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on January 26, 2023 at 6:20 pm

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani hits back after fraud claims wipe billions off his company. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 5:28 pm

Relatives of those who died when two Boeing 737 Max aircraft crashed are trying to reopen a settlement. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 3:16 pm

Civil unrest and economic insecurity may have spurred more farmers into the illicit trade. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 10:58 am

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Taiwanese former celebs Joey Wong and Lee Wei capture netizens' hearts in rare LNY return With so many across the world reuniting with family and friends this Lunar New Year, it's only fair that some celebrities reunite with their fans, right? […]

on January 26, 2023 at 10:13 am

BANGKOK — The mere mention of Thailand's ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra prompted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to walk out of a news conference this week, irked by talk of the exiled political heavyweight's long-touted return. As a general in a royalist military that ousted the governments of both […]

on January 26, 2023 at 10:11 am

India celebrates Republic Day - the day its constitution came into effect - with a grand spectacle. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 9:48 am

SEOUL — Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other's airspace in December, the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday (Jan 26). Five North Korean drones crossed into the South on Dec 26, prompting South Korea's military […]

on January 26, 2023 at 9:17 am

Rescue workers are looking for survivors after the Hong Kong-flagged Jin Tian sank on Tuesday. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 6:27 am

YANGON — Opium cultivation in military-ruled Myanmar jumped 33 per cent last year, reversing a six-year downward trend in the strife-torn country, a United Nations (UN) report said on Thursday (Jan 26). The growth was "directly connected" to the political and economic turmoil in Myanmar since the military […]

on January 26, 2023 at 6:20 am

Ji Chaoqun was linked to Chinese efforts to get a hold of advanced US aviation and aerospace secrets. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 5:12 am

The move comes after the tech giant lost a major anti-trust case in the country. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 4:57 am

The threats targeted hundreds of schools across the country and prompted hasty closures. […]

on January 26, 2023 at 3:30 am

KABUL — The United Nations (UN) is pushing the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for more exemptions to its ban on most female aid workers, top UN officials said on Wednesday (Jan 25), while also expressing concern that foreign women working for international organisations and embassies could next be […]

on January 26, 2023 at 2:40 am

MANILA — Two Philippine military pilots were killed when their plane crashed during a training flight on Wednesday (Jan 25), the air force said. The SF-260 TP Marchetti was seen going down into a paddy field in Bataan province west of the capital Manila 40 minutes after takeoff, and an investigation was […]

on January 26, 2023 at 1:57 am

TOKYO - Two people died and nine were missing after a cargo ship sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday (Jan 25) amid fierce winter winds, the coast guard said, as it continued to search for survivors. Six people who were rescued remained unconscious, while five had revived as of 8.30pm local time (1130 […]

on January 26, 2023 at 1:42 am

NEW DELHI – Students were detained by the Delhi police on Wednesday (Jan 25) as they gathered to watch a recent BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India has dismissed as propaganda and blocked its streaming and sharing on social media. This follows similar disruptions, some of which turned […]

on January 26, 2023 at 1:33 am

TAIPEI — Former vice-president Chen Chien-jen will be Taiwan's new premier, the presidential office said on Wednesday (Jan 25), as part of a Cabinet reshuffle following heavy losses for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections last year. Premier Su Tseng-chang submitted his resignation […]

on January 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm

The game show, based on the South Korean hit series, is being filmed in Bedfordshire. […]

on January 25, 2023 at 6:52 pm

Students in Delhi were detained and power cut to prevent screenings of a film that has riled India's PM. […]

on January 25, 2023 at 6:40 pm

A push to shift controversial Australia Day is gaining momentum - and increasingly in workplaces. […]

on January 25, 2023 at 10:03 am

The BBC finds evidence of a mounting death toll from the virus that's ripped through villages. […]

on January 25, 2023 at 6:53 am

TOKYO – Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday (Jan 25), snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and disrupting train travel, leaving at least one person dead. An unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure systems set snow falling and strong winds blowing across […]

on January 25, 2023 at 6:15 am

US officials helped avert a "nuclear conflagration" in 2019, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says. […]

on January 24, 2023 at 3:20 pm

The catchy number from the Indian film RRR has already won a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award. […]

on January 24, 2023 at 1:40 am

Experts say it will be hard to save parts of the town that are already sinking. […]

on January 24, 2023 at 12:52 am

Activists say Devanshi's vows of renunciation that make her a Jain nun are a violation of her rights. […]