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At least 23 killed in multiple attacks in Afghanistan 24 Feb 2018 - 11:39 am
Afghan officials inspect the site after a suicide bomb attack in the Shash Darak area of Kabul, near NATO headquarters and not far from the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 24, 2018. Haroon Sabawoon / Anadolu Agency
2 sailors die after yacht capsizes in Western Australia 24 Feb 2018 - 11:18 am
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Three bombs hit capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state 24 Feb 2018 - 09:09 am
Bomb debris are seen after explosion outside building in Sittwe, Myanmar February 24, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Ministry of Information Webportal Handout/via REUTERS
Official: Suicide bomber kills 1 in diplomatic area in Kabul 24 Feb 2018 - 08:59 am
Afghan security personnel stand guard near the site of a suicide bombing at Shash Darak in kabul on February 24, 2018. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
India-bound gas pipeline breaks ground on Afghan section 24 Feb 2018 - 12:26 am
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (C) with Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov President of Turkmenistan (2L), Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (R) and India's External Affairs Minister Shri M. J. Akbar (L) look on during the (TAPI) gas pipeline project i
Suspect in Filipina's Kuwait freezer death arrested 24 Feb 2018 - 12:26 am
Funeral workers carry a crate containing the body of Joanna Demafelis, a Filipina domestic helper who was killed and found inside a freezer in Kuwait, in her hometown in Iloilo province in the Philippines February 17, 2018. Reuters/Erik De Castro
Indonesia president says toxic river should be clean enough to drink within 7 yrs 24 Feb 2018 - 12:13 am
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) greeted by Secretary General PDI-P party Hasto Kristiyanto (R) at the opening of party meeting in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, February 23, 2018. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana/ via Reuters
Ivanka Trump to push for 'maximum pressure' on North Korea 24 Feb 2018 - 12:10 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-In (R) shakes hands with Ivanka Trump during their dinner meeting at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul on February 23, 2018. AFP  / Kim Min-Hee
US imposes more North Korea sanctions; targets ships, firms 23 Feb 2018 - 09:14 pm
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin briefs on North Korea at the White House in Washington, February 23, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Singapore school test papers stolen in transit to British examiner 23 Feb 2018 - 03:58 pm
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Japan arrests men who fired on North Korean 'embassy' 23 Feb 2018 - 03:29 pm
Japanese police stand guard near the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan that serves as a defacto embassy for North Koreans, in Tokyo on February 23, 2018. Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS
Biggest Indonesian party backs President Widodo for new term 23 Feb 2018 - 02:45 pm
File photo of Indonesian President Joko Widodo delivers a speech at Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 12, 2018. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro/ via REUTERS
China orders 2 detained for posing in Japanese army uniforms 23 Feb 2018 - 01:39 pm
Peninsula
Philippine police say 10 killed in bloody night of drug busts 23 Feb 2018 - 12:56 pm
File photo of Philippine police. REUTERS/Andrew R.C. Marshall
Global watchdog puts Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist - media 23 Feb 2018 - 12:12 pm
Peninsula
Maldives warns India against interfering as ties fray 23 Feb 2018 - 11:43 am
New Delhi said it was
Modi hugs Trudeau amid Indo-Canada invitation embarrassment 23 Feb 2018 - 11:25 am
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands before a meeting at Hyderabad house in New Delhi on February 23, 2018.  / AFP / MONEY SHARMA
PML nominees to run in Senate election independently 23 Feb 2018 - 10:22 am
Supporters of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the Supreme Court verdict outside an accountability court where Sharif arrived to face corruption charges in Islamabad on February 22, 2018. AFP / Aamir Qureshi