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Pakistan ex-PM Khan barred from election candidacy: party 31 Dec 2023 - 03:17 pm
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South Korea's capital records heaviest single-day snowfall for 40 years 31 Dec 2023 - 12:14 pm
Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on December 30, 2023. (Photos by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Venomous snake halts Australia tennis tournament match 30 Dec 2023 - 05:37 pm
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China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield 30 Dec 2023 - 01:03 pm
This January 10, 2022 satellite image released on December 28, 2023 by Maxar Technologies shows the Tinian airfield in the Mariana Islands. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
China cuts soy use in animal feed in bid to boost food security 29 Dec 2023 - 08:46 pm
Workers transport imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. Reuters
Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza 29 Dec 2023 - 07:08 pm
A woman takes photo of her child in front of a 2024 illuminated sign displayed in Islamabad on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
China's railway passenger trips expected to reach 63 million in New Year holiday 29 Dec 2023 - 02:16 pm
This aerial photo shows a train departing from Yixian East Railway Station in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Lyu Jinyi/Xinhua)
Sri Lanka witnesses rise in dengue cases with over 10,000 reported in December 29 Dec 2023 - 01:40 pm
A worker sprays insecticide to prevent mosquito breeding at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua
Nepal blames pilot error for January crash that killed 72 29 Dec 2023 - 11:40 am
Rescuers pull the body of a victim who died in a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on January 16, 2023. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
'Flamin' Hot' seasoning sparks Australian safety complaint 29 Dec 2023 - 11:26 am
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North Korea's Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel US-led confrontations 28 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
This picture taken on December 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 28, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) 
China guards against new variant of COVID-19 28 Dec 2023 - 03:36 pm
People ride sleds on a frozen lake at the Summer Palace during sunset in Beijing on December 28, 2023. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP)
Vietnam's Ha Long Bay losing its hue 28 Dec 2023 - 02:15 pm
This aerial photo taken from a seaplane shows boats docking at a pier in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam's northeastern province of Quang Ninh on December 28, 2023. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Mums at work: S. Korean company's pro-parent, office-free policies 28 Dec 2023 - 02:01 pm
This picture taken on November 29, 2023 shows Erin Lim, CEO of baby products company Konny, posing with baby goods after an interview with AFP at her company's new office in Seoul. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Pakistan successfully tests Fatah-II missile system 28 Dec 2023 - 09:07 am
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North Korea new nuclear reactor likely fully operational next summer: Seoul 27 Dec 2023 - 10:07 pm
This picture taken on December 27, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 28, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) attending the second day of the 9th plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the office building of the WPK Central Committee in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Loose tigress camped on Indian village wall rescued 27 Dec 2023 - 09:11 pm
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Dense fog shrouds Indian capital affecting flights, trains 27 Dec 2023 - 03:16 pm
An aircraft prepares to take off amid dense fog on a cold winter morning at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)