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Pakistan court grants bail to 10 MPs linked to jailed ex-PM Imran Khan 16 Sep 2024 - 01:30 pm
Peninsula
Sho-what? Japan celebrates little heard-of Emmys winner 16 Sep 2024 - 01:19 pm
Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada winner of the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series award for
Four injured in school hammer attack in Russia 16 Sep 2024 - 01:00 pm
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Sri Lanka's war-scarred north hopes vote will bring change 16 Sep 2024 - 12:09 pm
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Samagi Jana Balawegaya party leader and presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa, attend an election rally being addressed by him ahead of the upcoming presidential elections in Colombo on September 11, 2024. Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP.
Japan's elderly population hits record high 16 Sep 2024 - 11:27 am
File photo of Japanese pedestrians of old age. Photo used for demonstration purposes.
North Korea trash balloon causes fire on Seoul building rooftop 16 Sep 2024 - 11:22 am
File photo of remains of a fallen trash balloon sent from North Korea to South Korea. Photo used for demonstration purposes.
US media names suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt 16 Sep 2024 - 11:17 am
This screengrab taken from AFPTV on September 16, 2024 shows Ryan Wesley Routh speaking during an interview at a rally to urge foreign leaders and international organisations to help provide humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and Ukrainian servicemen from Mariupol in central Kyiv on April 27, 2022. Photo by AFPTV / AFP.
Strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since 1949 shuts down megacity 16 Sep 2024 - 11:14 am
A man walks along The Bund during the passage of Typhoon Bebinca in Shanghai on September 16, 2024. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP.
Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals 16 Sep 2024 - 10:58 am
A German police officer flags down a car while controlling the traffic flow from Poland across the
Vietnam puts typhoon losses at $1.6 billion 16 Sep 2024 - 10:35 am
Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP.
Trump safe after apparent assassination attempt, person in custody 16 Sep 2024 - 08:18 am
Palm Beach County Sherrif Ric Bradshaw speaks at a press conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
Kamala Harris condemns 'violence' after shots fired near Donald Trump 15 Sep 2024 - 11:42 pm
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she arrives to speak during the 2024 Phoenix Awards Dinner at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2024. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
'I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT' Trump tweets 15 Sep 2024 - 09:39 pm
This combination of pictures created on September 15, 2024 shows US Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump speaking to reporters in the spin room after debating Democratic presidential nominee, US Vice President Kamala Harris, at Pennsylvania Convention Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while US singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch and Andre Dias Nobre / various sources / AFP)
More than 40 dead after river boat capsizes in Nigeria 15 Sep 2024 - 06:10 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. People affected by floods are escorted through flood water on a military boat in Maiduguri on September 12, 2024. Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP.
Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury dies aged 76 15 Sep 2024 - 05:45 pm
(FILES) Lebanese writer Elias Khoury sits for an interview at a Beirut cafe on September 9, 2007. The writer, literary critic, and academic died on Sunday at the age of 76, sources close to him told AFP. (Photo by MARWAN NAAMANI / AFP)
Sri Lanka economy slows ahead of presidential elections 15 Sep 2024 - 05:06 pm
Colombo, file photo used for demonstration purposes.
Guinea gives land to victims of forced evictions 15 Sep 2024 - 05:02 pm
File photo used for demonstration purposes.
Thousands evacuated in Czech Republic due to floods 15 Sep 2024 - 04:58 pm
A boy holding a dog walks besides a street flooded by the Opava river on September 15, 2024 in Opava, Czech Republic. (Photo by Michal Cizek / AFP)