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Bangladesh arrest thousands in 'violent' crackdown: HRW 27 Nov 2023 - 11:03 am
Motorists watch as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists set fire on a road during clashes with the police in Araihazar, on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Strong cold wave to lash various parts of China 26 Nov 2023 - 03:52 pm
Cars make their way during snowfall in Dalian, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on November 23, 2023. Photo by AFP
China says surge in respiratory illnesses caused by flu and other known pathogens 26 Nov 2023 - 03:26 pm
Children receive a drip on the stairs at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
India bid to free 41 trapped workers enters third week 26 Nov 2023 - 03:02 pm
Rescue personnel work at the mouth of the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 25, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Dragon boat races return to Cambodian capital for water festival 26 Nov 2023 - 01:19 pm
Pigeons fly past as participants row dragon boats during a competition as part of the Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Philippines, Australia launch joint patrols amid China tensions 26 Nov 2023 - 09:40 am
An Australian F-35A lightning fighter jets fly past during a joint exercise between Australian and Philippine troops at a naval base in San Antonio town, Zambales province on August 25, 2023. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others 25 Nov 2023 - 03:58 pm
Peninsula
Indian man dies after wife punches him for not taking her to Dubai 25 Nov 2023 - 02:08 pm
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India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 tunnel workers 25 Nov 2023 - 12:40 pm
General view of the Silkyara under construction road tunnel on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Fire in Pakistan shopping mall kills 11 25 Nov 2023 - 11:38 am
Peninsula
Philippines’ Marcos rejects international probe on Duterte 24 Nov 2023 - 04:25 pm
File photo: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Big in Japan: country's tallest skyscraper opens in Tokyo 24 Nov 2023 - 03:13 pm
This general view shows a night view of Tokyo's newest skyscraper, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower complex, after its official opening earlier in the day as Tokyo Tower (back R) looms nearby in central Tokyo on November 24, 2023. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
China allows French, German citizens to enter visa free 24 Nov 2023 - 12:49 pm
A woman walks on an overpass at the central business district in Beijing on November 14, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
14 metres to freedom: Final push to free Indian tunnel workers 24 Nov 2023 - 11:42 am
A view of the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 24, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
China says no unusual pathogens in respiratory illness surge: WHO 23 Nov 2023 - 11:56 pm
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Vietnam's vegetable, fruit exports hit record high in 11 months 23 Nov 2023 - 03:22 pm
Staff members label durians to be exported to China at a durian processing plant in Dak Lak province, Vietnam, Sept. 15, 2023. Xinhua/Hu Jiali
'Like battle': Indian rescuers strive to free 41 trapped workers 23 Nov 2023 - 02:55 pm
Media personnel stand near an entrance of the Silkyara under construction road tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak 23 Nov 2023 - 12:09 pm
Children and their parents wait at an outpatient area at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)