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Searchers find black boxes of aircraft in deadly Nepal crash 16 Jan 2023 - 10:40 am
Nepal observed a day of mourning on January 16 for the victims of the nation's deadliest aviation disaster in three decades, with 67 people confirmed killed in the plane crash. (Photo by PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP)
Hopes of survivors in Nepal plane crash 'nil' 16 Jan 2023 - 10:11 am
A rescue team works to recover the body of a victim from the site of the plane crash of a Yeti Airlines operated aircraft, in Pokhara, Nepal January 16, 2023. Reuters/Rohit Giri
Former female Afghan MP shot dead in Kabul - police 16 Jan 2023 - 08:19 am
A woman looks at a picture of former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada on her mobile phone, who was shot dead by gunmen last night at her house in Kabul on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
China's Tencent fires more than 100 for fraud, embezzlement 16 Jan 2023 - 07:57 am
Peninsula
China, Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after 3 years of Covid curbs 15 Jan 2023 - 05:43 pm
Passengers arrive at West Kowloon High-Speed Train Station Terminus on the first day of the resumption of rail service to mainland China, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, January 15, 2023. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
At least 40 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in nearly five years 15 Jan 2023 - 11:04 am
Rescuers inspect the site of a plane crash in Pokhara on January 15, 2023. An aircraft with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal on January 15, Yeti Airlines and a local official said. (Photo by Yunish Gurung / AFP)
At least 16 killed in Nepal air crash: Army spokesman 15 Jan 2023 - 09:57 am
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After G7 tour, Japan PM says East Asia could be next Ukraine 14 Jan 2023 - 07:30 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference following the US-Japan summit in Washington, US, on January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
North Korea slams UN chief over nuclear criticism 14 Jan 2023 - 06:44 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the sixth enlarged meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers' Party, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on January 1, 2023 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). File Photo / Reuters
China reports almost 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month 14 Jan 2023 - 05:06 pm
Workers hang red lanterns on a light pole along a street for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing on January 14, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Pakistan province calls for local assembly to be dissolved in win for former PM Khan 13 Jan 2023 - 06:13 pm
File Photo: Former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses a news conference after he was wounded following a shooting incident during a long march in Wazirabad, at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre in Lahore, Pakistan, November 4, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)
Philippines may not fill onion imports on tight conditions: USDA 13 Jan 2023 - 01:15 pm
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South Korean police blame deadly Halloween crush on negligence 13 Jan 2023 - 01:00 pm
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Japan prosecutors indict Yamagami for murder of ex-Prime Minister Abe 13 Jan 2023 - 10:40 am
The portrait of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the altar during his state funeral at Nippon Budokan, in Tokyo, Japan, September, 27, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Aid chief to ask Taliban's Kandahar leaders to scrap female worker ban 12 Jan 2023 - 10:02 pm
A member of Taliban security force stands guard on a blocked road after a suicide blast near Afghanistan's foreign ministry at the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on January 11, 2023.  (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
India moving some troops from sinking town near China border 12 Jan 2023 - 11:58 am
A general view shows the town of Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand state on January 11, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Twitter tells Asia HQ staff to clear desks, work from home 12 Jan 2023 - 11:40 am
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'Not necessary' to dwell on Covid death tally, Chinese experts say 11 Jan 2023 - 04:57 pm
Patients receive IV drip treatment at a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, at a village in Tonglu county, Zhejiang province, China, January 9, 2023. (REUTERS)