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Former Bangladesh PM and poll favourite Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» DHAKA - Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who many believed would sweep elections next year to lead her country once again, died on Tuesday aged 80, her Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said.
Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» PA BON (THAILAND) - Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey.
NBA back in China after six-year absence sparked by democracy tweet
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» MACAU — The National Basketball Association (NBA) returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Yao Ming vows to support China players after online abuse
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men's national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of disappointing results.
India surges past 100 medals at Asian Games
AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» HANGZHOU, China - India surged past a landmark 100 medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou with golds in archery and kabaddi on Saturday, on a bumper final full day of competition in Hangzhou.
Half world's largest lakes and reservoirs drying up: study
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - More than half of the world's largest lakes and reservoirs are dwindling and placing humanity's future water security at risk, with climate change and unsustainable consumption the main culprits, a study said Thursday.
2,000 dead cats intended for medicine found in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» Vietnamese police have discovered around 2,000 dead cats intended for use in traditional medicine, state media said Friday.
Faith and medicine collide in African 'magic' case
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» KPO-KAHANKRO, Cote d'Ivoire: "My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a year and a few months old and could just about walk," said Amena Djaha.
Vietnam rescuers battle to save boy from 35-metre hole
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» HANOI: Hundreds of rescuers battled on Monday to free a 10-year-old boy who fell into a 35-metre-deep hole at a construction site two days ago.
Escape from Foxconn: Workers recount Covid chaos at iPhone factory
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» BEIJING - Zhang Yao recalls the moment he realised something had gone deeply wrong at the Chinese mega-factory where he and hundreds of thousands of other workers assembled iPhones and other high-end electronics.