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World / Asia

At least 16 killed in Nepal air crash: Army spokesman 15 Jan 2023 - 09:57 am
Peninsula
After G7 tour, Japan PM says East Asia could be next Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 07:30 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference following the US-Japan summit in Washington, US, on January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
North Korea slams UN chief over nuclear criticism 14 Jan 2023 - 06:44 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the sixth enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on January 1, 2023 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). File Photo / Reuters
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month 14 Jan 2023 - 05:06 pm
Workers hang red lanterns on a light pole along a street for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on January 14, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Pakistan province calls for local assembly to be dissolved in win for former PM Khan 13 Jan 2023 - 06:13 pm
File Photo: Former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses a news conference after he was wounded following a shooting incident during a long march in Wazirabad, at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Lahore, Pakistan, November 4, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)
Philippines may not fill onion imports on tight conditions: USDA 13 Jan 2023 - 01:15 pm
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South Korean police blame deadly Halloween crush on negligence 13 Jan 2023 - 01:00 pm
Peninsula
Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister Abe 13 Jan 2023 - 10:40 am
The portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the altar during his state funeral at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, September, 27, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Aid chief to ask Taliban's Kandahar leaders to scrap female worker ban 12 Jan 2023 - 10:02 pm
A member of Taliban security force stands guard on a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023.  (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
India moving some troops from sinking town near China border 12 Jan 2023 - 11:58 am
A general view shows the town of Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state on January 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home 12 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am
Peninsula
'Not necessary' to dwell on Covid death tally, Chinese experts say 11 Jan 2023 - 04:57 pm
Patients receive IV drip treatment at a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a village in Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, China, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS)
Suicide blast near Afghan ministry, more than 20 casualties 11 Jan 2023 - 04:49 pm
A member of Taliban security force stands guard on a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Bangladesh opposition protest to demand PM's resignation 11 Jan 2023 - 04:40 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists gather during an anti-government rally in Dhaka on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Munir uz zaman / AFP)
Explosion outside Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul, casualties feared 11 Jan 2023 - 04:22 pm
Taliban security forces block a road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
South Korea calls China's visa suspension 'deeply regrettable' 11 Jan 2023 - 10:36 am
South Korea's new Foreign Minister Park Jin speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Seoul, South Korea May 12, 2022. Jung Yeon-je/Pool via REUTERS
Abe murder suspect fit for trial after psych review: Japanese media 10 Jan 2023 - 02:46 pm
Tetsuya Yamagami, suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on July 10, 2022. (Reuters)
11 people killed in Philippine storms: disaster agency 10 Jan 2023 - 02:25 pm
This handout photo taken and released on January 10, 2023 from Jipapad Public Information Office shows a resident riding on a wooden boat as he paddles past submerged school buildings, due to floodings brought about by heavy rains in Jipapad town, Eastern Samar province, South of Manila. (Photo by Handout / Jipapad Public Information Office / AFP)