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Rescue teams reach remote site of Afghanistan landslide 20 Feb 2024 - 04:27 pm
A general view shows snow laden terrain at Keraman village in the Dara district of Panjshir province on February 19, 2024. Photo by AFP
Measles cases rose 79 percent globally last year: WHO 20 Feb 2024 - 03:22 pm
(Files) A boy accompanied by his father receives a dose of the measles and rubella vaccine from medical personnel at a community health center in the Lidice neighborhood of Caracas, on August 17, 2022. (Photo by Yuri Cortez / AFP)
Founder of Japanese dollar-store chain Daiso dies at 80 20 Feb 2024 - 01:34 pm
This photo taken on March 7, 2019 shows Hirotake Yano, the Japanese 100-yen shop pioneer and founder of the Daiso chain. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
25 killed in Afghanistan landslide caused by snowfall 19 Feb 2024 - 08:22 pm
Afghan men shovel snow from the rooftop of a house following snowfall in Fayzabad, Badakhshan province on February 19, 2024. (Photo by Omer Abrar / AFP)
Philippines seizes hundreds of giant clam shell pieces 19 Feb 2024 - 03:50 pm
This handout photo taken on February 14, 2024 and released on February 19 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coast guard personnel gathering seized giant clam shells on a beach at a village in Bugsuk island, Palawan province. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Mongolian arrested trying to smuggle komodo dragons, pythons out of Thailand 19 Feb 2024 - 03:37 pm
This handout photo taken on February 17, 2024, and released on February 19 by Thailand's Customs Department shows a rescued snake at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. (Photo by Handout / Thailand's Customs Department / AFP)
S. Korean government orders doctors back to hospitals 19 Feb 2024 - 01:30 pm
Medical staff are seen at a university hospital in Gwangju on February 19, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Singapore to require gradual use of low-carbon jet fuel from 2026 19 Feb 2024 - 12:13 pm
Peninsula
Cambodia looks to import Indian tigers to revive big cat population 19 Feb 2024 - 10:38 am
(Files) A tiger rests in an enclosure during the inauguration of Phnom Penh Safari in Phnom Penh on June 23, 2018. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Lightning bolt scorches four people near Sydney Opera House 19 Feb 2024 - 08:27 am
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Seven dead in Philippines clashes with militants: army 19 Feb 2024 - 08:15 am
Peninsula
Canada not a rival, says China FM 18 Feb 2024 - 08:44 pm
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (Photo by Cristina Quicler / AFP)
Thai ex-PM Thaksin returns home after release on parole 18 Feb 2024 - 05:43 pm
(Files) Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) arrives to greet his supporters after landing at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Afghan province orders officials not to photograph living things 18 Feb 2024 - 04:51 pm
File photo of Afghan security forces stand guard at the entrance gate of Kandahar Airport
China to step up patrols near Taiwan after deadly boat incident 18 Feb 2024 - 12:17 pm
Handout photo taken on February 14, 2024, by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows Taiwanese Coast Guard staff surrounding an overturned Chinese speed boat near the Kinmen Islands. (Photo by Handout / Taiwan Coast Guard / AFP)
Indonesian activists protest ex-general's win in presidential election 17 Feb 2024 - 11:31 pm
Police secure a road as a group of people supporting presidential candidate Anies Baswedan takes part in a rally in front of the General Election Commission (KPU) in Jakarta on February 16 2024, and demand that the KPU reveal fraud committed by presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, who also won the quick count version of the presidential election and was supported by incumbent President Joko Widodo. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Senior official says he helped rig Pakistan elections 17 Feb 2024 - 01:53 pm
Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha speaks at a press conference in Rawalpindi on February 17, 2024. (Photo by Ghulam Rasool / AFP)
Philippines accuses Chinese boats of 'dangerous' actions 17 Feb 2024 - 12:42 pm
This photo taken on February 15, 2024 shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats queueing for free fuel beside the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship BRP Datu Tamblot (L) as a Chinese coast guard ship (background R) monitors near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)