violence: Pakistan army 26 Jun 2023 - 05:43 pm
A car is seen burning along a road as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party activists and supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran block a road during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Karachi on May 9, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary 26 Jun 2023 - 12:21 pm
In this photo taken on June 25, 2023, residents of Pyongyang hold a banner that reads
China electric vehicle makers eyeing Thailand production bases 25 Jun 2023 - 04:15 pm
File photo: Bangkok, Thailand.