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South Korea ferry runs aground after officer distracted by phone: coast guard 20 Nov 2025 - 02:39 pm
This handout photo taken on November 19, 2025 and released by the Mokpo Coast Guard via Yonhap shows the Coast Guard conducting rescue operations for passengers of the grounded ferry near Jangsan Island in Sinan County. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard / AFP
Hundreds of Indonesians shelter after volcano erupts 20 Nov 2025 - 10:45 am
People walk on ground covered in volcanic ash after a pyroclastic flow during yesterday痴 eruption of Mount Semeru in Supiturang village, Lumajang, East Java on November 20, 2025. (Photo by Agus Harianto / AFP)
Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking 20 Nov 2025 - 09:18 am
(Files) This file photo taken on September 9, 2024, shows Alice Guo, former mayor of Bamban in Philippines' Tarlac province, attending a hearing at the Senate in Manila. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Indonesia raises alert level as volcano near Bali erupts 19 Nov 2025 - 04:29 pm
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Japan court orders Cloudflare to pay $3.2 mn over manga piracy 19 Nov 2025 - 02:45 pm
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Massive fire kills one, damages 170 buildings in Japan city 19 Nov 2025 - 01:35 pm
Smouldering buildings are seen following an overnight fire at a residential area near the Saganoseki Fishing Port in Oita City on November 19, 2025.  (Photo by Jiji Press / AFP)
Japan set to restart world's biggest nuclear plant: reports 19 Nov 2025 - 12:38 pm
This photo taken on July 16, 2007 shows an aerial view of Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Singapore seizes record rhino horn haul 18 Nov 2025 - 03:13 pm
This undated handout photo released on November 18, 2025 by the National Parks Board of Singapore shows rhinoceros horns seized by authorities in Singapore, after the horns and other animal parts were confiscated during inspection of a shipment bound for Laos. Photo by Handout / National Parks Board of Singapore / AFP
Death toll from landslides in Indonesia rises to 16 17 Nov 2025 - 05:49 pm
JAKARTA: Rescuers work on site after a landslide hit Cibeunying village in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2025. (Photo by Yuta Isyahya/Xinhua)
South Korea pledges to phase out coal plants 17 Nov 2025 - 05:10 pm
A general view shows exhaust gases billowing from the chimneys of the Taean Thermal Power Station, a large coal-fired power station owned by Korean Western Power Co, part of Korea Electric Power Corporation, in Taean, around 150 kilometers from Seoul, on November 17, 2025. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Bangladesh ex-PM sentenced to be hanged for crimes against humanity 17 Nov 2025 - 02:42 pm
Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka on November 17, 2025. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Sri Lanka probes claims of cruelty to elephants gifted by Thailand 17 Nov 2025 - 02:18 pm
Elephants return to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage after taking their daily bath in a river in Pinnawala on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
South Korea proposes first military talks with North in years 17 Nov 2025 - 02:09 pm
Vehicles drive past a traffic policeman in the Gwanghwamun district of Seoul on November 7, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Singapore jails 'attention seeking' Australian over Ariana Grande incident 17 Nov 2025 - 12:55 pm
This picture by The Straits Times taken November 13, 2025 and provided on November 14 shows a man (C) accused of attacking pop star Ariana Grande being grabbed by security guards as co-star Cynthia Erivo (3rd L) reacts at the premiere of their film
Landslides in Vietnam kill at least six 17 Nov 2025 - 08:30 am
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India says accomplice of Delhi car blast 'suicide bomber' arrested 16 Nov 2025 - 06:52 pm
Relatives of the victims who died in an accidental blast at Nowgam police station, scuffle with security personnel whilst demanding bodies of the deceased, on the outskirts of Srinagar, on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP)
Around 650,000 Filipinos rally against flood-control corruption scandal 16 Nov 2025 - 06:01 pm
Protesters wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-corruption rally in Quezon City, Metro Manila on November 16, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion 16 Nov 2025 - 04:57 pm
People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 30, 2025. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP